Reference for Chagigah 32:8

מני הא אי אמרת בשלמא רבי מאיר דאמר שמעון בן שטח אב ב"ד ר"י בן טבאי נשיא היינו דקא מורי הלכה בפני שמעון בן שטח אלא אי אמרת רבנן דאמרי יהודה בן טבאי אב ב"ד שמעון בן שטח נשיא אב ב"ד בפני נשיא מי מורה הלכה

Who does this [story accord with]? If you said [that it accords with] Rabbi Meir, it makes sense, as he said, "Shimon the son of Shetach was the Head of the Court, Rabbi Yehudah the son of Tabbai was the Prince-" this is that he could give a ruling beforef Shimon the son of Shetach [and had only now prohibited himself from this]. Rather, if you said [that it accords with] the Rabbis, who say, "Yehudah the son of Tabbai was the Head of the Court, Shimon the son of Shetach was the Prince-" does the Head of the Court give a ruling before the Prince [and thus, would Rabbi Yehudah the son of Tabbai's undertaking mean anything]?

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