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obiter ex post facto

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A quick definition of obiter ex post facto:

Term: OBITER EX POST FACTO

Definition: Obiter ex post facto is when a court says something in a case that is too broad and not necessary for the decision. Some people don't think it's the same as obiter dictum.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Obiter ex post facto refers to a court's decision that was expressed in unnecessarily broad terms, according to a later court. Some experts argue that this is not a type of obiter dictum at all.

For example, a court may make a ruling in a case that goes beyond what is necessary to decide the case at hand. If a later court finds that the ruling was too broad and not necessary to the outcome of the case, it may consider it obiter ex post facto.

Another example could be a judge's comments during a trial that are not directly related to the case but are still recorded in the court transcript. If a later court finds that these comments were not necessary to the decision in the case, they may be considered obiter ex post facto.

These examples illustrate how obiter ex post facto can occur when a court goes beyond what is necessary to decide a case and makes statements that are not directly related to the outcome. These statements may be considered unnecessary and too broad by a later court.

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I got a UR when I emailed themc
jackfrost11770
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lilypadfrog
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like whether the date changes. is that actually indicative of something. I feel like people have said they got in without a second date change
jackfrost11770
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went complete at penn a month ago with still no UR
jackfrost11770
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How was that too ambitious of a thought
jackfrost11770
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March at the very least atp
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jack me too buddy
lilypadfrog
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@info-man: I applied like a week before you and just went UR a couple days ago you’ll get there in a minute
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definitely not ambitious at all. this cycle's turning out to be as slow as the last one probably due to high app volume
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@lilypadfrog: okay cool good to know
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jackfrost11770
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Recent boo I applied to BU in Oct
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I've been complete since mid Sept:(
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If I knew I would still be waiting in January I probably wouldn't have applied so early
jackfrost11770
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Me neither
jackfrost11770
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Someone applied to nyu in December and got today
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re seat deposit: does any1 know if u can request to delay 1st seat deposit? some school are really early it seems
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if they delayed decisions we should be able to delay deposits... but we do not live a perfect world so i doubt it
lilypadfrog
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yeah you can request an extension. usually it’s like a week though
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that’s a good way to stay awake. tell him to come back here
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