«Consumer and Civil
Justice Cases in the U.S. Supreme Court: The October 2009 Term,» Conference on Teaching Consumer Law in the New Economy, Center for Consumer Law, University of Houston, May 21 - 22, 2010
On Thursday, April 19, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin will hear oral arguments in one of the most important cases of the term, and one of the most important civil
justice cases in the past decade.
Not exact matches
In late 1980, the U.S. Department of
Justice (DOJ) offered to settle a major antitrust
case against AT&T if it agreed to spin off Western Electric, the equipment division of AT&T.
In particular, Mueller is examining whether Trump sought to obstruct
justice when he fired Comey last May, and Wednesday's report will likely contribute another piece of evidence to the special counsel's
case against the president.
To avoid such a danger, the
Justice Department creates a «taint team» of lawyers not involved
in the
case to review records and decide which ones shouldn't be seen by prosecutors on the
case.
In late March, Barclays agreed to pay just $ 2 billion in settling its case around mortgage - backed securities with the U.S. Justice Departmen
In late March, Barclays agreed to pay just $ 2 billion
in settling its case around mortgage - backed securities with the U.S. Justice Departmen
in settling its
case around mortgage - backed securities with the U.S.
Justice Department.
The
Justice Department's civil
case filings say more than $ 700 million was transferred from bank accounts used
in the money laundering to the bank account of «Malaysian Official 1.»
But should the
Justice Department prevail
in this
case, it could throw a cold blanket on that enthusiasm.
In the first such criminal
case targeting Russia, the Department of
Justice is charging a pair of Russian spies with directing the 2014 attack on Yahoo.
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the
Justice Department is preparing a lawsuit to challenge the deal
in case an agreement can't be reached between the government and the companies.
As the nine
justices grappled with the technological complexities of email data storage, liberals Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor questioned whether the court needed to act
in the data privacy
case in light of Congress now considering bipartisan legislation that would resolve the legal issue.
In the words of the chief justice in the Chaoulli v. Quebec case, in which the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the prohibition against private health insurance in the province in 2005, «Access to a waiting list is not access to health care.&raqu
In the words of the chief
justice in the Chaoulli v. Quebec case, in which the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the prohibition against private health insurance in the province in 2005, «Access to a waiting list is not access to health care.&raqu
in the Chaoulli v. Quebec
case,
in which the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the prohibition against private health insurance in the province in 2005, «Access to a waiting list is not access to health care.&raqu
in which the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the prohibition against private health insurance
in the province in 2005, «Access to a waiting list is not access to health care.&raqu
in the province
in 2005, «Access to a waiting list is not access to health care.&raqu
in 2005, «Access to a waiting list is not access to health care.»
Sessions told Jackson Lee he had been instructed by
Justice Department ethics advisers to remain uninvolved
in the Senate campaign, and he said the department «will evaluate every
case as to whether or not it should be investigated.»
Chief
Justice John Roberts and
Justice Samuel Alito, both conservatives, hinted during an hour - long argument
in the
case at support for the
Justice Department's stance that because Microsoft is based
in the United States it was obligated to turn over data sought by prosecutors
in a U.S. warrant.
Source code is sometimes inspected during lawsuits over intellectual property, and the
Justice Department noted that Apple won permission to review some of rival Samsung's code
in one such
case.
August Flentje, who argued the government's
case for the Department of
Justice in front of the Ninth Circuit judges on Tuesday, has not disputed that Trump and Giuliani made those statements.
Justice Department confirms criminal probe
in Uber
case.
In April, the country's
justice department indicted Deguito and the owners of Philrem but dropped the
case against Wong, citing a lack of evidence, Salido says.
And he said «we can infer» Robert Mueller, the special counsel
in the Russia
case, «is investigating Donald Trump for obstruction of
justice» based on Comey's testimony.
«Isai's legal representatives remain
in close contact with the Department of
Justice and we are hopeful of a resolution of this
case,» a spokesman for Isai wrote
in an email.
In an interview on the Time's podcast The Daily, reporter Michael Schmidt explains that about three - quarters of the 49 questions are intended to glean Trump's motivations behind decisions, statements and tweets about various topics — and indicate that investigators are looking at a potential obstruction of
justice case.
Matthew Whitaker, a former US attorney and 2014 Republican primary candidate
in Iowa's Senate race who is now the executive director of the conservative Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, told Business Insider
in an email that Comey's testimony made it «clear» that «there is absolutely no criminal
case to be made against President Trump for obstruction of
justice.»
Elliott served the South Korean
justice ministry a notice of intent
in mid-April seeking arbitration of the dispute, the official said, a step before filing with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, a forum to resolve such
cases.
The eight -
justice court is hearing arguments Monday
in two
cases that deal with the same basic issue of whether race played too large a role
in the drawing of electoral districts, to the detriment of African - Americans.
While the Supreme Court
in October 2015 declined to review the
case, the
justices in January agreed to review a similar one, Salman's
case,
in which a federal appeals court
in California had issued a potentially conflicting ruling.
The Supreme Court allowed parts of Trump's ban to go into effect until it ultimately decides the
case in October, but the
justices said the ban does not apply to non-citizens who have formal relationships with people or entities
in the U.S..
The eight
justices, who open their 2016 - 17 term on Monday, will hear arguments on Wednesday
in the
case of an Illinois man, Bassam Salman, who prosecutors said made nearly $ 1.2 million trading on inside information about mergers involving clients of Citigroup Inc, where his brother -
in - law worked.
The
justices have been more forgiving of maps based on partisan advantage, though they soon may confront the issue of whether overly partisan districts can themselves violate the Constitution,
in a
case from Wisconsin.
The
case was filed
in a D.C. federal court under the direction of the
Justice Department's newly installed antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim.
Using a barrage of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits, TRAC has been able to gather data buried
in the
Justice Department's own computer files (minus the individual
case numbers that might be used to identify defendants).
The
justices will hear Young's
case nearly six months after the EEOC issued new guidelines to employers on how to treat pregnant workers amid the increase
in bias complaints.
The challenge is particularly important because it's one of the first business
cases to be heard, and potentially decided, with just eight
justices, following the death of Antonin Scalia
in February.
U.S.
Justice Department spokesperson Sarah Isgur Flores defended Scaramucci
in a statement saying «we will aggressively pursue leak
cases.»
The
case has generated a lot of attention
in Thailand and has been the subject of dark comedy jokes and public demonstrations
in Bangkok with demonstrators demanding
justice.
The even number of
justices, divided between four conservatives, three liberals, and the more centrist
justice Anthony Kennedy, could lead to a split decision
in the
case, according to some legal experts.
The first blockbuster
case on the court's calendar is Oct. 10, when the
justices will hear argument
in a fight over the University of Texas» affirmative action program.
She also led the
Justice Department's pro-competition antitrust
case against Microsoft, and infamously seized young Cuban shipwreck survivor Elian Gonzalez from his relatives
in 2000.
He went on to use the specifics of Mill's
case to paint a picture of injustice
in the criminal
justice system at large, including how black people are disproportionately imprisoned for probation or parole violations.
US Supreme Court
justices appeared unsure on Tuesday whether to rule against online TV startup Aereo
in a major copyright
case.
Justice Samuel Alito said the
case has no connection to this country and wondered why it should «belong
in the courts of the United States?»
In a separate
case, a North Carolina judged okayed a
Justice Department lawsuit against the company.
(2) Bringing this
case into court for litigation may be unusual but is not surprising; and (3) The concern about political influence
in making this decision is an unfortunate cost of candidate and President Trump's disregard for the institutions of
justice.
Only if the RCMP pursues a criminal
case is there any hope of
justice in the investors» eyes, and so far there have been no charges.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of
Justice filed a legal brief
in an appeals court
case, arguing against workplace discrimination protection for employees who are gay.
Surely this is not a bad thing, no matter what
Justice Samuel Alito seems poised to say about it
in the Fisher
case.
Manhattan Supreme Court
Justice Michael Katz confirmed
in court that the
case had been withdrawn.
In response, Mueller said he would like the chance to ask Trump questions about certain events that are crucial to the obstruction - of -
justice case he has been building since Trump fired FBI director James Comey last year.
Mueller is reportedly building an obstruction - of -
justice case against Trump centered around his decision to fire FBI director James Comey
in May.
Meanwhile, the
Justice Department, as it points out
in its brief, has used the All Writs Act to prevail
in numerous other
cases, including ones where companies had to turn over passwords.
When she exited the Supreme Court
in March 2013 after the
justices heard arguments
in her
case, hundreds of supporters chanted «Edie!