RESOLUTION
PER
CURIAM:
[T]he
Court’s decision in the present case does not set aside [the different norms
assumed by educational institutions in treating plagiarism]. The decision makes this clear,
thus:
To paraphrase Bast and Samuels, while the academic publishing
model is based on the originality of the writer’s thesis, the judicial system is based on the
doctrine of stare decisis, which encourages courts to cite historical
legal data, precedents, and related studies in their decisions. The
judge is not expected to produce original scholarship in every
respect. The strength of a decision lies in the soundness and
general acceptance of the precedents and long held legal opinions it draws
from.
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