Sentence examples for judicial precedence from inspiring English sources

Zeroing in on intent narrows the scope of equal protection; the net effect — of the voting-related constitutional amendments and the judicial precedence that's followed — points to a subordination of individual rights in favor of states' rights.

Zeroing in on intent narrows the scope of equal protection; the net effect of the voting-related constitutional amendments and the judicial precedence that's followed points to a subordination of individual rights in favor of states' rights.

But the intent behind those numbers can be hard to prove, especially because judicial precedence, for the most part, requires plaintiffs in civil-rights cases to prove "discriminatory intent" rather than "disproportionate impact" in order to declare an action or policy unconstitutional.

Judicial precedents?

His most notable opinions were in Gelpcke v. City of Dubuque, in which the court declared that general judicial principles take precedence over the decisions of local tribunals in federal judicial review, and Springer v. United States (1881), which upheld the constitutionality of a federal income tax imposed during the Civil War.

The council ruled on such vexing problems as the use of church property, tithes, judicial procedures, and patriarchal precedence.

And despite another of President Xi's favourite themes, the rule of law, other rules clearly take precedence over judicial process.

This case has reached the point where finality must take precedence over continued judicial process.

"The need for accuracy must be weighed against the need for finality," the majority insisted, a bare vote ahead of the minority's riposte: "Finality must take precedence over continued judicial process".

I wish this conservative Supreme Court that supposedly exercises judicial restraint and supports legal precedence had not flip-flopped for the second time in ten years (the first being Bush v. Gore) and become the most activist court in recent history.

These comments highlight an important challenge for forensic science that deals with a judicial system that is based on precedence (i.e., looking to the past) while attempting to embrace new discoveries and improvements (i.e., looking to the future).