Precedent that must be applied or followed is known as binding precedent (alternately mandatory precedent, mandatory or binding authority, etc.). Under the doctrine of stare decisis, a lower court must honor findings of law made by a higher court that is within the appeals path of cases the court hears.
Update at 9:55 a.m. ET. 'Talk' To Go Off The Air At The End Of July; Decision Came After Discussions With Stations: The New York Times adds that the plan is the product of discussions that began more than two years ago between NPR and some of its biggest member stations.
And then he was taken off the air: Lynch posted his opener to Facebook Live and in the video below, you can see what happened after they went black and found out they were off: When the program finally returned to air, there was another host filling in for Lynch. They immediately ran a report on Fox and Ailes.