Precedent in a sentence

Asked whether this decision will be considered a precedent, Panaconstantinou noted that any decision which is finalised can be considered a precedent.

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Roberts, who said that the 2016 precedent in Texas "was wrongly decided," still agreed in a separate opinion with Rikelman that the justices must adhere to the Texas precedent in the Louisiana case, joining the four liberal justices in the decision.

There is no precedent for these series (or, if there is, it’s not a precedent anyone wants to follow), so we’re able to craft narratives of hope, of seeing-what-happens, of this-is-gonna-be-good.

A lower court may not rule against a binding precedent, even if the lower court feels that the precedent is unjust; the lower court may only express the hope that a higher court or the legislature will reform the rule in question.

Critics sometimes accuse particular judges of applying the doctrine selectively, invoking it to support precedent that the judge supported anyway, but ignoring it in order to change precedent with which the judge disagreed.

If a lower court judge disagrees with a higher court precedent on what the First Amendment should mean, the lower court judge must rule according to the binding precedent.

If that judgment goes to appeal, the appellate court will have the opportunity to review both the precedent and the case under appeal, perhaps overruling the previous case law by setting a new precedent of higher authority.

In 1976, Richard Posner and William Landes coined the term "super-precedent," in an article they wrote about testing theories of precedent by counting citations.

One law professor has described mandatory precedent as follows: :Given a determination as to the governing jurisdiction, a court is "bound" to follow a precedent of that jurisdiction only if it is directly in point.

Scholars have recently attempted to apply network theory to precedent in order to establish which precedent is most important or authoritative, and how the court's interpretations and priorities have changed over time.

According to Joyce, Ronaldo's move to Saudi Arabia would also set a precedent for more big-name players to arrive and develop the Saudi league in the same way to Pele's impact on US Soccer after he joined New York Cosmos in 1975.

A day later, Algeria’s energy minister, fearing a dangerous precedent, echoed that statement.

Allowing the Melians to remain neutral would set a dangerous precedent and threaten Athenian hegemony.

And what kind of precedent does it set for the future?

An emptying of their importance can set a dangerous precedent, and one that beckons a slow but assured death.

Another recent precedent regarding losing access to the financial system is the case of Nigel Farage.

AwaLife Naija has positioned itself as a trailblazer in the intersection of sports and philanthropy, setting a precedent for future events that combine entertainment with social responsibility.

But he also said legal precedent suggests bills dealing with firearm storage would be upheld by the courts if challenged.

But its attempt to bypass that process — and to get the Supreme Court to ignore its own precedent — should be rejected.