Sentences with phrase «year judicial precedent»

On August 8, 2017, the state supreme court overturned a 16 - year judicial precedent that had equated the best interests of the child with the best interests of the custodial parent.

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For years, Bryan Garner has favored the use of caselaw over case law to describe precedent established by judicial decisions.

R. v. Zentner (R.) 2012 ABCA 332 Courts — Stare decisis — Authority of judicial decisions — General principles — Authority and use of precedents — General The accused funeral director defrauded families and the Province of $ 4,999 over 10 years.

But because this report's constructive criticisms seem to fall largely on deaf ears in Sacramento and in many courthouses around the state, this year's look at the West Coast's perennial Judicial Hellhole will pragmatically limit its focus to an armful of the state's civil injustices, including precedent - defying state supreme court decisions, the Private Attorneys General Act, Prop 65, food and beverage litigation, innovator liability, the California Environmental Quality Act's impact on affordable housing, courts» expansions of public nuisance law and natural disaster - chasing personal injury lawyers, among others.