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Case law says that a person has a right to privacy.
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While 30 states have legislatively enacted stand your ground statutes like Florida’s, eight others implement stand your ground through case law and jury instructions that effectively remove the duty to retreat.
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Caroline Light, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
There may be some case law that impacts the answer to this question.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
There is also case law that says if the status quo is working for your children, it should not be disrupted.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Jennifer Lor, Carter’s press secretary, said Wednesday there’s no case law that prohibits what the city is proposing.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Light, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
There may be some case law that impacts the answer to this question.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
There is also case law that says if the status quo is working for your children, it should not be disrupted.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Jennifer Lor, Carter’s press secretary, said Wednesday there’s no case law that prohibits what the city is proposing.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Case law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20law. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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