Sentences with phrase «precedential opinion»
A "precedential opinion" refers to a decision made by a higher court that sets a standard or rule to be followed by lower courts in similar cases. It serves as a guideline or precedent for future legal judgments. Full definition
Obtained summary judgment in several matters resulting in precedential opinions.
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Attorneys obtained a reversal in a precedential opinion.
A large number of federal appellate courts state on the face of their precedential opinions that the date on which the opinion issued is the date on which the case was decided.
The court had consistently reached this result in unpublished opinions, and it used Goode to memorialize the rule in a precedential opinion.
California associate justice Laurence Rubin writes in today's precedential opinion (read in full here) that the ruling was an error.