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  • noun Plural form of precedent.

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  • Corporations; (_c_) in regard to the words, "in accordance with settled principles and precedents," which appeared in Sub-clause (No. 8) (Legislature to make no law "Whereby any person may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law [174] _in accordance with settled principles and precedents_," etc.).

    The Framework of Home Rule Erskine Childers 1896

  • ■ 'Thefe then are what I call precedents without autho - 1 rity, but upholding error: for diftinguifhing, as muil: be done, between right and power.

    Thoughts on the Letter of Edmund Burke, esq., to the sheriffs of Bristol, on the affairs of America 1777

  • Sure, repealing Obamacare and reversing the statist tide will be a grueling challenge, but pessimism (on the Right) or optimism (on the Left) based on European precedents is ill-placed.

    Current Affairs 2010

  • The converse is also interesting .. could the “Medical Advisory Board” be unconstitutional because it flies in the face of years of privacy precedents from the SCOTUS such as those built on Roe v Wade?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Stupak Solution? 2010

  • Sure, repealing Obamacare and reversing the statist tide will be a grueling challenge, but pessimism (on the Right) or optimism (on the Left) based on European precedents is ill-placed.

    Stromata Blog: 2010

  • Sure, repealing Obamacare and reversing the statist tide will be a grueling challenge, but pessimism (on the Right) or optimism (on the Left) based on European precedents is ill-placed.

    Stromata Blog 2010

  • The nice thing about precedents is that there are so many to choose from!

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Bad News for Federalism? Some Preliminary Reflections on Comstock 2010

  • That he succeeded in protecting many liberal precedents from the 1950s and '60s while winning the day in new areas, such as women's rights, only burnished his legend on the left.

    Justice Brennan's Legacy Explored in New Book jess bravin 2010

  • The same goals and choice of means fit the mandate snugly within precedents broadly defining Congress ‟ authority to tax and spend. (via Ezra Klein) * Why so many colleges (including Duke!) are teaching The Wire.

    Links for Wednesday « Gerry Canavan 2010

  • Sure, repealing Obamacare and reversing the statist tide will be a grueling challenge, but pessimism (on the Right) or optimism (on the Left) based on European precedents is ill-placed.

    Obama Nation 2010

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