precedent

In 1968 – a heroic precedent cited by every French protest movement – a student uprising was actually brought to an end by election.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

For decades, answering this question would have been straightforward: The controlling Supreme Court precedent, a case called Stinson v.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

A decision based on a tie vote would affirm Boulder’s early stage victory but would not set a precedent that would govern other cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

When a multimember appellate court lays down a precedent that will affect future litigation, it is most helpful if that is done in an opinion that speaks for a majority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He wished to establish a precedent that clarified the constitutional ambiguities concerning the power of Congress over slavery.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Scalia recommended that the attorney stick to those precedents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Possible precedents flicker: Maya hieroglyphs, Buddhist mandalas, Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts, Bosch, Gauguin, feathered Trinidadian carnival masks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Jackson flags this exact relationship in her dissent, as the court’s new ruling Monday “lets another shoe drop in the Kafkaesque nightmare that our precedents have been steadily creating for certain plaintiffs.”

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

She went all-out, enthusiastically applying a maximalist interpretation of Supreme Court precedents.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

He drew up briefs, served summonses, examined deeds and records, and searched out precedents.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith