Sentences with phrase «city lawyers argued»

A Manhattan judge gave an «F» to Public Advocate Letitia James on Friday, tossing her case to shut down «co-located» charter schools after a city lawyer argued that her suit...

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Toronto city lawyers are arguing for an injunction that would shut Uber down, at least until it receives the necessary approvals to operate as a taxi company.

But Assistant U.S. Atty. Thomas Walsh, representing the FAA, and Stephen Patton, a lawyer for the city, argued that once the lease expires, the land belongs to the Park District.

In the meantime, lawyers for the state, the City of Chicago and the Park District will argue in legal briefs whether a long - term delay should be imposed while the Appellate Court considers a full appeal of a Cook County Circuit Court decision rejecting Edgar's attempts to take over Meigs.

By hiring Rudy Giuliani, a former prosecutor and New York City mayor, as his lawyer, Trump will presumably be getting what he wants — a trusted friend who can argue his side of the Russia investigation on TV and behind closed doors.

ALBANY — Lawyers for New York City argued before the state's highest Court Wednesday that the Board of Health has sweeping powers allowing it to restrict the size of sugary...

She boosted the city budget to include more money to connect unaccompanied minor children facing immigration cases with lawyers to argue on their behalf in court during an immigration surge docket.

Two veteran Democrats are challenging Mr. de Blasio in the primary: Tony Avella, a state senator from Queens who has challenged the mayor's approach to homelessness and fought for a Staten Island family trying to keep a large pig as a pet; and Sal Albanese, an Italian - born lawyer and former City Councilman from southwestern Brooklyn who, in his third mayoral run, has argued for a new tax on nonprimary residences — a «pied - à - terre» tax — to help fund affordable housing.

In this Manhattan and Queens district, Ms. Maloney, who has served nine terms in the House, is facing a challenge from Reshma Saujani, an impressive and energetic young lawyer of Indian descent who argues that New York needs the voice of a new generation and a new slice of the city's ethnic pie.

Success» lawyers argue the contract is illegal because the city can not have oversight over charters.

Craig Gurian, a lawyer with the Anti-Discrimination Center, launched a lawsuit against the City in 2015, arguing the practice of keeping affordable units in housing lotteries for people from the local community worsens racial segregation, the New York Daily News reported.

In fact, at one point during testimony before the referees, in the fall of 2004, lawyers for the city requested that the panel include a recommendation for the legislature to remove a statutory cap limiting the number of charter schools in the state, arguing that charter schools were one part of its strategy for overhauling the city's school system.

In their defense against the cities suing over sea level rise damages, the oil industry lawyers essentially argued that the blame lies not on the producers, but rather the consumers of fossil fuels, and that any economic issues should be addressed through policy rather than in the court system.

As for specific Supreme Court nominees, McCain is expected to look to Judge Michael McConnell who sits in Salt Lake City, or Washington lawyer and former deputy solicitor general Maureen Mahoney who argues frequently before the Court.

The original Toronto city council decision that Rob Ford should return donations to his private football fund from lobbyists, was invalid and as a result a Superior Court judge should not have ordered him removed from office as Mayor of Toronto, his lawyers are arguing.

Edwards Wildman Palmer lawyer Jonny McDonald argues that patrolling the streets of Basra as a soldier has set him up well for a career in City law

Later, when Prisby was called as a witness at a hearing to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to charge the city councilor with DUI, the councilor's lawyers confronted Prisby with his blog posting, trying to discredit his testimony by arguing that he had a political ax to grind.

According to a story about the case that appeared in Quebec City's Le Soleil newspaper, the man's lawyer, Sarto Landry, argued that a one - year delay in the criminal trial would both relieve the stress the case has caused his client and allow him to focus his energy on the intensive treatments he needs to stay alive.

City of Burnaby lawyer Greg McDade argued that putting a pipeline through a densely populated (and rapidly growing) urban area, and then BEHIND one of the world's busiest ports was, in fact, the worst alternative, not the best.

Ellis and his defence counsel, James Camp, argued the lawyer, who served on Toronto city council first in 1991 for Ward 9 and won re-election in 1994 before losing in 1997, was a man who was «spinning out of control» at the time due to his intense work schedule, inability to sleep and overall drive to succeed while suffering from a bipolar disorder and chaotic bouts of hypomania.

It is too soon to scrap the Commercial Court's exemption from automatic costs budgeting, City litigation lawyers have argued in a staunch defence of the status quo.

Attached house owner SCREWED a 4 - tonne a / c unit to the (brick) wall of the longer house, and vibrated the kitchen wall so bad, the vibration reverberated through the whole half of the house and made the water in the bathtub vibrate in the room above; lawyers argued; city finally forced owner to remove a / c unit but had to threaten to take owner to court first; bad neighbours resulting, so sad.