#precedent — Public Fediverse posts
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The right to a fair trial requires juries to have the legal right to acquit defended on there conscious. Otherwise state collusion and pressure leads to oppression.
https://defendourjuries.net/legal-press/
#juries #fairtrial #justice #oppression #legal #precedent -
https://www.europesays.com/ro/155193/ (VIDEO) Un mecanic şi proprietar de atelier spune că industria service-urilor a ajuns la o lăcomie fără precedent, uitând ce înseamnă corectitudinea faţă de clienţi | PiataAuto.md #Afaceri #atelier #Business #clienti #corectitudine #costuri #facturi #fara #industrie #lacomie #mecanic #precedent #proprietar #RO #Română #Romania #Romanian #service #spune #uita
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I wrote somewhere once that the third-rate mind was only happy when it was thinking with the majority, the second-rate mind was only happy when it was thinking with the minority, and the first-rate mind was only happy when it was thinking. With equal truth it may be said that a first-rate mind is not one which does not remember the past, nor is it one which cannot forget the past; it is a mind which will use the past but not be ordered by it. It is a mind independent of everybody and everything but the facts in front of it. It is as little perturbed to find itself sharing a thought with the simple as it is elated to find itself sharing a thought with the subtle.
A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
War with Honour, Macmillan War Pamphlets, Issue 2 (1940)More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/82636/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #aamilne #consideration #genius #history #intellect #lessons #majority #mind #minority #past #precedent #reconsideration #thinking #thought
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At least let no one argue that, because an abuse cannot be suppressed without injuring those who profit from it, the fact that it has existed for a time gives it the right to last forever.
[À moins qu’on ne prétende que, parce qu’un abus ne peut être détruit sans froisser ceux qui en profitent, il suffit qu’il existe un moment pour qu’il doive durer toujours.]Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850) French philosopher, economist, politician
Economic Sophisms [Sophismes Économiques], 1st Series, ch. 20 “Human Labor, National Labor [Travail Humain, Travail National]” (1845) [tr. Goddard (1964)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bastiat-frederic/824…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bastiat #abuse #correction #exploitation #harm #justice #justification #precedent #problem #profit #profitability #profiteering #solution #wrong
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
Grown men, he told himself, in flat contradiction of centuries of accumulated evidence about the way grown men behave, do not behave like this.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 4, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, ch. 11 [Arthur] (1984)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/82214/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #hitchhikersguide #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #solongandthanksforallthefish #adult #humannature #maturity #precedent #principle #realworld #reality #selfimage #truth
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
Grown men, he told himself, in flat contradiction of centuries of accumulated evidence about the way grown men behave, do not behave like this.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 4, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, ch. 11 [Arthur] (1984)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/82214/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #hitchhikersguide #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #solongandthanksforallthefish #adult #humannature #maturity #precedent #principle #realworld #reality #selfimage #truth
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
Grown men, he told himself, in flat contradiction of centuries of accumulated evidence about the way grown men behave, do not behave like this.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 4, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, ch. 11 [Arthur] (1984)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/82214/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #hitchhikersguide #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #solongandthanksforallthefish #adult #humannature #maturity #precedent #principle #realworld #reality #selfimage #truth
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
Grown men, he told himself, in flat contradiction of centuries of accumulated evidence about the way grown men behave, do not behave like this.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 4, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, ch. 11 [Arthur] (1984)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/82214/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #hitchhikersguide #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #solongandthanksforallthefish #adult #humannature #maturity #precedent #principle #realworld #reality #selfimage #truth
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
Nothing is so contagious as an example, and our every really good or bad action inspires a similar one.
[Rien n’est si contagieux que l’exemple, et nous ne faisons jamais de grands biens ni de grands maux qui n’en produisent de semblables.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶230 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #action #doinggood #emulation #example #goodandevil #imitation #precedent #suggestion #wrongdoing #badexample #goodexample #leadbyexample #setanexample
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
Nothing is so contagious as an example, and our every really good or bad action inspires a similar one.
[Rien n’est si contagieux que l’exemple, et nous ne faisons jamais de grands biens ni de grands maux qui n’en produisent de semblables.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶230 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #action #doinggood #emulation #example #goodandevil #imitation #precedent #suggestion #wrongdoing #badexample #goodexample #leadbyexample #setanexample
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
Nothing is so contagious as an example, and our every really good or bad action inspires a similar one.
[Rien n’est si contagieux que l’exemple, et nous ne faisons jamais de grands biens ni de grands maux qui n’en produisent de semblables.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶230 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #action #doinggood #emulation #example #goodandevil #imitation #precedent #suggestion #wrongdoing #badexample #goodexample #leadbyexample #setanexample
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
Nothing is so contagious as an example, and our every really good or bad action inspires a similar one.
[Rien n’est si contagieux que l’exemple, et nous ne faisons jamais de grands biens ni de grands maux qui n’en produisent de semblables.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶230 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #action #doinggood #emulation #example #goodandevil #imitation #precedent #suggestion #wrongdoing #badexample #goodexample #leadbyexample #setanexample
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once a specific crime has appeared for the first time, its reappearance is more likely than its initial emergence could ever have been.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, Epilogue (1963)More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/42717/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #arendt #hannaharendt #crime #crimesagainsthumanity #deterrence #overtonwindow #precedent #punishment #warcrime
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#Trump Claims Sweeping #Power to #Nullify #Laws, Letters on #TikTok #Ban Show. In purporting to license otherwise #illegal conduct by #tech firms, Trump set a #precedent expanding #executivepower, #legal experts warned. #AG #Bondi told #BigTech the could lawfully #violate #statute barring American companies from supporting TikTok based on sweeping claim that President Trump has the #constitutional power to set aside #laws, newly disclosed documents show. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/us/politics/trump-bondi-tiktok-executive-power.html #democracy #maga
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A quotation from Mignon McLaughlin
The past is rich in lessons from which we would greatly profit except that the present is always so full of Special Circumstances.
Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983) American journalist and author
The Neurotic’s Notebook, ch. 10 (1963)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/76…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #details #difference #exception #experience #extrapolation #history #learning #lessons #past #precedent #present #uniqueness
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A quotation from Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The same past data can confirm a theory and its exact opposite! If you survive until tomorrow, it could mean that either a) you are more likely to be immortal or b) that you are closer to death. Both conclusions rely on the exact same data.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (b. 1960) Lebanese-American essayist, statistician, risk analyst, aphorist
The Black Swan, Part 2, ch. 11 “How to Look for Bird Poop” (2007)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/taleb-nassim-nichola…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #blackswan #conclusion #data #deduction #past #precedent #proof #surmise #theory
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A quotation from Ambrose Bierce
PRECEDENT, n. In Law, a previous decision, rule or practice which, in the absence of a definite statute, has whatever force and authority a Judge may choose to give it, thereby greatly simplifying his task of doing as he pleases. As there are precedents for everything, he has only to ignore those that make against his interest and accentuate those in the line of his desire.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Precedent,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/76306…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #law #cherrypicking #judge #justicesystem #legalsystem #legalism #precedent #staredecisis
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Who’s #KaitlynJoshua, the #Louisiana #woman who #spoke at the #DemocraticNationalConvention?
The DNC heard the #stories of three #women Monday night who #struggled to obtain #reproductive #healthcare after the #Corrupt #US #SupremeCourt #overruled the 49-year-old Roe v. Wade #precedent in 2022.
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#Partisan #Mississippi #Judge cites new #SupremeCourt #ruling in #blocking #healthcare #protections for #transgender #Americans.
Ruling claims #sex does not mean #gender, despite Supreme Court #precedent that #discrimination #OnTheBasisOfSex includes #SexualOrientation and #GenderIdentity.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Mississippi #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/03/politics/transgender-anti-discrimination-protections-biden-chevron
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It’s Official: The #SupremeCourt #Ignores Its Own #Precedent.
The #Corrupt #RobertsCourt has #violated its own #logic with the #ruling on #executive #immunity. Donald #Trump is the #beneficiary.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Courts #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/07/supreme-court-immunity-corruption/679107/
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What seriously pisses me off about #ClarenceThomas’s dissenting opinion is that he’s basically arguing that we can’t use the #precedent English #law to TAKE AWAY individuals’ #GunRights, but guess what? That’s exactly what they did in #Dobbs. They took away #WomensRights to #ReproductiveHealthcare based on a bunch of bullshit.
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#HarveyMilk strongly advocated for this #strategy, famously urging people to #comeout to everyone they knew. He believed that #personalconnections would reduce support #for #discriminatory #measures like #Proposition6.
Ultimately, the #visibility and #personalstories of #LGBTQ+ people played a #crucial role in the campaign. #Proposition6 was #defeated at the #polls, marking a significant #victory for the #LGBTQ+ #rights #movement and setting a #precedent for future #activism.
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Feds Can Film Your Front Porch for 68 Days Without a #Warrant, Says #Court
“Mr. Hay had no reasonable expectation of #privacy in a view of the front of his house,” said the U.S. #TenthCircuit #CourtOfAppeals in its decision on #US vs Hay. “As #videocameras proliferate throughout society, regrettably, the reasonable expectation of privacy from filming is diminished.”
#USvsHay sets a #precedent around how #cameras can be used by #lawenforcement
https://jalopnik.com/feds-can-film-your-front-porch-without-warrant-1851356394 #surveillance -
If #Meadows were to succeed in changing #venues, he would widen the pool of potential #jurors, who could come from more #conservative areas outside #Atlanta, & he would avoid having his trial #televised. He would also set a bad #precedent, encouraging future presidents & their aides to #interfere in the administration of local #elections, w/the expectation that they could later claim they were acting in their official capacities & secure more favorable circumstances at any #trial.
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#Israel #Recognizes #Marriage of #Samesex #Immigrant #Couple Who #Married #Online in #Russia.
#Attorney #NaomiKessel, who #represents the #couple, said that the decision by #Israel's #immigrationauthority set a #precedent and that there is 'no reason why other #couples should not have their #marriages #recognized'.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Israel #MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage #LoveWins https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-08-06/ty-article/.premium/israel-recognizes-marriage-of-same-sex-immigrant-couple-who-married-online-in-russia/00000189-ca3b-d821-afdd-db3f92020000
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#BillC311 is an act to amend the criminal code and make physical or emotional harm to a pregnant person an aggravating factor in sentencing. This may seem like an act to protect people, but #AbortionRights groups & some Liberal and NDP MPs see it for what it is: a slippery slope to #criminalizing #abortion . It's a #dangerous #precedent to set.
Please SIGN #petition & share widely!
https://act.leadnow.ca/bill-c-311-petition
#Canada #WomensRights #OurBodiesOurChoice #CanPoli #HumanRights #ProChoice #SignPetition