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Case law says that a person has a right to privacy.
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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.
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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
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.
—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
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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
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.
—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
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 10 Dec. 2025.
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