Rule 1.4

Question 1

What is R. 1.4?

Answer 1

Order of authorities within a signal

Question 2

What are some basic principles of R. 1.4?

Answer 2

Follows a familiar hierarchy

1) federal authority comes before state authority,
2) statutes come before cases, and
3) cases go according to the issuing court; highest federal court first . .. . Same court then go in reverse chronological order (i.e., the newest case goes first).