Sentences with phrase «constrained by precedent»

Flexibility: Ombudsman are not constrained by precedent.

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After thorough review, we are constrained to conclude that even under the most recent Supreme Court precedent, affording substantial deference to the district court's sentencing determinations, the district court abused its discretion by imposing a probationary sentence on the defendant in this case.

Stare decisis is also defended on the ground that it increases the «perceived integrity of the judicial process» by promoting the appearance of the rule of law.52 When courts cavalierly overrule their own precedent, they may reduce the public's confidence in the view that judges are constrained by the principles of law they espouse.53 However, granting binding precedential value to secret opinions fails to promote the appearance of the rule of law, precisely because these opinions are secret.