judicial holding

C35669

concept

A judicial holding is the court’s essential legal determination on the specific issues necessary to resolve a case, which forms binding precedent for future similar disputes.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
judicial holding canonical	3
United States Supreme Court holding	2
constitutional holding	1
judicial precedent	1
legalHolding	1

Description generation (CDg)

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Instruction

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Input

Class: judicial holding

Generated description

A judicial holding is the court’s essential legal determination on the specific issues necessary to resolve a case, which forms binding precedent for future similar disputes.

Instances (8)

Instance	Via concept surface
Supreme Court reversed the D.C. Circuit	—
Colorado Amendment 2 violates the Equal Protection Clause	constitutional holding
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act’s provisions prohibiting state authorization of sports gambling schemes violate the anti-commandeering rule of the Tenth Amendment. surface form: The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act’s provisions prohibiting state authorization of sports gambling schemes violate the anti-commandeering rule of the Tenth Amendment	United States Supreme Court holding
The Supreme Court held that the curfew order was a valid exercise of the war powers of Congress and the President. surface form: Hirabayashi curfew holding	United States Supreme Court holding
The Ninth Circuit held that the school violated Frederick's First Amendment rights. surface form: The Ninth Circuit held that the school violated Frederick's First Amendment rights	—
Snake Island had limited effect on maritime delimitation surface form: "Snake Island had limited effect on maritime delimitation"	—
Murray v. The Charming Betsy (applied as precedent, not author) surface form: Murray v. The Charming Betsy	judicial precedent
Texas remained a state in the Union despite its attempted secession	legalHolding