jurisprudence

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“In our country … marriage necessarily depends upon age-old customs, rituals, practices, cultural ethos, and societal values. … Western decisions sans any basis in Indian constitutional law jurisprudence, cannot be imported in this context.”

From Washington Post

I mean they are very purposeful in that they put out these rulings that are technically narrow, but invite lower courts to engage in much more sweeping jurisprudence.

From Salon

Mr. Ziegler graduated from Oxford’s New College in 1951 with a degree in jurisprudence.

From Washington Post

“Hopefully, the jurisprudence will advance in the commonwealth of Virginia such that … we will no longer see slave codes” cited to justify legal rulings, he said.

From Seattle Times

While leaving space for restrictions with historical precedent, such as those against particularly “dangerous and unusual” weapons, the ruling nonetheless exploded modern American jurisprudence around gun control.

From Los Angeles Times