Word: precedental
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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"Precedent is important and meaningful," Jenkins said. "But people often think that precedent is being ignored when, in fact, the circumstances in one case are different from those in another."
The legal sparring began with a clash between defense and prosecution over whether Judge Oliver J. Carter should allow the jury to hear the testimony of Margaret Singer, a Berkeley psychologist who is an expert at analyzing speech patterns. Bailey wanted Singer to tell the jury that Patty had been...
"He thought if he could swing a few faculty votes to his side he might ultimately prevail," the friend says. Pavlovich apparently realized plea bargaining was out of the question. He was "acutely aware that his was a precedent-setting case for loan fraud cases," the friend who spoke to...
The board has wide discretion in determining appropriate bargaining units and need not consistently apply the same specific standards to all cases. Consequently, the claim by District 65 that the Washington Board established a "precedent" in the Columbia case can be pretty well shrugged off by the University and the...
All of which perhaps proves that it is a risky business to attempt to predict the behavior of the NLRB. One can only look forward to the Board's decision with interest, keeping in mind the words of Leet: "It is the job of the National Board to make sure...