Retrospective overruling means that the ruling catches the parties to the case, and any other cases coming before the court, even if events occurred before the decision was given. Prospective overruling means that only events occurring after the ruling are caught by it.

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Retrospective overruling applies the legal principle or rule to both the parties in the case being decided and to other cases involving events that occurred before the ruling was made. Prospective overruling, on the other hand, applies the new principle or rule only to future cases, meaning it affects only events that happen after the ruling.

Retrospective Overruling Means That the Ruling Catches the Parties to the Case