Re:I've been really impressed with the Supreme Cou (Score 1)

I dont know about patent law, but your right, The supreme court has the right to interpret any law as they see fit, of course they have to take into account precedent. The big difference in the US as compared to other places, (in example Quebec, canada) thats where I live and studied Paralegal Tech., the big difference is Common Law relies heavily on Jurisprudence which is precedent. Meaning, the supreme court CAN make law, if they see fit to do so, decisions they make have to be upheld in the lower courts. Thats why precedent is so important in the US and canada, because they use common law. In quebec, we use Napoleon law, where jurisprudence ONLY is usefull for determining the higher courts interpretation of the law, and not their decisions. Meaning, the higher courts CANNOT make a decision that bypasses a law, they HAVE to respect the law. In common law you CAN decide the law shouldnt fit in a certain situation and render a verdict not in accordance with the law, in which case you set precedent. This is an oversimplificated explanation, but a true one nonetheless. I guess this is off topic, so moderate all you wish!!!