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
Tyron Garner later LGBT rights cases in the United States
Tyron Garner Obergefell v. Hodges
Rassmussen v. United States later cases on territorial incorporation
383 U.S. 663 later voting rights cases challenging wealth-based restrictions
Miller v. Johnson Shaw v. Hunt via predicate surface "precedentOf" NERFINISHED
Miller v. Johnson Bush v. Vera via predicate surface "precedentOf" NERFINISHED
Bush v. Vera Shaw v. Reno via predicate surface "appliesPrecedent" NERFINISHED
Stone v. Graham Lemon v. Kurtzman via predicate surface "reliesOnPrecedent" NERFINISHED
Stone v. Graham later Establishment Clause school cases via predicate surface "usedAsPrecedentIn"
Payton v. New York later Fourth Amendment home-entry cases
Ingraham v. Wright limits on federal constitutional challenges to school corporal punishment
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission subsequent commercial speech cases
Te Awa Tupua global environmental personhood debates via predicate surface "isPrecedentFor"
Rice v. Cayetano challenges to race-based voter qualifications
Hurd v. Hodge later fair housing and anti-discrimination jurisprudence
United States v. E. C. Knight Co. limiting federal regulation of intrastate activities
Japanese American Redress Act later discussions of reparations in the United States
Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission use of independent commissions for congressional redistricting in other states
Smiley v. Holm cases involving state regulation of federal elections via predicate surface "isPrecedentFor"
Smiley v. Holm interpretation of the Elections Clause via predicate surface "isPrecedentFor"
U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton later cases addressing state regulation of federal elections
R. v. Sparrow R. v. Van der Peet NERFINISHED
R. v. Sparrow R. v. N.T.C. Smokehouse Ltd. NERFINISHED
R. v. Sparrow R. v. Gladstone NERFINISHED
R. v. Sparrow R. v. Nikal NERFINISHED
R. v. Sparrow R. v. Badger NERFINISHED
Guerin v. The Queen leading authority on Crown fiduciary duty to Indigenous peoples via predicate surface "precedentStatus"
Hepburn v. Griswold overruled via predicate surface "precedentStatus"
Knox v. Lee later cases on congressional monetary powers
Naim v. Naim state enforcement of anti-miscegenation laws prior to Loving v. Virginia
Memoirs v. Massachusetts later obscenity jurisprudence under the First Amendment
Alida Star Gebser landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on Title IX school liability via predicate surface "precedentStatus"
Gray v. Sanders Reynolds v. Sims NERFINISHED
Gray v. Sanders Wesberry v. Sanders NERFINISHED
Wesberry v. Sanders subsequent one person, one vote decisions involving congressional districts
Virginia v. Tennessee interpretation of when interstate compacts require congressional consent
Virginia v. Tennessee later cases involving interstate compacts and agreements via predicate surface "usedAsPrecedentIn"
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors cases involving the scope of the Compact Clause
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors cases involving state regulation of interstate banking consistent with federal law
Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. overruled via predicate surface "precedentStatus"
Federal Housing Administration v. Burr interpretation of federal agency "sue and be sued" clauses
Federal Housing Administration v. Burr limitations on federal sovereign immunity for government corporations
Lane v. Peña binding on all lower federal courts in the United States via predicate surface "precedentStatus"
1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding revocation of tax-exempt status over racial policies
surface form: Bob Jones University v. United States
later cases involving conditions on tax-exempt status via predicate surface "isPrecedentFor"
1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding revocation of tax-exempt status over racial policies
surface form: Bob Jones University v. United States
administrative interpretation of tax-exemption statutes via predicate surface "isPrecedentFor"
Edelman v. Jordan limits on retroactive monetary relief against states in federal court
Edelman v. Jordan distinction between prospective and retroactive relief under the Eleventh Amendment
Griffin v. Breckenridge private civil rights actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3)
Griffin v. Breckenridge requirement of class-based, invidiously discriminatory animus in § 1985(3) claims
United States v. Skilling binding precedent in the United States federal courts via predicate surface "precedentStatus"