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An important judicial decision that is frequently regarded as having settled or determined the law upon all points involved in such controversies and thereby serves as a guide for subsequent decisions. brown v. board of education of topeka, kansas, 347 U.S. 483, 74 S.Ct. 686, 98 L. Ed. 873 (1954), which declared racial Segregation in public schools to be in violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, is an example of a leading case. LEADING CASE. A case decided by a court in the last resort, which settles a particular point or question; the principles upon which it is decided are to be followed in future cases, which are similar to it. Collections of such cases have been made, with commentaries upon them by White, by Wallace and Hare, and others. |
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The leading case on the "political questions doctrine"--which revolves around whether people can challenge the legality of war based on their conscience and international law--was turned down by the United States Supreme Court in Callan v. Part II, below, will discuss the remaining illustrations and some leading case law in this area and provide general recommendations. Supreme Court has clearly said quite the contrary in the leading case on the issue. |
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