A landmark decision that set a legal precedent.

该法庭的裁决确立了一个先例。

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Last week, a US judge in Manhattan made a landmark decision.

上星期，美国曼哈顿的一位法官做出了一项里程碑式的裁决。

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"The Supreme court has made the effort to televise their decision live, and this very clearly sends the message that the courts view this as a landmark decision," he added.

“最高法院对裁决进行直播，这非常清楚地传达了一个信息，即法院认为，这是一个具有里程碑意义的决定。”他说。

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Rossiter was in court to hear this landmark decision. Helped by a nurse,he arrived in a specially fitted wheelchair.

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