slip decision

slip decision
A copy of a judgment by the U.S. Supreme Court or other tribunal that is printed and distributed almost immediately subsequent to the time that it is handed down by the court.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


slip decision
A copy of a judgment by the U.S. Supreme Court or other tribunal that is printed and distributed almost immediately subsequent to the time that it is handed down by the court.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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