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A quick definition of not law:

Term: NOT LAW

Definition: When a judge makes a decision that most lawyers think is wrong, they might ignore it and not follow it in the future. This is called a decision that is "not law." It doesn't happen very often, but when it does, it means that the decision is not considered important or correct anymore.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A judicial decision that is considered incorrect or outdated by the legal profession and therefore not followed in future cases.

For example, if a court made a decision in the past that is no longer considered valid or relevant to current laws and legal practices, it may be deemed "not law." This means that if a similar case were to arise in the future, the court would not be bound to follow the previous decision and could instead make a new ruling based on current laws and precedents.

Another example of a decision that may be considered "not law" is one that was made by a lower court and was later overturned by a higher court. In this case, the decision of the higher court would be considered the correct interpretation of the law, and the previous decision would be disregarded.

Overall, a decision that is deemed "not law" is one that is no longer considered valid or relevant to current legal practices and is therefore not followed in future cases.

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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
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I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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