A ruling’s binding reach matches the geographic jurisdiction of the court that issued it

Evidence

Thus, a district court’s ruling invalidating a practice requires all those within the district to refrain from the practice; a Supreme Court ruling has the same effect nationwide. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 3183

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies the scope of precedent by court level, a baseline fact needed to reason about judicial authority.
• XREF: connects to: Geographic jurisdiction shapes which case types each circuit hears. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 290