case law

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And given case law about CEQA, he said the union has “a very plausible argument.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

That means you have to look to previous case law to see what might happen when the 61-year-old is sentenced next month.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

And I can say there’s not a lot of case law on this issue.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Normally, Colorado case law takes a relatively capacious view of how a crime’s “gravity” should be measured.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

Though the judge in the John Moore case said patients must be told if their tissues have commercial potential, there was no law enacted to enforce that ruling, so it remains only case law.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot