rule of decision

English

Noun

rule of decision (plural rule of decisions)

1. (law) A legal authority (e.g., a statute or judicial precedent) that governs the resolution of a particular case.
   • 2024 January 11, Josh Blackman, Seth Barrett Tillman, “We're In The Section 3 Endgame Now”, in The Volokh Conspiracy‎^[1]:

     We have made efforts to think through a fair number of the issues, and we have written about two of the most likely issues that the Court will address and which may resolve the case: (i) that Griffin's Case (1869) provides the rule of decision, that is, Section 3 necessitates federal enforcement legislation; and (ii) that the President is not an "Officer of the United States."

See also

• Rule of Decision Act on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• “rule of decision”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.