From: "Robert G Lewis" 

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/precedent

precedent 1) n. a prior reported opinion of an appeals court which
establishes the legal rule (authority) in the future on the same legal
question decided in the prior judgment. Thus, "the rule in Fishbeck v.
Gladfelter is precedent for the issue before the court in this case."
The doctrine that a lower court must follow a precedent is called stare
decisis (star-ay dee-sigh-sis). 2) adj. before, as in the term
"condition precedent," which is a situation which must exist
before a party to a contract has to perform.

Strikes me that it would be rather difficult for a US court to look to
foreign courts for precedents given that defination. I do feel that US Law
should override any use of foreign law though.



"Mark"  wrote in message news:44164c7e{at}w3....
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> "Monte Davis"  wrote in message
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>> "Mark"  wrote:
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>>>I don't give a crap about "any US court" only about
the Supreme Court and
>>>when they start fishing around looking for precedents in foreign law...
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>> Come back when you know what "precedent" means, slackwit.
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> Tell me what you think it means, fuckwit.
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