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Yes, I've seen this (in UK, but can't think off-hand of an example) where the judge says "yeah, no" to someone trying to be clever.


"I've seen this in a completely different jurisdiction but don't remember even a single specific" is not a particularly compelling counterargument.


I don't think this thread had the tone of an argument at all. If there were two people seriously butting heads going back and forth on something, yeah sure. But pulling a [Citation Needed] on some people who aren't experts but want to have a sincere and pretty civil discussion feels a bit much.


Especially since the UK has way more of a “legal precedent” style of law than the US constitutional system.


You mean "common law"? US Constitutional law is deeply based on "legal precedent".




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