The Supreme Court of State A ruled that, under the law of State A, pit bull owners must either keep their dogs fenced or pay damages to anyone bitten by the dogs. Assess the accuracy of the following statements:

a. It is likely that the U.S. Supreme Court would issue a writ of certiorari in the “pit bull” case.

b. If a case similar to the “pit bull” case were to come before the Supreme Court of State B in the future, the doctrine of stare decisis would leave the court no choice but to rule the same way as the Supreme Court of State A ruled in the “pit bull” case.