Synonyms for precedents
prece·dents

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1. List of paraphrases for "precedents":

   previous, preceding, jurisprudence

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1. Justice Samuel Alito:

   Given the way the confirmation process -- the interviews of senators that occur immediately upon the announcement of the nomination -- I think it would be very difficult for somebody who has not been dealing with the whole breadth of federal law that may come before the Supreme Court to be ready for those interviews, or at least to have thought about how you interpret the Constitution, how do you interpret the statutes, what do you think about precedents -- issues like that, you will be hit with all of that immediately once the nomination has been announced.

2. Brad Cook:

   Our precedents say we don't go there, personally, would I like the U.S. Supreme Court to decide these issues so we know what it is, so it doesn't keep coming up? Absolutely. Are we the vehicle to start that discussion? No, we're not.

3. Anthony Kennedy:

   Rejecting the physical presence rule is necessary to ensure that artificial competitive advantages are not created by this court's precedents.

4. Liane Schalatek:

   You have to be extremely careful that you are not setting bad precedents with the first couple of projects that you are looking at.

5. Rebecca Aloisi:

   We have seen growing interest in our country's founding and other topics related to the government and the precedents that George Washington set, we hope that people will come to Mount Vernon in person or explore our website to learn more and find some inspiration.