Sentence examples for justices precedent from inspiring English sources

The Supreme Court told an appeals court Thursday that it misinterpreted the justices' precedent when reviewing the University of Texas at Austin's affirmative action policy.

By a 7-1 vone on Thursday, the Supreme Court told an appeals court that it misinterpreted the justices' precedent when reviewing the University of Texas at Austin's affirmative action policy.

They have to be mindful of criminal justice precedents for handling accusations and establishing standards of proof, while trying to protect priests from unfounded allegations.

That said, pro-choice groups hailed her nomination, with Planned Parenthood declaring that she "understands the importance of ensuring that our Supreme Court justices respect precedent while also protecting our civil liberties".

But if five activist justices reject precedent, economics and this Solomonic suggestion, especially after Bush v. Gore and Citizens United, they may as well admit being an official arm of the RNC and U.S. Chamber of Commerce and simultaneously issue a declaratory judgment that Romney has won the 2012 election based on... whatever metaphor Scalia comes up with next.

But based on any fair-minded understanding of justice, this precedent is a moral outrage.

Although ultimately it is a matter for the attorney general and the new chair of the child sexual abuse inquiry, the New Zealand judge Justice Lowell Goddard, a precedent has already been set in the inquiry into the Belfast boys home, Kincora, the subject of a separate inquiry.

Supreme Court Justices make Supreme Court precedent.

(The Latin phrase refers to the basic principle that contemporary justices should uphold precedent and only rarely overturn earlier decisions, allowing law to develop over time).

During a hearing, several justices cited a precedent that said plea bargains can't be revoked even if a subsequent change in the law results in a different penalty.

But Chief Justice Roberts said precedent, the structure of the law and "underlying constitutional concerns" required "a broader reading of the bailout provision".