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A Post editorial titled "A Challenge by Example" also praises Livingston and notes that the paper early on called for Clinton's resignation, but says that for Clinton to do so now after an irresponsible impeachment vote "would itself set a harmful precedent."
This tradition has been linked to Mexico’s indigenous heritage, for, as Terry Jordan states, “Such use of color in a sacred context has ample pre-Columbian precedent in Mexico, where even the huge pyramids once bore bright paints” (80).
Judicial decisions do not stand as binding "precedent" for points that were not raised, not argued, and hence not analyzed.
The ruling, which is expected in June, will turn on the court's interpretation of the White House counsel's mandate . No legal precedent presages the decision.
Although the wording of constitutional equal protection clauses varies from state to state, and Vermont's interpretation is not a binding precedent, judges often look to courts in other states for guidance on how to rule in similar circumstances.