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Can a judge make it case law that 2×2=5?

Courts do not rule on either physical reality or basic math. If a judge/jury were to find that 2 apples + 2 apples = 5 apples, that would not allow you to put 2 apples on one end of a table, 2 apples ...
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Can a judge make it case law that 2×2=5?

united-states Will the judge not face any disciplinary consequences but just public outcry and reputation damages? The judge will be absolutely immune from civil liability for this decision. A ...
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On the limits of a law clerk to the judge to "co-judge" a case and how the communications should be recorded

canada For a comparative perspective, I present the situation in Canada, which seems to match bdb484's answer for the U.S. Communication between a judge and their law clerk within the scope of the ...
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On the limits of a law clerk to the judge to "co-judge" a case and how the communications should be recorded

Short of forging the judge's signature or acting with a conflict of interest, there's really not much a law clerk can do to "improperly" contribute to the judge's work. Although Trump's ...
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Can presiding judges ever be subject to law enforcement?

Judicial immunity is limited to civil liability. It doesn't insulate a judge from criminal liability. A law enforcement officer (or a citizen making a citizen's arrest) could arrest a judge in the ...
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Can presiding judges ever be subject to law enforcement?

When an arrest would be lawful A police officer may arrest you if: They suspect on reasonable grounds that you have committed an offence or are about to commit an offence They have a warrant for ...
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