- plural of precedent.
precedents
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The court’s precedents are creating an invisible tightrope very few plaintiffs can cross successfully.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 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
And some of that line crossing could set dangerous precedents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Trade Representative Jamieson Greer have invoked the policies of the first Treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton, as precedents for President Trump’s trade agenda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Lawyers like to study precedents, similar cases that have come before.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
