A Court Is Likely to Depart from the Rule of Precedent

A court is likely to depart from the rule of precedent if:

A) a precedent is hypothetical and academic.
B) a foreign government is involved in the precedent.
C) the government seeks to use a precedent in a criminal case.
D) the government seeks to use a precedent to grant pardon to an offender.
E) a precedent has been rendered inapplicable due to technical or social changes .