This dimension marks whether a landmark criminal case's holding is still good law, has been narrowed or has been overturned. Wikipedia notes a leading decision can settle the law "by distinguishing a new principle that refines a prior principle," a process that can later happen again to the case itself. Browsing by case status separates cases still controlling today from those since overturned.
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1. Forensic Linguistics (Wikipedia)
Forensic linguistics, History sectionQuote, Forensic linguistics, History section
The term forensic linguistics first appeared in 1968 when Jan Svartvik, a Swedish professor of linguistics, used it in "The Evans Statements: A Case for Forensic Linguistics"
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