Below are court opinionsJohn is reviewing for an LCA clients Mr. Smith. John needs to determine whether each opinionis probably mandatory or definitely persuasive authority.

Identify each opinion asmandatoryorpersuasivein the provided scenarios.

Mr. Smith is being tried in theU.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, a federal trial court.The issue being researched only concerns U.S. federal law. The courtopinions listed below arepublished and relevant to Smith's case.

- An opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court.

- An opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

- An opinion from the Maryland Court of Appeals.

- An opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

- An opinion from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.