Precedent that must be applied or followed is known as binding precedent (alternately mandatory precedent, mandatory or binding authority, etc.). Under the doctrine of stare decisis, a lower court must honor findings of law made by a higher court that is within the appeals path of cases the court hears.
Update at 9:55 a.m. ET. 'Talk' To Go Off The Air At The End Of July; Decision Came After Discussions With Stations: The New York Times adds that the plan is the product of discussions that began more than two years ago between NPR and some of its biggest member stations.
She will talk about it too, a lot. Besides the Jan. 5 episode of her show, Winfrey will also discuss her weight on The Gayle King Show. Jan. 5 on XM Satellite. And she will host interactive live webcasts at Oprah.com the week of Jan. 12 to 16 every night at 9 ET. America's favorite talk show host has famously struggled with weight gain from her earliest days on television. This is not Oprah's first rodeo, King said.