21.   Downer was careful to say Tuesday that he would be following that precedent.

22.   Leahy also asked Cebull whether he would follow Supreme Court precedent even if he disagreed with it.

23.   The Census Bureau has said that it was following legal precedent in not counting Mormon missionaries.

24.   The precedent could be followed by thousands of other labourers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.