Sentence examples for precedents in support from inspiring English sources

They cited various judicial precedents in support of their ruling but said they had found no decisions supporting Judge Scheindlin's.

This legal issue was not resolved, although the lawyer for IndependentVoting.org cited Supreme Court precedent in support of the independents' position.

Throughout the debate, delegates constantly referred to precedents from history in support of their position.

There may be some precedent for the drop in support for C-51, however.

He also sharply criticized the affidavit's list of various categories of items to be seized, and its repeated use of the phrase "includes but is not limited to," as impermissibly broad under existing federal court precedents requiring that such an affidavit in support of a warrant must be formally "incorporated" into the warrant itself.

There is no wholly satisfactory precedent for the deployment of western power in support of democracy.

In the meantime she received the full support of her fellow Premier League doctors who broke with precedent to release a hard-hitting statement in support of the Gibraltar-born Chelsea doctor.

"With abstraction, the painter's hand or unique mark takes precedent over the overall composition, rather than being in support of it".

The court again cited Rutledge's dissent in Everson, among other precedents, to support that point: "Our constitutional policy…does not deny the value or the necessity for religious training, teaching or observance".

Conversely, the essential steps of the barrier bypass pathway shown in Figure 5A are also supported by precedents in the literature.

Phillips acknowledged concerns about setting a precedent for other players who may want days off in support of political causes.