It follows precedent (4,3)

I believe the answer is:

case law

(Other definitions for case law that I've seen before include "It depends on precedents" , "A lot of precedents" , "It is based on precedent" , "legal precedents" , "Legal precedent" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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