Cartoon illustrating legal concepts. Left shows a small judge following a large judge's wisdom. Right shows a man highlighting text in a book, thinking "The essential legal principle!"

Prompt for AI Tool (e.g., Midjourney, DALL-E 3, Stable Diffusion): "A series of four distinct, simple, and humorous cartoons illustrating the doctrine of precedent in law. The art style should be clean and clear, similar to a legal textbook illustration or a friendly instructional cartoon, with minimal background distractions. Cartoon 1: Stare Decisis (Binding Precedent) Concept: A tall, stern, yet slightly benevolent judge sitting on a high bench, looking down at a much smaller, slightly nervous judge on a lower bench. The smaller judge is holding a law book open, clearly following the ruling of the higher judge. A speech bubble from the small judge says, "I must follow your wisdom, Your Honor!" or "As decided by the higher court!" Visuals: Emphasize the height and authority of the upper court judge. The lower court judge looks compliant. Cartoon 2: Ratio Decidendi (The Binding Reason) Concept: A wise-looking judge pointing to a single, highlighted, and glowing sentence or paragraph within a thick law book. An arrow points from the glowing text to a thought bubble above the judge's head that clearly states, "THIS is why!" or "The essential legal principle!" Visuals: Focus on the specific part of the text being emphasized. Make it look like a definitive, core idea. Cartoon 3: Obiter Dicta (Persuasive but Non-Binding) Concept: A judge on the bench casually leaning back, with a thought bubble above their head filled with various random, interesting, but not directly relevant See more