A case of first impression is a case or controversy over an interpretation of law never before reported or decided by that court. There is no binding authority in a case of first impression. Categories: Stub | Software engineering | Data management ... Look up Controversy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A controversy is a contentious dispute, a disagreement in opinions over which parties are actively arguing. ... Critical legal studies Jurisprudence Law (principle) Legal research Letter versus Spirit List of legal abbreviations Legal code Pointless law Natural justice Natural law Philosophy of law Religious law External links Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Law Look up law in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In law, a reporter is a series of books which contain court opinions. ... A court is an official, public forum which a public power establishes by lawful authority to adjudicate disputes, and to dispense civil, labour, administrative and criminal justice under the law. ...

A case of first impression may be a case of first impression in only a particular jurisdiction. In that situation, courts will look to holdings of other jurisdictions for persuasive authority. In law, jurisdiction refers to the aspect of a any unique legal authority as being localized within boundaries. ... Precedent is the principle in law of using the past in order to assist in current interpretation and decision-making. ...

Where no persuasive authority exists, a judge will look to legal analogies, legal commentary, legal briefs of the parties, and his or her own legal logic. An analogy is a comparison between two different things, in order to highlight some form of similarity. ... A brief or factum (latin for act or deed) is a written legal document used in various legal adversary systems that is presented to a court arguing why the party to the case should prevail. ... Logic (from Classical Greek λόγος (logos), originally meaning the word, or what is spoken, but coming to mean thought or reason) is most often said to be the study of arguments, although the exact definition of logic is a matter of controversy amongst philosophers (see below). ...

In some situations, a case of first impression may exist in a jurisdiction until a reported appellate court decision is rendered. An appellate court is a court that hears cases in which a lower court -- either a trial court or a lower-level appellate court — has already made some decision, which at least one party to the action wants to challenge based upon some legal grounds that are allowed to be...