case law

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"The outcome achieved is significant as the previous case law limited the ability of families and patients to challenge the legality of SAI reviews through the courts," she said.

From BBC • May 20, 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

Citing murky laws and growing case law, online service HelloPrenup last year added optional clauses to its forms to help couples spell out what happens to embryos in a breakup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 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