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Precedent

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Legal precedent reference — stare decisis, case law hierarchy, distinguishing, overruling, persuasive authority. Use when researching binding case law, analy...

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📖 About This Skill

name: "precedent" version: "1.0.0" description: "Legal precedent reference — stare decisis, case law hierarchy, distinguishing, overruling, persuasive authority. Use when researching binding case law, analyzing judicial reasoning, or building legal arguments." author: "BytesAgain" homepage: "https://bytesagain.com" source: "https://github.com/bytesagain/ai-skills" tags: [precedent, stare-decisis, case-law, judicial, legal, authority, common-law] category: "legal"

Precedent — Legal Precedent Reference

Quick-reference skill for the doctrine of precedent, case law analysis, and stare decisis.

When to Use

  • Determining which court decisions are binding in your jurisdiction
  • Distinguishing or analogizing prior cases
  • Understanding ratio decidendi vs obiter dicta
  • Researching whether a precedent has been overruled or modified
  • Building persuasive legal arguments from case law

    • Commands

    intro

    scripts/script.sh intro

    Overview of legal precedent — stare decisis, common law tradition, purpose.

    hierarchy

    scripts/script.sh hierarchy

    Court hierarchy — binding vs persuasive authority, federal/state systems.

    analysis

    scripts/script.sh analysis

    Case analysis — ratio decidendi, obiter dicta, material facts, holdings.

    distinguishing

    scripts/script.sh distinguishing

    Distinguishing precedent — factual differences, legal distinctions, narrow/broad readings.

    overruling

    scripts/script.sh overruling

    Overruling and modifying precedent — when courts reverse themselves.

    research

    scripts/script.sh research

    Case law research — citation formats, Shepardizing, KeyCite, databases.

    writing

    scripts/script.sh writing

    Using precedent in legal writing — IRAC, analogical reasoning, synthesis.

    checklist

    scripts/script.sh checklist

    Case law analysis and application checklist.

    help

    scripts/script.sh help

    version

    scripts/script.sh version

    Configuration

    | Variable | Description | |----------|-------------| | PRECEDENT_DIR | Data directory (default: ~/.precedent/) |

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    ⚡ When to Use

    TriggerAction
    - Distinguishing or analogizing prior cases
    - Understanding ratio decidendi vs obiter dicta
    - Researching whether a precedent has been overruled or modified
    - Building persuasive legal arguments from case law

    ⚙️ Configuration

    | Variable | Description | |----------|-------------| | PRECEDENT_DIR | Data directory (default: ~/.precedent/) |

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