The court even recognizes a long-standing judicial precedent "... to consider... prohibitions on carrying concealed weapons".
But the women should collectively recognize how dangerous a precedent it would be to finesse this issue, compromise in the interests of maintaining a prize revenue stream, even in the face of global recession.
One of the few historical counter-examples to that standard involves the refusal to recognize interracial marriage — "not a precedent on which I think the Court would want to rely in this instance," Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, the lawyer arguing that same-sex marriages should be recognized, said.
One of the few historical counter-examples to that standard involves the refusal to recognize interracial marriage—"not a precedent on which I think the Court would want to rely in this instance," Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, the lawyer arguing that same-sex marriages should be recognized, said.
A high-profile example of the Christian Right's misappropriation of religious freedom to justify discrimination is seen in the U.S. Supreme Court's 2014 Hobby Lobby ruling, which set a precedent by recognizing religious rights for private corporations to deny the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.
I'm hopeful that Governor Kasich will recognize the dangerous precedent lock closure in Illinois would set for the Ohio River corridor, and for the valuable shipping activity in the Ports of Toledo and Cleveland.
When Kosovo declared its independence two years ago, many states declined to recognize it because of the potential for setting a precedent of legitimizing secession.
But Mr. Medvedev's decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia, he said, "created a precedent, kind of a guideline" for gaining independence.
On Monday, a State Supreme Court justice in Albany upheld the Civil Service Department's authority to recognize gay marriage, citing the Martinez decision as a precedent.
New York's other senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton, said that she was "pleased that New York is recognized as the top priority" and that "this can set a precedent for future distributions".
