The city's courthouse was built in 1821, replacing a previous court in the Shire Hall.

Experts said that while previous courts have heard evidence of rape, they have treated it as a secondary offense in the context of war crimes.

In consideration of a retrial, the court examined the previous court's holdings.

The district court found the previous court's holding to be true.

In contrast to the previous court, the Brennan court had many changes in its membership despite being only three years long.

On April 27, 2004 an appeals court finally overturned the judgment of the previous court.

Grokster came before the Supreme Court having already won in two previous courts.

For example, if a statutory provision or precedent had not been brought to the previous court's attention before its decision, the precedent would not be binding.

Q. Is the current court "more polarized" and "more political" then previous courts?

While previous courts had ordered the Trust to divide its interests, the company failed to do so until it was sued in the Ohio courts.