A 2014 Indian Supreme Court judgment in favour of transgender rights showed what one legal scholar, gesturing to Nepali and Pakistani court cases, called "the possibility of developing a unique South Asian jurisprudence on transgender rights".
"We understand perfectly that what just happened is a completely unique phenomenon in Russian jurisprudence," Mr. Navalny said.
Raoul L. Felder, Mr. Giuliani's divorce lawyer, called Ms. Hanover's motion "bizarre" and "unique in the history of jurisprudence".
But while his speech was striking, a ruling that removed burning crosses from lawful discourse would give that symbol a unique status in modern American free-speech jurisprudence.
Mr. Davis argued to a special three-judge Federal District Court here that the disclosure requirements placed an unconstitutional and "unilateral" burden on his right to political expression, and further that there was no constitutionally valid rationale for the provision that he called "unique in the history of campaign finance jurisprudence".
"In addition to the establishment of jurisprudence, judges and magistrates also play a unique role in ensuring that children in contact with the justice system, whether as victims, witnesses or perpetrators of crime, are treated in a child-sensitive and gender-appropriate manner in line with international standards and norms.
New York City is unique in having a "right to shelter" baked into local jurisprudence, and yet the sprawling network of homes and hospitals built to accommodate the masses hasn't ever been enough to truly take care of every single person in need.
Mr. Ghailani's lawyers have said his case "presents possibly the most unique and egregious example of a speedy trial violation in American jurisprudence".
"We respectfully submit that this case presents possibly the most unique and egregious example of a speedy trial violation in American jurisprudence to date," Mr. Ghailani's lawyers said in a document that was heavily censored because of its reliance on classified information.
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