What is case law?
Case law, also called common law, is not legislative law. Case law is law derived from the courts and is based on principles of law, reason, and common sense. Courts use case law to interpret statutes and the federal and state constitutions and to balance the scales of justice between parties in civil cases as well as criminal cases.

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3. What is case law?
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