Examples of case law in a Sentence

Case law says that a person has a right to privacy.

Recent Examples on the Web Before his conviction in 2007, Yagman left a significant imprint on civil rights litigation, establishing new case law on matters from police brutality to international relations. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021 After spending several days reviewing all pertinent laws, to include all relevant case law, our attorneys determined the EO was legal and that there was no viable avenue of challenge. — Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 That would abandon the standard set by Roe and subsequent case law that recognizes a woman’s right to privacy up to the viability of the fetus, or about 24 weeks of gestation. — Michael Scherer, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Dec. 2021 Hamilton said the city adhered to state law, case law and the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and tried to provide as many opportunities for residents to weigh in as possible. — Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2021 First, most of the case law on vaccine requirements deals with schoolchildren, where mandates are especially easy to defend. — Gilad Edelman, Wired, 5 Oct. 2021 Existing case law prohibits the Florida Bar from taking action against sitting constitutional officers, who are required to be Bar members to hold office, Krell Davis said. — Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2021 Searching for applicable case law can often result in thousands of case results, but an AI platform uses algorithms to quickly and accurately review documents relevant to particular cases. — Forbes Business Council, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 Six months of negotiations were stalled due to several key sticking points, including qualified immunity, a controversial federal doctrine established by case law that can shield officers and other government employees from civil liability. — Emma Tucker, Peter Nickeas And Christina Carrega, CNN, 25 Sep. 2021

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