Did they not even know how to cite precedent?
Lawyers and politicians who hide behind them love to cite legal precedents.
Bush administration officials can cite voluminous legal precedents for the approach they prefer.
The court then went on to cite precedents designed to show that it was interpreting but not changing existing law.
He then cites the practice in the Supreme Court of citing precedents from cases decided long ago.
He argued that a business tax cut would drive up property rates, citing precedents in several other North American cities.
A Federal court blocked the move, citing precedents that barred such residency requirements.
But in citing historical precedent, he does not mention one important issue: such matters did not use to be called "ideological."
The lower court had cited legal precedent barring punitive damage awards against municipalities.
The Court cited ancient precedent in deciding the case:
