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Case law says that a person has a right to privacy.
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Williams’ attorney argued that case law indicates that handing a 15-year-old a sentence of 50 years to life is essentially sentencing them to life in prison without parole.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
The plaintiffs also cited case law establishing that unnamed individuals do not need to be identified to demonstrate standing.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
That statement clashes with the First Amendment, where decades of case law have maintained that students do not shed their free expression rights when on campus.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 1 Dec. 2025
But there's a lot of case law that defines the scope of what is a true threat.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Nov. 2025
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
The plaintiffs also cited case law establishing that unnamed individuals do not need to be identified to demonstrate standing.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
That statement clashes with the First Amendment, where decades of case law have maintained that students do not shed their free expression rights when on campus.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 1 Dec. 2025
But there's a lot of case law that defines the scope of what is a true threat.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Nov. 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 13 Jan. 2026.
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