What is Case Law? What is its purpose?

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What is Case Law? What is its purpose?

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When laws are passed they can not cover every possible situation. There may be unclear language or other laws many have an impact on how it is used. When there is a dispute about how to apply the law, courts look at the law itself and apply it to specific facts in a case Case law is the record of how courts have interpreted the law and provide guidance for cases that have similar facts.

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