Those precedents helped Spielberg and Gottlieb to "concentrate on showing the 'effects' of the shark rather than the shark itself".
If the law has resolved an indeterminacy in one (acceptable) way in the past, then precedent helps to ensure that future litigants are treated as (un favourably as past litigants, and so all are treated equally.
Hustler v. Falwell's scope continues to grow and the precedent helps not only to clarify important First Amendment principles, but to protect them as well.
Mr Leiderman wants American laws to tolerate "limited and constrained" DDoS campaigns.Foreign precedents may help.
He persuaded his patrons of various political parties that emulating ancient Roman precedents would help them resemble the emperors of antiquity.
LAS VEGAS — Oddsmakers rely on precedent to help them set wagering lines and anticipate betting action for sporting events.
"This precedent will help those seeking return of stolen works that are museums not only in the U.S. but throughout Europe".
There will doubtless be more hiccups in Tunisia's democratic transition, but this precedent will help the country treat future blockages with confidence rather than anxiety and panic.
Justice Antonin Scalia's recent criminal law opinion defending the privacy of the home didn't abandon a "long-held disdain for privacy rights"; it followed precedents he helped establish!
Equality Now is currently working with local lawyers at the Centre for Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance to ensure that Sohair gets justice – justice for one girl, but in the hope it sets a precedent to help ensure that countless others are protected.
