Precedent — Legal Precedent Reference

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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"

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# Precedent — Legal Precedent Reference

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

When to Use

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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