Legal precedent

Definition

A court decision that provides a basis for deciding later legal cases.

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Paper 3

The decision nevertheless gave campaigners an important legal precedent. If school segregation violated constitutional equality, other forms of state-backed segregation could also be challenged through the courts. Brown strengthened those challenges; it did not automatically abolish every segregation law.
Revise: Developments in Education

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GCSE History · key term

A court decision that provides a basis for deciding later legal cases.

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Paper 3

The decision nevertheless gave campaigners an important legal precedent. If school segregation violated constitutional equality, other forms of state-backed segregation could also be challenged through the courts. Brown strengthened those challenges; it did not automatically abolish every segregation law.
Revise: Developments in Education

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