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selective prospectivity

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A quick definition of selective prospectivity:

Selective prospectivity is when a court decides to use a new rule of law in a specific case, but still uses the old rule in all other cases that were pending before the new rule was announced or in cases where the facts happened before the new rule was announced.

A more thorough explanation:

Selective prospectivity is a legal term that refers to a court's decision to apply a new rule of law in a specific case, but to apply the old rule in all other cases that were pending at the time the new rule was announced or in which the facts predate the new rule's announcement.

For example, let's say that a court announces a new rule that makes it illegal to use a certain type of pesticide. If a case comes before the court that involves the use of that pesticide after the new rule was announced, the court will apply the new rule. However, if there are other cases pending that involve the use of the same pesticide before the new rule was announced, the court will apply the old rule.

Another example could be a court ruling that a certain type of contract is unenforceable. If a case comes before the court that involves that type of contract after the ruling, the court will apply the new rule. However, if there are other cases pending that involve the same type of contract before the ruling, the court will apply the old rule.

These examples illustrate how selective prospectivity works in practice. It allows courts to apply new rules of law in a fair and consistent manner, while also respecting the rights of parties who were subject to the old rule before the new rule was announced.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
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
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
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
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