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“At this point, Zafirov is a district court decision without precedential value,” wrote two corporate lawyers in a recent analysis.

She countered that the Supreme Court has never issued a precedential ruling on the matter and said the Constitution didn’t envision deadlines.

“Moreover, the office treats its prior memos as precedential — so understanding war powers law requires understanding these prior memos. Yet, until now, no one else has been able to see them.”

“This is a precedential system which goes both ways — if you win or lose — and sends a signal to the market,” Ms. Allensworth said.

Dissents have, of course, no precedential value in the conventional sense.