Some bankruptcy lawyers, though, questioned whether legal precedent cited by Barneys would apply to its specific circumstances.

Justice Souter indicated that prior precedent on prejudice in the courtroom applied generally, including to spectators.

The title of a judgment briefly sets forth the point of law to which the precedent applied and which constitutes the reason for its publication.

The organization hopes to use a ruling in their favor to discourage further discriminatory practices in Birmingham and other cities where the legal precedent would apply.

Some common-law jurisdictions do not permit retroactive criminal legislation, though new precedent generally applies to events that occurred before the judicial decision.

A question in the new case, Anderson v. Roe, No. 98-97, is how that precedent applies to a reduction rather than elimination of benefits.

Before the judge rules, Microsoft will offer its view of what legal precedents should apply to his findings of fact, as will the government.

Arbour appeared to be red in the face while discussing the matter with Fraser tonight, perhaps suggesting that precedent should have applied.

The precedent established with the 9/11 compensation for unprecedented terrorist attacks should apply to unprecedented natural disasters as well.

He said the court's 1968 precedent, Terry v. Ohio, applied to just such "ambiguous situations" where probable cause is lacking.