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Case law says that a person has a right to privacy.
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While colleges would cite case law from decades ago indicating workers’ comp law doesn’t apply, the precedential value of those decisions is highly suspect.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 June 2024
As Netflix confronts a torrent of defamation lawsuits, a steadily growing body of case law is chipping away at legal protections once thought to provide sweeping cover for dramatizations.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
There are many technical and legal considerations to parse in an incident such as this, involving reaction times, departmental liability, union wrangling, case law and so on.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
New York case law requires that the indictment allege only a general intent to conceal a crime, not an intent to conceal a specific crime.
—Barbara McQuade, TIME, 4 June 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 June 2024
As Netflix confronts a torrent of defamation lawsuits, a steadily growing body of case law is chipping away at legal protections once thought to provide sweeping cover for dramatizations.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
There are many technical and legal considerations to parse in an incident such as this, involving reaction times, departmental liability, union wrangling, case law and so on.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
New York case law requires that the indictment allege only a general intent to conceal a crime, not an intent to conceal a specific crime.
—Barbara McQuade, TIME, 4 June 2024
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“Case law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20law. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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