Sentences with phrase «justice lawyers said»
More than 25 percent of CO2 released globally between 1850 and 2012 came from the United States, Department of Justice lawyers said.
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Justice Department lawyers said in the brief that they had refrained from pursuing the iOS source code and signing key because they thought «such a request would be less palatable to Apple.
But company lawyer Jesse Binnall said the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower ruling, did so on procedural grounds, so that the Justice Department's win would not influence much elsewhere.
But he said the European Court of Justice should review the matter, a process that could take around a year, according to a lawyer for the publishers.
Department of Justice lawyer Elizabeth Chasson said Loblaw Financial Holdings took steps to have Barbados - based Glenhuron Bank Ltd. appear to be a foreign bank in order to avoid paying tax.
But she said she expected some of the priorities she established to remain intact through career lawyers at the Justice Department.
In the case of Mr. Hsiaw, the American born in Taiwan, lawyers say the Justice Department chose a particularly aggressive approach.
President Donald Trump has nominated a former corporate lawyer — who previously said that AT&T's bid for Time Warner doesn't pose a «major antitrust problem» — as the U.S. Justice Department's next competition chief.
20.02.18... The Estonian state needs to understand the necessity of a state reform that would cut the number of officials exercising public authority by half, prominent lawyer and former Minister of Justice Jüri Raidla said in a speech at a meeting dedicated to the centennial of the Republic of Estonia on Monday.
Lawyers say that the federal justice minister's response to recommendations by a Commons committee on how to improve legal aid in Canada is disappointing.
Philip Bartz, a partner at Bryan Cave and a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer, said during his arguments that DOL's rule embodies «overreach» by DOL to «do things that Congress never intended» and that it's «at odds» with state insurance law.
One official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said that Mr. Trump was sympathetic to the plight of the young immigrants, known as Dreamers — many have known life only in the United States and have few connections to the countries of their birth — but had been told by Justice Department lawyers that his predecessor's program would not survive a court challenge.
«I just had this sense that if I could do anything in the world, I would do this justice lawyering thing where you are an advocate on behalf of people who don't have a voice and who are being abused by others,» he says.
I. M. Swindler, who receives $ 15 million per year as chairman of Lawyers for Social Justice, says his group strongly backs the proposed measures as «an eminently fair arrangement for all the parties who matter.»
But Mr Ayikoi Otoo said lawyers of the accused judges can seek clarification in court over this since most witnesses in courts are not allowed to mount the witness box in any wearable that can affect the process of seeking justice.
«I've seen Eric in action and have no doubt that he will continue his lifelong fight for criminal justice reform, for economic fairness and for progressive change as New York's next people's lawyer,» Thompson said in a statement released by the Schneiderman campaign.
He said when his lawyers appeared in court, Justice Torkonoo «surprisingly purported to exercise jurisdiction over the contempt application although that was not the business of the day and gave a ruling vacating the earlier order she made dismissing the said application.»
His lawyer Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, while arguing Amosu's bail application after he was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Idris before a Federal High court in Lagos, said his client had returned «collossal sums».
«Poetic justice is the only true justice in the world - and I say that married to a lawyer!
Osinbajo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, said this on Monday at the opening ceremony of a two - day Stakeholder's Summit organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice at the Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, as he urged judges, lawyers and others to change their attitudes and stand up for what is right.
«So there is no case; there is no processes to harp on either Oyegun or the chairman of the party in the state; therefore, there is no order of court that has stopped this Congress,» said the governor, himself, a lawyer and former Attorney - General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, many years ago.
The entire English justice system is in crisis, a senior lawyer has said, after a damning report by the prisons inspector was dismissed by Chris Grayling.
«It's my client's position that the borough president's action violated the spirit, if not the letter, of Justice [Philip] Minardo's order,» said Richard Leland, lawyer for the Savo Brothers, who bought the property for $ 15 million in 2013.
Former U.S. Attorney Preet BhararaPreetinder (Preet) Singh BhararaPreet Bharara weighs in on report of Cohen wiretap Daily Beast to «hit pause» on Joy Reid columns; MSNBC host backs off speaking event Bharara: We owe Mueller «incalculable thanks» MORE said Friday that if a recent report in The New York Times that Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsChris Christie compares Mueller investigation to «Bridgegate» probe Oakland mayor fires back at Trump: «It's my duty to protect my residents» McCabe lawyer fires back at Trump: «You need to stop lying» MORE sought negative press coverage of former FBI Director James ComeyJames Brien ComeyTrump - Russia probe marks one - year anniversary: This is what it has accomplished Trump: McCabe should be under investigation for ties to Clinton The Memo: Trump team stokes fight over Mueller MORE is true, he must be ousted from the Justice Department.
«The government can still use taxpayer funds to subsidize political campaigns, but it can only do that in a manner that provides an alternative to private financing» said William R. Maurer, a lawyer with Institute for Justice, which represented several challengers of the law.
«In the interest of justice, the petition must be heard and determined before the inauguration can take place,» said Edward Gomez, a lawyer for Jammeh's APRC political party, reacting to the adjournment.
In a speech to a group of New York lawyers, a federal judge from Brooklyn assailed the criminal justice system in which he has worked for more than 40 years, saying that the country had to «jettison the madness of mass incarceration» and find an alternative to overly punitive sentencing to address the problem of crime.
«Eric Schneiderman is the people's lawyer, fighting for equal justice for all New Yorkers,» Higgins said in a statement.
The justice secretary also has the threat of legal action hanging over him, after prominent human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson said he could be taken to court for acting «unlawfully and irrationally» over the book ban.
Geoffrey Robertson, prominent human rights lawyer and joint head of Doughty Street Chambers, said the Ministry of Justice could be taken to court for acting unlawfully and irrationally and for denying prisoners their right to receive information.
The Senator representing the Bayelsa East constituency in the Senate, Ben Murray - Bruce, has taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the allegation that Buhari's lawyers gave Justice Adeniyi Ademola half a million naira gift has damaged Mr. President.
On this week's Gazette: Governor Andrew Cuomo is tapping his campaign war chest to pay for a criminal defense lawyer after U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said his office is looking into possible obstruction of justice or witness tampering in the activities of the Moreland Commission.
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Martin Amidu, has said the lawyers for the Montie FM trio, as well as lawyers for the owners of the station who were jailed and fined respectively by the Supreme Court for contempt, failed to defend them adequately.
«Ms. Booker feels that she's now a step closer to getting justice for what David Johnson did to her,» said Kenneth P. Thompson, a lawyer for Ms. Booker.
«You don't need to hire a team of campaign - finance lawyers to figure out how to evade disclosure under the Board of Elections regulation,» said Adam Skaggs, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice.
Mr Justice Ouseley said fast - track detention «carries an unacceptably high risk of unfairness» because of the extremely limited time asylum seekers are given with lawyers.
«In my statement, I said I knew Justice Yinusa for quite a long time back when he was a counsel at the Federal Ministry of Justice and we became friends as lawyers.
General News of Tuesday, 8 May 2018 Source: mynewsgh.com Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo There is serious concern among Lawyers who have their cased being heard at the General Jurisdiction 5 (GJ5), the High court — Accra with their lamentations borne out of what they say is the unusual slow delivery of Justice.
Giving the «particulars» of the said error, the lawyer argued, «The powers given to the first appellant (the IGP) under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and the Nigeria Police Act, Laws of the Federation 2004, sufficiently make the «Special Joint Investigation Panel» lawful and supportable under the Nigerian criminal justice system.
But the culture of criminal justice would also have to shift — among lawyers, judges and district attorneys — to ensure that fewer New Yorkers languish in city jails awaiting trial, experts said.
Speaking to Citi FM's Richard Dela Sky, the lead lawyer for the NPP, Godfred Dame said «we are in court because the original application for interim injunction filed by David Hoezame had been fixed for hearing on September 2, 2014 and we feel like clearly it will not accord with justice and fairness if the application is heard on that day because clearly the date postdates the date that has been fixed by the NPP for its special delegates conference.»
But not being a scientist is actually an advantage, she claimed: «I have always said that a doctor should never be a minister of health and a lawyer should never be minister of justice.
«You are speaking in absolutes, and it isn't quite that,» Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said to Kirk O. Kolbo, the lawyer representing white applicants who challenged racial preferences in the University...
Booker, then a tenants» rights lawyer for the Urban Justice Center in New York City, introduced himself and said he wanted to help.
Mr. Klein said he made a final decision to join News Corporation in the last week, a hire that puts a respected official with Democratic credentials — he was a top antitrust lawyer in President Bill Clinton's Justice Department — in the executive suite at Rupert Murdoch's conservative - leaning news media giant.
«Alarmingly, the percentage of teachers of color in BPS is basically what it was 24 years ago, when the final judgment in Boston's desegregation case was signed,» said Matt Cregor, Education Project Director at the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice.
When the lawyer for the state of Illinois tried to argue that the state had an interest in working with «a stable, responsible, independent counterpart that's well - resourced enough that it can partner in the process of not only contract negotiation,» Justice Kennedy broke in and devastatingly finished his thought by saying, «It can partner with you in advocating for a greater size workforce, against privatization, against merit promotion, for teacher tenure, for higher wages, for massive government, for increasing bonded indebtedness, for increasing taxes.»
A U.S. Justice Department lawyer said at a court hearing that it could take «weeks or months» before regulators decide whether to approve a software fix for Fiat Chrysler diesel cars.
«Apple told publishers that Apple — and only Apple — could get prices up in their industry,» Justice Department lawyer Lawrence Buterman said during opening arguments, as quoted by Reuters.
Justice Department lawyers «expect the prices of Macmillans e-books will also decline,» as happened after settlements with the other publishers, Jamillia Ferris, chief of staff of the departments Antitrust Division, said in the news release.