legal precedent

The Court's action today did not set a legal precedent.

There was, he thought, little legal precedent to fall back on.

There appears to be a legal precedent for such a suit.

Both sides of the case said the situation had few legal precedents.

Given its date, there is little available legal precedent (particularly in American law).

President Bush is not only taking on legal precedents, but historical ones as well.

He had a traditional view of the law, and was unwilling to set new legal precedent.

"There is legal precedent for using campaign contributions," she said.

It was a legal precedent, if not a very reassuring one.

Lawyers with knowledge of the issues said there were few legal precedents.

But the judge has precious little legal precedent to guide her.

Now, there is a legal precedent for putting a value on its contribution.

Black groups are pushing to set a legal precedent before the review starts.

"it sets a legal precedent for the entire publishing industry."

Guess who wrote this decision, upsetting about 60 years of legal precedent?

Too bad this nut/possible criminal has set a legal precedent.

The decision was extremely unusual at the time, setting a legal precedent.

This legal precedent encouraged other couples in the country to do the same.

In this case the mechanism should be obvious: legal precedent.

The case set a legal precedent which has shaped copyright law up until the present day.

Common law - The principle of legal precedent builds on past experience.

But a broader need is for a legal precedent based on the substantive issue.

What the political and legal precedents tell us about the prospects for the tough new law.

"A legal precedent has already been set regarding disclosure for these type of cases," he said.

The new decision jeopardizes sound legal precedent and the district's law.