precedent
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The Hartlage decision remains the applicable precedent today.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Questions are now being asked about if this result could set a precedent across the industry.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
It also sets a precedent, with families waiting to see if they can get thousands more out of a school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“It was about the precedent that would have been set on having people come in and exempting a certain project from the Coastal Act. It would have been a terrible precedent.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Ironically, in his decision, the judge cited the HeLa cell line as a precedent for what happened with the Mo cell line.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
She went all-out, enthusiastically applying a maximalist interpretation of Supreme Court precedents.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
And some of that line crossing could set dangerous precedents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
However, the IMF said oil prices didn’t rise as sharply as would have been expected based on those precedents, limiting the damage to the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In the ensuing two decades, Alito helped overturn all of those precedents and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Total accident. I forgot all about the fake finger. There are several precedents, I believe.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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