Lawyers and legal experts said the court's opinion would probably not shift precedent in cases in which a parent is accused of neglecting a child's needs.
Even without the final imprimatur of the Supreme Court, the ruling would serve as an important precedent in cases across the country, according to Olson, and give those intent on denying same-sex couples the right to marry considerable pause before pushing for new ballot measures or filing legal challenges.
The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the lower court's decision, so the 2010 appellate ruling stands as the precedent in cases regarding digital royalties.
The Lochner decision has been used as a precedent in cases challenging the ability of the federal government to regulate wages, hours, and working conditions and the rights of labor unions.
Now, what you'll hear about this one is a bit technical: that the Supreme Court in 2005 made a major decision known as "Brand X" establishing the precedent that, in case of ambiguity in the law (like how broadband companies should be defined), the courts would defer to any reasonable interpretation made by an expert agency like the FCC.
It does not take a large stretch to see the implications that precedents in cases like this would have for the activity of powerful states in countries like Syria and Afghanistan.
But, in doing so, it was asking the Court to reject other precedents, in cases involving things other than phones, that related to the kind of very private information and person-to-person communications that the government can get from a smartphone.
You seem to reject this centuries-old precedent in the case of Dr Kelly.
The Commission just didn't hold Google to that precedent in this case.
Of course, not even a riot in the Middle East seems complete without invoking some historical precedent, in this case, Saladin.
