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The judge’s citation to Black’s Judicial Precedents is curious in this context, since the cited section deals with contradictory decisions by different judges of the same court in relation to the same case, same litigants, or same “subject” of litigation (i.e., the same piece of property or the like).
The Volokh Conspiracy » District Court Opinions Precedential Within the Same District? 2010
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Crane and titled Precedents, Variables, and Options In Planning a U.S. Military Disengagement Strategy from Iraq.
Bush's Blather and The Optimistic Case for Iraq Beach Blogger 2005
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Crane and titled Precedents, Variables, and Options In Planning a U.S. Military Disengagement Strategy from Iraq.
Archive 2005-12-01 Beach Blogger 2005
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Precedents, as formed by the decisions of the Supreme Court, stand as nearly Constitutional in endurance, and AS Constitutional in power and effect.
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RD to GW, OCT 18, and WF to GW, OCT 20, 1755, GWP S4; Winthrop, Military Law and Precedents 1:19–20.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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RD to GW, OCT 18, and WF to GW, OCT 20, 1755, GWP S4; Winthrop, Military Law and Precedents 1:19–20.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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I vaguely recall a Supreme Court opinion that says something like: Precedents are not to be treated like statutes, binding in their literal text, but should rather be read in the factual context in which they arose.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Supreme Court Opinion on Reading Precedents 2010
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Precedents set now will be exploited by the next administration.
Democrats and Executive Overreach Michael McConnell 2012
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RD to GW, OCT 18, and WF to GW, OCT 20, 1755, GWP S4; Winthrop, Military Law and Precedents 1:19–20.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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RD to GW, OCT 18, and WF to GW, OCT 20, 1755, GWP S4; Winthrop, Military Law and Precedents 1:19–20.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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