case law

“There are over 100 years of case law that tell us this is a baseless lawsuit,” he said.

“Journalists for years have relied on Supreme Court case law that, if someone leaks something to them, they can publish it as long as they did not participate in the illegal collection of it.”

The Lady Chief Justice's office said in calculating a sentence for any offence a judge will consider all evidence as well as "the relevant statute and case law".

She said in evaluating claims the plan relies on “recent case law, guidance by the California Department of Insurance and our policy form.”

Jesic agreed, saying case law did not require a district attorney to address “insight” in such a petition and that could not serve as the basis for withdrawal.