In New York, the Court of Appeals’ decisions are binding statewide. Appellate Division rulings bind trial courts within their department and, if the only decision on an issue, are also binding across ...

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Reasoning that a 90-year-old U.S. Supreme Court precedent "controls this case and binds this court," a 2-1 appellate panel on the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia decided Tuesday to ...