While rulings by the Council of State do set precedents, several mayors said they would not suspend their own bans and rights groups said they would bring them to courts, meaning more lawsuits are expected.
Catholic Charities set a precedent several years ago, shutting down their adoption services rather than abiding by state non-discrimination laws that required them to accommodate same sex couples.
In "Mirage," a plotless work, Mr. Martins follows the precedent of several of the ballets set by George Balanchine to concertos: a slow-movement adagio pas de deux (in this case more than one) becomes the private interior of a larger ensemble.
Jewish reaction to the ruling, following a precedent of several thousand years, was divided, although a Christian theologian pointed to passages in the Psalms and other books of the Hebrew Bible expressing the same sentiment as Jesus' words.
One of them, Maurice Collins, said that if US law was deemed to be relevant then so too could precedent from several other countries and O'Brien's case could turn into "a constitutional convention" if such evidence were admissible.
I believe it belongs in the category of 'Give the guy a break!' Barack Obama has followed the precedent of several recent presidents by refurnishing the office to fit his own style, and he's done it without using any taxpayer money.
Furthermore, most precedents proposed several measures for integration, but lacked in adequate consultation with professionals and stakeholder groups.
A case more than a hundred years ago involving a meteorite that fell in an Iowa pasture established the legal precedent, and in several cases since then it has been upheld.
Meanwhile, this president has broken precedent by appointing several former generals to help run the government.
This seemingly encouraging precedent has triggered several meetings to discuss recent developments in the same spirit, notably an inter-academy gathering in Washington in December.
