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Legal precedent forms the backbone of legal reasoning: when a court makes a decision, that decision can be cited by later cases as a guiding example. Over time, these citations create a network of influence, where some cases become highly influential because they are cited frequently by others. Understanding how cases cite each other helps you see which decisions shape the law and how legal ideas spread through the courts. This web of citations is called a legal precedent network.

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# Dictionary representing cases and the precedents they cite cases = { "CaseA": [], "CaseB": ["CaseA"], "CaseC": ["CaseA"], "CaseD": ["CaseB", "CaseC"], "CaseE": ["CaseC"], "CaseF": ["CaseD", "CaseE"] }
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To analyze which cases have been influenced by a specific precedent, you need to traverse this network. Starting from the precedent case, you look for all cases that cite it directly. Then, you repeat the process for those cases, finding any that cite them, and so on. This way, you uncover all cases that are directly or indirectly connected to the original precedent, revealing its reach and influence in legal history.

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def find_influenced_cases(cases, precedent): influenced = set() stack = [precedent] while stack: current = stack.pop() for case, citations in cases.items(): if current in citations and case not in influenced: influenced.add(case) stack.append(case) return influenced # Example: find all cases influenced by "CaseA" result = find_influenced_cases(cases, "CaseA") print("Cases influenced by CaseA:", result)
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1. What is a legal precedent network?

2. How can Python help analyze relationships between cases?

3. Fill in the blank: To find all cases citing a precedent, use a _______ to traverse the network.

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Legal precedent forms the backbone of legal reasoning: when a court makes a decision, that decision can be cited by later cases as a guiding example. Over time, these citations create a network of influence, where some cases become highly influential because they are cited frequently by others. Understanding how cases cite each other helps you see which decisions shape the law and how legal ideas spread through the courts. This web of citations is called a legal precedent network.

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# Dictionary representing cases and the precedents they cite cases = { "CaseA": [], "CaseB": ["CaseA"], "CaseC": ["CaseA"], "CaseD": ["CaseB", "CaseC"], "CaseE": ["CaseC"], "CaseF": ["CaseD", "CaseE"] }
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To analyze which cases have been influenced by a specific precedent, you need to traverse this network. Starting from the precedent case, you look for all cases that cite it directly. Then, you repeat the process for those cases, finding any that cite them, and so on. This way, you uncover all cases that are directly or indirectly connected to the original precedent, revealing its reach and influence in legal history.

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def find_influenced_cases(cases, precedent): influenced = set() stack = [precedent] while stack: current = stack.pop() for case, citations in cases.items(): if current in citations and case not in influenced: influenced.add(case) stack.append(case) return influenced # Example: find all cases influenced by "CaseA" result = find_influenced_cases(cases, "CaseA") print("Cases influenced by CaseA:", result)
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1. What is a legal precedent network?

2. How can Python help analyze relationships between cases?

3. Fill in the blank: To find all cases citing a precedent, use a _______ to traverse the network.

question mark

What is a legal precedent network?

Select the correct answer

question mark

How can Python help analyze relationships between cases?

Select the correct answer

question-icon

Fill in the blank: To find all cases citing a precedent, use a _______ to traverse the network.

tuplestringinteger

Натисніть або перетягніть елементи та заповніть пропуски

Все було зрозуміло?

Як ми можемо покращити це?

Дякуємо за ваш відгук!

Секція 2. Розділ 6
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