Precedent: References & Edit History

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Article title updated for style. Nov 04, 2026
Invalidated site: CORE - The Doctrine of Precedent as Applied to Administrative Decisions. May 28, 2026
Add new Web site: ScholarWorks at University of Baltimore School of Law - The Doctrine of Precedent in the United States of America (PDF). Feb 05, 2026
Add new Web site: Congress.gov - Constitution Annotated - Judicial Precedent and Constitutional Interpretation. Dec 23, 2025
Add new Web site: The Catholic University of America - Columbus School of Law - The Scope of Precedent (PDF). Aug 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Precedent (PDF). May 06, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Roles and the Moral Practice of Precedent. Feb 22, 2025
Add new Web site: The University of Chicago Law School - Chicago Unbound - Precedent and Discretion. Sep 02, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - The Doctrine of Precedent as Applied to Administrative Decisions. Jun 10, 2024
Add new Web site: Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law libraries - The Role of Precedent in Judicial Decision. Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: State Library of New South Wales - Precedent and evidence. Dec 12, 2023
Add new Web site: The Lectric Law Library - Precedent. Dec 30, 2010
Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Precedent and Analogy in Legal Reasoning. Dec 23, 2010
Article revised. Apr 26, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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