Sentences with phrase «justice law in»

«Some of the accused persons were charged under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Justice Law in Rivers State, which is murder, while some were charged under Section 69, 70, which is unlawful assembly, procession and others and some of them were charged with treasonable felony.»

And so, in utilitarian terms — namely of a government which looks for a fair balance «between the demands of the general interest of the community and the protection of individual rights» (Lord Justice Laws in Carson)-- the government was justified, said Hooper LJ, in depriving Ms Ratcliff e of a pension; and Ward and Wall LJJ concurred.

While Stanley Burnton J did — but «not without considerable hesitation» — accept as lawful the additional reasons, in the course of his judgment he extracted the following useful propositions from R v Westminster City Council, ex p Ermakov [1996] 2 All ER 302 and other authorities: - Where there is a statutory duty to give reasons as part of the notification of the decision, so that (per Mr Justice Laws in R v Northamptonshire County Council, ex p D [1998] ED CR 14) «the adequacy of the reasons is itself made a condition of the legality of the decision», only in exceptional circumstances, if at all, will the court accept subsequent evidence of the reasons.

Lord Justice Laws in the High Court has now rubbished that suggestion, saying:

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The FTC, which works with the Justice Department to enforce antitrust law, said that Qualcomm used its dominance in supplying baseband processors used in smartphones and tablets to extract elevated royalties for patents in what the complaint dubbed a «no license - no chips» policy.

A U.S. Justice Department task force recently said the Cole Memorandum, which restricts federal marijuana law enforcement in states where pot is legal, should be reevaluated to see if it should be changed.

Some universities also offer a bachelor's of public administration (BPA), like York University, which allows students to specialize in management, policy analysis, or law, justice, and public policy.

The Trump transition team argued, and a career Justice attorney agreed, the laws apply to jobs in federal agencies, not White House posts.

By contrast, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine, now chief justice of the state Supreme Court, wrote in the Wake Forest Law Review: «Corporate law requires directors, as a matter of their duty of loyalty, to pursue a good faith strategy to maximize profits for the stockholders.&raqLaw Review: «Corporate law requires directors, as a matter of their duty of loyalty, to pursue a good faith strategy to maximize profits for the stockholders.&raqlaw requires directors, as a matter of their duty of loyalty, to pursue a good faith strategy to maximize profits for the stockholders.»

Trump's administration addressed one potential conflict when the Justice Department on Saturday said federal anti-nepotism laws do not prevent the president from appointing his son - in - law to his administration.

Senator Orrin Hatch, a Republican who has led the efforts to rework the law, was in the courtroom to hear Tuesday's argument, and afterward noted that various justices had referred to the importance of Congress acting.

The Justice Department investigation is still in its early days, and it could take years to determine if any federal laws were broken.

Poland's biggest political standoff in years began on Friday when opposition lawmakers objected to plans by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to curb media access to parliament, and blocked the plenary hall podium ahead of a budget vote.

The battle between Apple and the U.S Justice Department has been raging since the government in February obtained a court order demanding that Apple write new software to help law enforcement officials unlock an iPhone associated with one of the shooters in the December attack in San Bernardino, California that killed 14 people.

The decision, which the justices will likely make this summer, could also overturn hard fought for anti-discrimination laws that have been in place for employees for 50 years.

«Chief Justice Roberts could have serious misgivings about the unprecedented implications that Hobby Lobby's position could have in upturning centuries of corporate law practice,» Elizabeth Wydra, chief counsel Constitutional Accountability Center says.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in her opinion that the law «shelters employees of private contractors that serve public companies, just as it shelters the public companies» own employees.»

Explore how law students, young lawyers and the wider legal profession can engage in the social justice space and understand the legal and professional skills required when embarking on related career pathways.

The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday demanded that RT register as a Foreign Agent by Monday, under the terms of a law that was first drafted in 1938 to stop Nazi Germany stoking up trouble in the U.S..

The lawsuit, to be filed sometime late Tuesday in federal court in Sacramento, the California state capital, will take aim at three state laws passed last year that the Justice Department contends violate a clause in the U.S. Constitution.

The World Justice Project ranked the US 18th in the world in its most recent rule - of - law rankings, judged by criteria like accountability, absence of corruption, respect for fundamental rights, and access to jJustice Project ranked the US 18th in the world in its most recent rule - of - law rankings, judged by criteria like accountability, absence of corruption, respect for fundamental rights, and access to justicejustice.

The Obama administration Justice Department, for instance, has opened 23 investigations of law enforcement agencies, including police departments in Baltimore, Chicago and Ferguson, Missouri, for unconstitutional practices and has reached court - enforceable consent decrees with many of them.

Some 14 states have enacted more restrictive voting laws than they had in the 2012 presidential election, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.

The Justice Department's planned lawsuit against California will target three state laws, senior Justice Department officials said on Tuesday in a press briefing.

The stakes in finding discriminatory intent are higher because it provides a window for opponents to argue that Texas should be forced to resume having changes to voting laws «pre-cleared» by the Justice Department or a federal court.

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.

In 2013, Kennedy sided with more conservative justices to effectively block a key component of the law, although its provisions prohibiting states from diluting minority voting rights remain in effecIn 2013, Kennedy sided with more conservative justices to effectively block a key component of the law, although its provisions prohibiting states from diluting minority voting rights remain in effecin effect.

«The Department is committed to carrying out its duties in accordance with the laws and the facts,» a Justice Department spokesman told CNBC.

If copies of the book start to appear in the Justice Department and on law school syllabi, Eisinger could spark important debate about why — at a time when so many people struggle to obtain basic procedural rights in the criminal justice system — white - collar defendants manage to consistently evade itsJustice Department and on law school syllabi, Eisinger could spark important debate about why — at a time when so many people struggle to obtain basic procedural rights in the criminal justice system — white - collar defendants manage to consistently evade itsjustice system — white - collar defendants manage to consistently evade its grasp.

Law enforcement sources say the Justice Department is likely to identify the tech firms once the extradition process — which is expected to take months — is over, and Rimasauskas faces a bail hearing in a U.S. court.

The justices said in a 6 - 3 ruling that the subsidies that 8.7 million people currently receive to make insurance affordable do not depend on where they live, under the 2010 health care law.

The law would provide justice to some of the most vulnerable people in our nation: young people who do not have homes and do not have the strong family support needed to keep them free from people who would exploit them.

Meeting on the first Monday in October, as required by law, the justices entered the crowded marble courtroom for the first time since their momentous decision in late June that upheld President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

As a textualist largely in the mold of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Gorsuch has frequently advocated for interpreting laws based solely on text, regardless of the desirability of the outcomes.

«Extra-judicial killing over justice in a court of law should not become the norm in the fight against terrorism,» he said in a statement.

Gorsuch has received praise from defense lawyers and other legal experts for often intrepreting laws in favor of defendants, a tendency similar to that of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

In an op - ed for The New York Times, Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, and David Cole, a professor of law and public policy at Georgetown University, write that many liberals and conservatives alike acknowledge the US criminal justice system needs reform.

But in the next year or two, don't be surprised if a global law enforcement brings them to justice.

The Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan policy institute at the NYU School of Law, reports that overall crime rates in the nation's 30 largest cities remain at or near historic lows.

In a recent court case, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Justice is prohibited from using federal funds to prosecute businesses who operate within state laws regarding medical marijuana.

In an interview as her tenure ends, Lynch strongly defended the Justice Department's aggressive intervention in local law enforcement during the Obama administration, including the decision to repeatedly seek court - enforceable improvement plans with troubled police agencieIn an interview as her tenure ends, Lynch strongly defended the Justice Department's aggressive intervention in local law enforcement during the Obama administration, including the decision to repeatedly seek court - enforceable improvement plans with troubled police agenciein local law enforcement during the Obama administration, including the decision to repeatedly seek court - enforceable improvement plans with troubled police agencies.

Since the Jews for Jesus case in the»80s with Sekulow, Ekonomou has done some work for the American Center for Law and Justice, a non-profit which advocates for religious and constitutional freedoms and is known for supporting Christian causes.

The Cole Memo, written in 2013, outlines the Department of Justice's approach on marijuana laws.

Justice Anthony Kennedy was the deciding vote in throwing out A) a requirement that police try to determine the immigration status of people they stop under suspicion of even minor crimes; B) a law that made it a crime for an illegal immigrant to seek employment; and C) a law that let police arrest a person without a warrant if they believed the person may have committed a crime that could lead to deportation.

The Justice Department, in contrast, says national security depends on the ability of law enforcement to conduct investigations.

Take a look at Poland, where the hard - right Law and Justice party became the first party to govern alone since the restoration of democracy when it swept to a resounding victory in October's parliamentary elections.

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The Justice Department has been particularly interested in the role that American banks and law firms have played in hiding the assets of the superwealthy.

The Justice Department is also looking at whether Cohen violated banking laws in how he got the money.

The judge said in a 91 - page decision that, while the Army Corps substantially complied with the National Environmental Policy Act, federal permits issued for the pipeline violated the law in some respects, saying in a court order the Corps did not «adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental justice.»