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.
The Hollywood Reporter. 'Nightly Show' Canceled; Larry Wilmore Saddened by Unblackening at Comedy Central. In this story. The late-night talk show will end its run Thursday, with Chris Hardwick's '@Midnight' serving as its temporary replacement. It's the end of the road for Larry Wilmore's Comedy Central series The Nightly Show. The decision comes a year and a half after the rollout of the half-hour late-night panel show as a forum for underrepresented points of view.