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A ruling being binding is the law, it literally becomes the law regardless of what you or I believe it to be. Maybe you and I just have different definitions of what is law. To me, it is law today if it is ruled on and can be enforced regardless of whatever happens to it in the future.

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Rulings go on top of laws go on top of the constitution. And any level can be in violation of the levels below it. A law can be unconstitutional, and a ruling can be "not in accord with the law and/or the constitution".

> Maybe you and I just have different definitions of what is law.

Maybe. But I think my interpretation is the same as what kelnos meant.

In a more generic context we can call it all "law", but for specifically talking about a ruling not being in accord with the law, that's not the definition being used.

> In a more generic context we can call it all "law", but for specifically talking about a ruling not being in accord with the law, that's not the definition being used.

Well that's the definition I'm using so that's where we disagree it seems.

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