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primae impressionis

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A quick definition of primae impressionis:

Term: Primae impressionis

Definition: Primae impressionis is a Latin term used in law to describe a case that presents a new legal issue that has not been decided before. It is the first time a court is faced with this particular issue. A case can be civil or criminal, and it is a legal proceeding that involves two or more parties. The case can be active or inactive, and it can be pending or resolved. A test case is a lawsuit brought to establish an important legal principle or right.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Primae impressionis (prI-mee im-pres[h]-ee-oh-nis) is a Latin term used in law to refer to the first impression. It is often used in the context of a case of first impression, which is a legal case that presents a new issue of law that has not been decided before by any controlling legal authority in that jurisdiction.

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  • A case of first impression is when a court is presented with a legal issue that has not been decided before in that jurisdiction. For example, if a new technology emerges and there is no existing law that addresses it, a court may have to decide how to apply existing laws to the new technology.
  • A test case is a lawsuit brought to establish an important legal principle or right. For example, a group of individuals may bring a test case to challenge a law that they believe is unconstitutional.

These examples illustrate how the term primae impressionis is used in the legal context to refer to cases that present new legal issues or seek to establish important legal principles.

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soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
TheAdoptedOne
9:46
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
TheAdoptedOne
9:54
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
Man
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
jackfrost11770
10:22
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
jackfrost11770
10:23
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
soapy
10:26
Or another essay?
FartButt790
10:30
i'll allow it
soapy
10:31
<3 thanks Fart Butt
1a2b3c4d26z
10:31
If I get rejected by a school bc I check my statuses during work then it wasn’t meant to be
llama
10:32
cautionary tail re reddit posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZAQAuqSfs
BytchiestBunny
10:33
How else will they know we fuck
BytchiestBunny
10:33
Need to know aboot 6 pack abs
BytchiestBunny
10:33
How many 666 people apply?
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