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And such arguments received a huge boost on July 28, 2009, when the Tenth Circuit became the first circuit court to address the argument and agreed with the Government in United States v. McCane that the good faith exception excused the exclusionary rule when the search is made in reliance on then-existing circuit precedent.

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Good Faith Exception and Changing Law: A Brief History 2010

As a result, Gant violations routinely led appellate courts to overturn convictions based on pre – Gant searches incident to arrest made in reliance on then-existing law.

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Good Faith Exception and Changing Law: A Brief History 2010

It therefore makes sense to follow the then-existing meaning of the words included in those rules.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Originalism and Linguistic Questions 2010

All Sotomayor did was interpret then-existing precedent.

New Haven firefighter blasts Sotomayor for ruling 'along racial lines' 2009

While Mr. Bush had limited research on embryonic stem cells to a small number of then-existing cell lines, Mr. Obama in March 2009 opened up federal funding to research using cells derived from embryos that were created by in-vitro fertilization for reproductive purposes and were no longer needed.

Ban on Stem-Cell Funding Reversed by Appellate Court Brent Kendall 2011

If we took away antitrust laws (while keeping civil and criminal liability for fraud, theft, coercion, bribery, etc.), and if the government were reduced to a night-watchman state (with its focus on national defense and domestic law-enforcement), then I find it hard to imagine a scenario in which a corporation, however big, could force a monopoly on people without breaking the then-existing law.

Technological Determinishm, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

However, SG was required to sell ISPI service parts, including patches and fixes, for its then-existing customer base at list price.

Archive 2009-04-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

Were Johnson to be released or traded prior to 2016, the $5 million of annual Cap charges would accelerate immediately into the then-existing Cap.

Andrew Brandt: Breaking in a New Cap: The New NFL System Andrew Brandt 2011

Mr. Bush had limited the research to a small number of then-existing cell lines.

Judge Backs Obama Order on Stem Cells Maya Jackson Randall 2011

The debt ceiling has since been raised countless times, sometimes multiple times in a single year, and always in response to hitting the then-existing ceiling.

Don't Cut You, Don't Cut Me, Cut the Fellow Over There 2011