Constitutional ruling explained

A constitutional ruling is a legal case in the United States in which the United States Supreme Court interprets the Constitution of the United States and makes a ruling that binds all states.^[1] It is contrasted with a common law case which sets precedent in federal cases, but is not binding in state cases.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder,, https://law.stanford.edu/publications/criminal-law-cases-and-materials-7th-edition/