Sentences with phrase «court best brief»

Jonathan drafted several merits and certiorari - stage briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court, and his work garnered a 2017 Supreme Court Best Brief Award from the National Association of Attorneys General.

Not exact matches

He has co-written articles and a Supreme Court brief (with Douglas Laycock) on how government can protect religious liberty as well as same - sex civil marriage.
In their brief, elected officials argued that the variance allowed «one municipal board to defeat over a century of collaborative work and investment by New York and New Jersey citizens, legislators, and courts, as well as by the federal government, to preserve the historic Hudson River Palisades north of the George Washington Bridge.»
As attorney general, Pruitt in 2013 filed a friend of the court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in which he argued the EPA ignored the risks that gasoline with more than 10 percent ethanol can pose to cars» fuel systems as well as the RFS requirement's possible effect on food prcourt brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in which he argued the EPA ignored the risks that gasoline with more than 10 percent ethanol can pose to cars» fuel systems as well as the RFS requirement's possible effect on food prCourt in which he argued the EPA ignored the risks that gasoline with more than 10 percent ethanol can pose to cars» fuel systems as well as the RFS requirement's possible effect on food prices.
Michael Constantine is perhaps best known for his extensive TV work, notably his four - season (1969 - 1974) stint as long - suffering high school principal Seymour Kaufman on Room 222 and his starring appearance as night - court magistrate Matthew J. Sirota on the brief 1976 sitcom Sirota's Ccourt magistrate Matthew J. Sirota on the brief 1976 sitcom Sirota's CourtCourt.
In advance of the Court's order, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the Nevada Association of School Boards (NASB) filed an amicus, «friend of the court,» brief, urging the court to do just that, and rule in favor of the best interests of Nevada's public school students and local communiCourt's order, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the Nevada Association of School Boards (NASB) filed an amicus, «friend of the court,» brief, urging the court to do just that, and rule in favor of the best interests of Nevada's public school students and local communicourtbrief, urging the court to do just that, and rule in favor of the best interests of Nevada's public school students and local communicourt to do just that, and rule in favor of the best interests of Nevada's public school students and local communities.
Richard Lewis, the group's newly appointed CEO for Great Britain, told a press briefing in central London that ten of the hotels in the portfolio had already re-branded to the Plus level, including The Best Western Plus Ullesthorpe Court Hotel and Golf Club.
Some people, well - known for disputing the mainstream consensus on climate science, are asking the judge to admit their views in a friend of the court brief, asserting that «there is no agreement among climatologists as to the relative contributions of Man and Nature to the global warming» of the past several decades.
The section «Links to DEA Rules, DEA Press Advisory, Motion for Injunction Filed In 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals, Hemp Industry Comment Letter To DEA, Petitioners Opening Brief Filed In 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals And NAFTA Lawsuit Filed By Kenex» has a lot of very good information if you have the time to read it.
Should you need to testify in court, you will be briefed and well prepared by our experienced team of trial attorneys at Aronberg, Aronberg & Green.
A number of well - written articles chronicle at least some of the history of legal writing in the law school curriculum.1 However, those articles were written with a different purpose in mind: the authors sought to employ history to show the pedigree of legal writing and argue for an equal place in the curriculum with doctrinal courses and an equal position for its teachers with other «case - book» faculty.2 Because of this purpose, they understandably focused a large part of their historical narrative on legal writing in the «modern law - school,» an entity that has existed only since the late 1800s.3 The articles paid considerably less attention to the era that preceded it, beyond brief mentions of the Inns of Court in England, apprenticeship in America, and the private law schools and early attempts at law teaching that preceded Langdell's introduction of the case method.4
She received academic scholarships and won an award for best appellate brief in a moot court competition.
A well thought out appellate brief will identify the trial court's errors, and clarify relevant material facts.
«Justice might be blind, but apparently it has good rhythm,» opens the AP story reporting on the successful appeal of Gregory Royal, a non-lawyer who used rap lyrics in his legal brief to Wisconsin's District IV Court of Appeals.
As a brief writer, Kelly won multiple Best Brief awards at both state and national competitions, including Second Best Brief at the Moot Court National Championbrief writer, Kelly won multiple Best Brief awards at both state and national competitions, including Second Best Brief at the Moot Court National ChampionBrief awards at both state and national competitions, including Second Best Brief at the Moot Court National ChampionBrief at the Moot Court National Championship.
A brief look at the Court's case - law on the privilege against self - incrimination, in Orkem as well as in more recent cases, shows that legal persons at times benefit from little protection.
Guberman notes that, according to Supreme Court insiders, Roberts» brief on behalf of the state of Alaska in Alaska v. EPA was the «best brief that the Justices had ever seen.»
A recent Utah Supreme Court decision sets forth a good example of how not to use out - of - state authority when writing an appellate brief on a question of first impression.
He was the Notes Chair of the Harvard Law Review, an oralist on the championship team in the Ames Moot Court Competition, and a recipient of the best - brief award at each stage of that competition.
American Bankruptcy Institute Award of Excellence, 2014 Second Place, Hon. Lloyd George Western Regional Duberstein Moot Court Competition, 2014 Best Brief, National Moot Court Competition, Regional Round, 2013 International Student Achievement Award, University of Idaho, 2013 Runner - up Best Brief, McNichols Moot Court Competition, 2012 Academic All - Canadian, 2006
In law school, Ms. Currie won multiple advocacy awards: she was the overall winner of the Georgia's Intrastate Moot Court Competition, as well as winner of that competition's «Best Brief» award.
While a member of Moot Court, he was the Northeast Regional Winner and Winner of the Best Brief Award in the Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition in Boston, MA, and advanced to semifinalist in the national Giles Sutherland Rich competition held in Washington, D.C..
He received consecutive Best Brief Awards from the National Association of Attorneys General for U.S. Supreme Court briefs authored in the 2007 and 2008 Terms.
As you can well imagine, an appearance in a foreign criminal court — even one destined to be brief, I hope — will prove to be expensive.
Actively involved in UGA's nationally recognized moot court program, Yvonne placed first in the Georgia Intrastate Moot Court Competition and received the award for best bcourt program, Yvonne placed first in the Georgia Intrastate Moot Court Competition and received the award for best bCourt Competition and received the award for best brief.
While in law school, Ms. Williams was a member of Arizona Summit moot court team and participated in three national moot court competitions, winning a best brief award in two of the competitions.
Presumably in an effort to get earlier and ultimately more attention from the Supreme Court clerks evaluating cert petitions, Samsung yesterday filed (once agai well ahead of a deadline) an optional reply brief in support of its request that the Supreme Court review the Federal Circuit's en banc decision in the second Apple v. Samsung case (this post continues below the document):
Last year, Meaghan Fontein, along with her teammates Catherine Larson»17 and Francyn Brown» 18, won the 2017 Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition's Chicago regional championship and regional best - brief award.
On the issue of Adoption the briefing paper states that the Bill will endure «courts and local authorities take better account of a child's need for stability up to the age of 18 when making decisions about their future.»
The special event was organised by Birmingham law firm Irwin Mitchell's Court of Protection (CoP) team to recognise the amazing achievements that its clients have made throughout the past year, as well as give them and their families a brief break from the challenges that their disabilities can bring.
Along with her teammates Maxwell Eichenberger and Kathleen Karnig, she won the 2016 William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition — a third consecutive title in that competition for Chicago - Kent — and the competition's best brief award.
In 2017, Kim, Karnig and Eichenberger placed second and earned the second - best brief in the 2017 Andrews Kurth Moot Court Competition.
Best Brief - Moot Court Competition (1989).
The district court, in sentencing Bryant, offered only a brief reference to Bryant's «previous good record» and the fact that he had remained drug - free for nine months.
He also has substantial experience in trial courts, briefing and arguing dispositive motions as well as defending against class certification.
Some were not argued or briefed well from the defense side, say observers in the criminal defense bar who are now looking for ways to upgrade criminal defense advocacy before the Supreme Court, in the same way that their adversaries have improved.
A wide variety of duties — including «inside» tasks like drafting pleadings and discovery requests, reviewing discovery responses, performing legal research, brief writing and even transactional drafting, as well as «outside» tasks like court appearances and depositions — can be outsourced to freelance lawyers.
Justice Canada has some additional material on 40 Years of the Official Languages Act, including a history of amendments to the legislation, links to a A Brief History of the Evolution of Language Rights Before the Supreme Court of Canada as well as an article on the bilingual and bijural drafting of bills and legislative instruments.
The Chicago - Kent appellate advocacy team of Christopher Gerardi ’18 and Anthony Joseph ’18 won the first - place best brief award and finished as semifinalists in the 2017 — 18 Andrews Kurth Kenyon Moot Court National Championship.
In 2017, Gerardi and Joseph, along with their teammate Erika Auger» 18, finished in second place and won the best brief award at the William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition.
Any brief that was deemed a «best brief» at a regional or national moot court competition is eligible.
The minuter circumstances of each case, and the points of fact, as well as law, on which all the cases turned, in this Court and in the Court below, are set forth with such precision in the opinions of both Mr. Justice Grier and Mr. Justice Nelson that more than the brief narrative above given does not seem to be necessary.
Learned counsel submits that the judgment of division bench of hits court squarely applies to the facts of this case where the learned arbitrator was well known senior advocate (Queen's counsel) and was briefed by the firm of solicitors to advise on an unrelated issue and / or appearing in that matter not concerning any of the parties in the reference and that also more than a year ago whereas division bench of this court in the case of ONGC (supra) had considered the situation when it was during the currency of the arbitration.
Special Agent, Criminal Investigator AFOSI Detachment 611 — Osan AB, ROK (8/2003 — 8/2004) • Held integral role in the handling of 40 + criminal, fraud, and CI investigations, the largest caseload for AFOSI / Pacific Air Force Command, bringing unit to the highest pro-active rate in 8 years • Collaborated with the Department of Homeland Security and Customs Division in an international fraud case, the first joint effort between these departments and the result of mutual interest coordination avenues between numerous entities • Protected valuable DOD resources and assets by conducting major counterintelligence, criminal, and fraud investigations, including close support through crime scene searches, evidence preservation, and laboratory analysis requests • Testified in court - martials, interviewed key witnesses, and performed interrogations of persons suspected of committing major violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice • Managed and utilized human informants to detect illegal activities as well as conducting undercover investigations • Investigated AFOSI applicant backgrounds to determine suitability for positions in department, also serving as a point of contact for counterintelligence, anti-terrorism, and local criminal awareness briefings on base
For divorcing families, Dr. Pickar offers court - ordered child custody evaluations, brief focused assessments, and child custody mediation, as well as settlement - focused parenting plan consultations (a form of child custody mediation.)
Mr. Whitney successfully briefed and argued a case before the Court of Special Appeals resulting in a reported opinion setting forth new Maryland law regarding Best Interest Attorneys.
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