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The precedent this case sets affects every American.
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Clapper also said there was no precedent for a poll being called following a politician's move to a different party.
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The June decision set precedent for how any future deployment in the circuit’s vast territory can be reviewed.
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“There is no precedent for what I just said.”
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The American legal system, he says, is largely based on precedent, not ironclad statutes, leaving some wiggle room for questionable business practices.
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