Exercise Answers 4.1(a): Mandatory Authority

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1. The Virginia Circuit Court (a state trial court)

• The Virginia Court of Appeals
• The Virginia Supreme Court
• The U.S. Supreme Court
  

2. The U.S. Supreme Court

• No court could be mandatory on the U.S. Supreme Court

3. The New Hampshire Supreme Court

• The U.S. Supreme Court

4. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

• The U.S. Supreme Court

5. The North Carolina Supreme Court

• The U.S. Supreme Court

6. The U.S. District Court, District of Arizona

• The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
• The U.S. Supreme Court

7. The California Court of Appeals

• The California Supreme Court
• The U.S. Supreme Court

8. The Hawaii Circuit Court (a trial court)

• The Hawaii Court of Appeals
• The Hawaii Supreme Court
• The U.S. Supreme Court

9. A case from the Texas Reports

• The U.S. Supreme Court

10. A case from the Nevada Reports

• The U.S. Supreme Court

11. A case from the Federal Reporter

• The U.S. Supreme Court

12. A case from the North Carolina Reports

• The U.S. Supreme Court

13. A case from the Nebraska Supreme Court

• The U.S. Supreme Court

14. A case from the Tennessee Court of Appeals

• The Tennessee Supreme Court
• The U.S. Supreme Court

15. A case from the Federal Supplement

• The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
• The U.S. Supreme Court

16. A case from the U.S. Reports, L. Ed. 2d

• None, because no court is mandatory on the U.S. Supreme Court