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Recent Examples of common law
That language comes from the Restatement (Second) of Trusts (1959), which isn’t common law.
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Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
In 2023 the Supreme Court of Hawaii found that federal laws do not prevent climate claims based on state common law.
—Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
This interpretation is wildly beyond that used for common law employees under the Internal Revenue Code and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2025
The reason why this distinction between common and statutory law matters, at least to Jackson, is because the concept of aiding and abetting arises out of the common law.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
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Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
In 2023 the Supreme Court of Hawaii found that federal laws do not prevent climate claims based on state common law.
—Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
This interpretation is wildly beyond that used for common law employees under the Internal Revenue Code and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2025
The reason why this distinction between common and statutory law matters, at least to Jackson, is because the concept of aiding and abetting arises out of the common law.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for common law
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After Yoon declared martial law in December, Lee led his party in overturning it and eventually impeaching Yoon.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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Supporting Yoon’s impeachment, Lee has also condemned Yoon’s unconstitutional abuse of martial law and espousal of election fraud conspiracy theory.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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First, opponents argued that the rule was unlawful and that Congress would need to amend the statute to implement the changes proposed by DHS in its rule.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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But the politics of amending statutes is complicated and uncertain.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 July 2025
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“Common law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/common%20law. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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