This isn’t too different from how precedent works at the Supreme Court. If you’re in uncharted territory, then the outcome will be fairly reliably determined by what the political party whose appointees control the Court wants. But once there’s precedent which obviously applies, the Court will usually respect it.
This isn’t too different from how precedent works at the Supreme Court. If you’re in uncharted territory, then the outcome will be fairly reliably determined by what the political party whose appointees control the Court wants. But once there’s precedent which obviously applies, the Court will usually respect it.