precedents
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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
Ms. Lane’s history includes several cases that provided legal precedents on homeschooling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
And some of that line crossing could set dangerous precedents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He never missed an opportunity to chide his colleagues for their failure to apply their own precedents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Searching for precedents, the foresters could remember other scourges of spider mites, though less dramatic than this one.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
