precedentFor

P3138
predicate

Indicates that one situation, decision, or case serves as an authoritative example or basis for deciding or interpreting another.

All labels observed (38)

Label Occurrences
precedentFor canonical 344
precedentStatus 51
isPrecedentFor 15

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: precedentFor
Generated description
Indicates that one situation, decision, or case serves as an authoritative example or basis for deciding or interpreting another.

Sample triples (570)

Subject Object
United States – Measures Concerning the Importation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products subsequent WTO cases on environmental labeling via predicate surface "hasPrecedentialValueFor"
United States – Measures Concerning the Importation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products interpretation of non-discrimination under the TBT Agreement via predicate surface "hasPrecedentialValueFor"
Hanna v. Plumer application of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in diversity cases
Bagrat I of Imereti first independent king of Imereti via predicate surface "precedent"
Bruce Boynton was convicted of trespass after refusing to leave a whites-only restaurant in a bus terminal
surface form: Boynton v. Virginia
desegregation of bus terminals used by interstate passengers
Bailey v. Patterson Boynton v. Virginia via predicate surface "precedentReliedOn"
Bailey v. Patterson Morgan v. Virginia via predicate surface "precedentReliedOn"
Bailey v. Patterson Mitchell v. United States via predicate surface "precedentReliedOn"
Flood v. Kuhn Federal Baseball Club v. National League via predicate surface "precedentReliedOn"
Flood v. Kuhn Federal Baseball Club v. National League via predicate surface "precedentReliedOn"
surface form: Toolson v. New York Yankees
Nixon v. Herndon later challenges to white primary systems
Nixon v. Condon later Supreme Court decisions invalidating white primaries
Skinner v. Oklahoma cases recognizing procreation as a fundamental right
Skinner v. Oklahoma later equal protection cases involving fundamental rights
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire Beauharnais v. Illinois
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire Cohen v. California
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire Gooding v. Wilson
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul
Prince v. Massachusetts state authority to limit children’s religiously motivated activities in public
Prince v. Massachusetts balancing parental rights and child welfare
Prince v. Massachusetts limits on free exercise claims involving minors
Lovell v. City of Griffin subsequent cases on distribution of leaflets and pamphlets
Lovell v. City of Griffin cases limiting licensing schemes as prior restraints
Moritz v. Commissioner later sex discrimination cases
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee Supreme Court appellate review of state court judgments in federal question cases
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee binding nature of Supreme Court decisions on state courts
Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health abortion rights jurisprudence prior to Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Downes v. Bidwell later Supreme Court decisions on the rights of territorial residents
Maryland v. King subsequent cases on biometric identification of arrestees
Windsor
surface form: United States v. Windsor
Obergefell v. Hodges
Michigan Appellate Reports Michigan Court System via predicate surface "isPrecedentIn"
surface form: Michigan state courts
Hollingsworth v. Perry Perry v. Brown via predicate surface "priorCase"
Hollingsworth v. Perry Perry v. Schwarzenegger via predicate surface "priorCase"
Pierce v. Society of Sisters cases recognizing parental rights in childrearing and education
Wik decision later native title cases in Australia
United States v. Nichols narrow interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment state action requirement
Weeks
surface form: Weeks v. United States
Mapp v. Ohio
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States Nardone v. United States
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States Wong Sun v. United States
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett City of Boerne v. Flores via predicate surface "precedentReliedOn"
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents via predicate surface "precedentReliedOn"
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida via predicate surface "precedentReliedOn"
Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs application of Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to gender discrimination in leave policies
Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs Congress’s power to abrogate state sovereign immunity under the Fourteenth Amendment
Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
surface form: Heck v. Humphrey
Edwards v. Balisok
Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
surface form: Heck v. Humphrey
Wilkinson v. Dotson
Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
surface form: Heck v. Humphrey
Wallace v. Kato
Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
surface form: Heck v. Humphrey
McDonough v. Smith
Owens v. Okure, 488 U.S. 235 (1989) selection of limitations period in § 1983 cases
Pickering v. Board of Education subsequent public employee speech cases via predicate surface "setsPrecedentFor"