precedent

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Jean-Pierre van Zyl, partner and head of employment at Square One Law agrees tribunals will play an active role in shaping precedent.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Eastman’s attorney, Randall A. Miller, told the Associated Press that the court’s decision “departs from long-standing United States Supreme Court precedent protecting First Amendment rights, especially in the attorney discipline context.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

There’s precedent for companies to attempt dramatic — or desperate —pivots in an attempt to capitalize on hot trends.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Whatever happens next, the precedent of a toll booth in open waters will reverberate across a world order the U.S. helped build.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“The precedent that tipped it for me was not legal; it wasn’t a precedent of what was going on in other states. It was a scientific precedent,” he says.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel