precedent

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A toll system would violate international law, roll back freedom of navigation and set a global precedent for other chokepoints.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"Paying a toll legitimises Iran's coercion and sets a precedent under international law that other regimes may want to pursue," wrote Guntram Wolff, senior researcher at the Brussels-based Bruegel think tank.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Legal experts say the decisions taken by the constitutional bench would set the precedent for adjudicating similar cases.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“We try to interpret American law with American precedent based on American history,” the justice told Sauer.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

There was no precedent, he wrote, for a private organization to sue a state entity in his court.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam