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Case law says that a person has a right to privacy.
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Additionally, Florida case law and judicial precedents in divorce cases classify embryos as assets, subject to legal distribution.
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Andrew Rader, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2025
Go deeper: In a separate brief filed Monday, 18 U.S. House Republicans cited 17th-century English case law to defend Trump's birthright citizenship order, Axios' Sareen Habeshian reports.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Out of that, existing case law explicitly bars $273 billion, or 78%, of that money from being withheld.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
Did Delaware lawmakers override case law in favor of business interests?
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Rader, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2025
Go deeper: In a separate brief filed Monday, 18 U.S. House Republicans cited 17th-century English case law to defend Trump's birthright citizenship order, Axios' Sareen Habeshian reports.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Out of that, existing case law explicitly bars $273 billion, or 78%, of that money from being withheld.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
Did Delaware lawmakers override case law in favor of business interests?
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for case law
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“Case law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20law. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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