I too, have taken several law courses. And unlike you, I understand the term stare decisis. Care to inform the rest of the FReepers on the forum, about what this means??? I'll bet you won't.
So I will. Stare decisis literally translates to "the decision stands." In other words, the established precedents by previous courts in similar circumstances must be followed, unless there is a damned good reason for ignoring precedent (which introduces the decision being overturned by a higher court).
Courts are bound by precedent.
Your granny being a legal secretary--- which is as useful as being a lawyers' janitor--- doesn't mean diddly. Your studying law classes doesn't mean a thing, since you didn't learn the most basic premise of the contemporary legal system.
Go run and hide. Be ashamed of your ignorance, even after you "studied" law...
It is clear, you weren't a good student.