Sentences with phrase «about precedent»

Omar reminded us that Islamic legal scholars have been arguing about precedent and employing analogies long before the English common law.

I suspect there may be other examples so that is why I asked about precedent as well.

Lawyers are about precedent — stare decisis — not innovation.

What's most concerning about this precedent, however, is how Wall turned the ICA on its head, introducing a new lexicon into the legislative test.

Citing other bloggers, Bainbridge expresses concern about the precedent that the boycott may set:

Law schools are accustomed to teaching students about precedent and what's been done before, rather than helping them to identify existing trends and figure out how to move forward.

Lawmakers, concerned about the precedent of authorizing such a major change in funding during the chamber's short session, deferred until next year.

Betsy Devos's confirmation hearing was quite a spectacle, what with its «gotcha» questions, grizzled answers, and endless debates about precedent and procedure.

Monserrate supporters expressed concern about the precedent of making him the first senator ever booted because of a misdemeanor conviction.

But he's concerned about the precedent of borrowing long - term to pay for technology like iPads, that could be obsolete well before the bonds are paid off.

Then Vice Chairman Paul Foster said the job numbers were «not good for the Authority» and that the trustees «should be concerned about the precedent being set.»

But think about the precedent it sets.

This is not only about precedent and pour decourager les autres.

But in some circumstances, it might be a good idea to stop worrying about precedent, to relax the rules and to give a child what he needs.

Worry about the bishop's reaction and uncertainty about precedents for relationships with future pastors further darkened the issue.

5) But what about the precedents for tobacco, asbestos or breast implants?

Not exact matches

The April 19 memo explains that there are some complicated precedents that should be reviewed before a final decision could be made about the Skylab image.

Conservative critics say the decision, which split between three Democrats and two Republicans, was imbalanced and overturned decades of legal precedent about joint ownership.

Looking at the current state of the EU, not only is the U.K. about to set a precedent by leaving the union but there are other issues to resolve.

As per the Times article, «Amazon sells about one in four printed books, according to industry estimates, a level of market domination with little precedent in the book trade.»

When asked about the SaaS sector in the country and the startup scenario, from a fundraising viewpoint, Subramanian stated that ventures like Freshworks (backed by Google Ventures) and BrowserStack (Secured $ 50 Million from Accel) have set precedents in terms of raising the bar for fundraising in India.

«He would brood about his childhood sins, brood about scientific precedent and ruthlessly try and destroy the careers of people who challenged him,» says Perkins.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said in a letter released on Sunday night that the agency's request wasn't about setting legal precedent, but rather seeking justice for the victims and investigating other possible threats.

Thomas speculates that the Bangladeshi government may be spooked because it could set a precedent for action by the EU, the second largest market, where he says consumers are «very sensitive» about these issues and «preferences are largely centered on apparel items.»

Ben & Jerry's sets a precedent by discovering a little - known clause about stocks and brokering, then establishing a Vermont - only public stock offering to raise money for a new manufacturing plant.

To find a relevant precedent, one has to go back to 1994, when the Fed raised rates by 25 bps despite the market assigning only about a 30 percent chance (around what is expected now) of a tightening.

The historical lesson here is fairly unambiguous, although as always it is disappointing that economists who do propose such a solution for China evince so little curiosity about the historical precedents.

British Columbia should be cautious about which industries and which tools to use, since not all industries that claim to be adversely affected are, but there are many options and precedents to draw on.

WASHINGTON — Overruling two important precedents about the First Amendment rights of corporations, a bitterly divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections.

Okay, so is there any decision about Uber's driver classification that would be binding precedent for the entire state?

Talking of Global precedents, Russia was the first to observe a «Crypto Hour» earlier this year to raise awareness around how cryptocurrency mining is a major source of energy consumption and about the need for a cleaner alternative to mining.

In our view, the current market environment begs for investors to honestly assess their tolerance for loss, to align the duration of their investment portfolio with the horizon over which they expect to spend their assets; to consider their tolerance for missing returns should even this obscenely overvalued market continue to advance for a while; to understand historical precedents; to consider whether they care about such precedents; and to decide the extent to which they truly believe this time is different.

Rosenstein was asked about investigations that go on for months or even years; if there is a precedent on how long an investigation should last and when would the American people get to know the results of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election that has been underway since May of 2017.

We'd expect peripheral bonds to sell off quite considerably and anticipate questions about whether Brexit sets a precedent for other countries to consider their future in the EU.

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That Shakespeare without any predecessors created human types who are themselves without precedent contradicts what we know about his work, namely, that nearly every line in it has its source in some other writing.

Gorsuch would not talk about his personal views on abortion or the case, but would only say that the case is now a precedent.

Its roots: «The establishment of December 25 evolved not from biblical precedent,» says The Christmas Encyclopedia, «but from pagan Roman festivals held at year's end,» about the time of the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.

As precedent to that start, I do not ask that you believe what I believe even about Christ.

Regardless of what any of the Founding Fathers believed about organized religion, they felt that our rights were «God» given, in the sense that they proceeded from Natural Law and existed a-priori, with no need of proof or precedent.

In a statement, Broglio's office said: «Archbishop Broglio and the Archdiocese stand firm in the belief, based on legal precedent, that such a directive from the Army (about not reading the letter) constituted a violation of his Constitutionally - protected right of free speech and the free exercise of religion, as well as those same rights of all military chaplains and their congregants.»

It has brought about an economic prosperity for masses of people that has no precedent in human history.

Perhaps even more troubled about the bill than the anthropologists and curators are the gallery owners and antique dealers; though not directly affected, they fear that the bill, if passed, would set a precedent for future legislation that would affect private collections — and could eventually put them out of business.

Tubbs» targets range from no - fault divorce to Supreme Court precedents undermining state regulation of contraception and obscenity, and he has much that is interesting to say about each.

There is indeed a strong biblical precedent for talking about God in terms of his intentions and purposes in history.

Reno may have legitimate concerns about the ideological capture of large philanthropic foundations and universities by the managerial class, but the remedy of an endowment tax, even at 1.4 percent, sets a dangerous precedent.

That's a dangerous way to go about doing things, but it's not without precedent.

So I spoke with Bomani Jones about the degree to which the punishment fits the crime, where North Carolina goes moving forward with new coach Larry Fedora, possible precedent with ongoing NCAA investigations, and if we've actually learned anything from the NCAA's Tar Heel decision.

If Fernando could match the precedent set by Smith, we have approximately 86,500 more stories to come about what racing series he'll be competing in.

And I have defended due process for years and have several public rants about the social media age and online lynch mobs setting a scary precedent - but hey just like Rueben you already know me, my intentions and my history - you are a rocket scientist.