Sentences with phrase «legal precedent set»

Delta will appeal the decision, but should the legal precedent set by this case stand, it will have major ramifications for all the municipalities involved.

Which means that Congressional Republicans are going against not only the findings of the world's scientists and health experts, but against the legal precedent set by the ruling of a conservative - leaning Supreme Court.

Add into the equation the legal precedent set in the UK by the Greenpeace ruling that released six activists because they stopped climate damage and we have the potential for a horrendous amount of litigation.

The legal precedent set by the ECHR is subjective and opaque.

Wheeler's decision also flies in the face of a legal precedent set by the Supreme Court in 2005, notes Downes.

The appeals court relied heavily on legal precedents set down by the Supreme Court in 1973 in Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist.

Even the No Child Left Behind Act's requirement that school districts adopt a voluntary desegregation plan, for instance, may conflict with legal precedents set in most federal appeals courts.

Not exact matches

Since the policy was written in 2009, legal advocates argue, several court cases have set new precedents that could make some CBP electronic searches illegal.

Whether or not Scaramucci files his lawsuit, his threat has set a dangerous precedent: that attacking a public figure can lead to costly legal fees.

The ruling, which found that Carter's texts led to Conrad's death, could set a legal precedent, though experts remain split on the verdict.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said in a letter released on Sunday night that the agency's request wasn't about setting legal precedent, but rather seeking justice for the victims and investigating other possible threats.

While Citizens United seems to allow more unrestrained political speech — and some legal experts warn such activities may wind up in court because a precedent has yet to be set — that doesn't mean your organization should go ahead and do it.

I'll tell you why: It's because these groups are religious and they want to violate the Constltution and try to set a legal precedent by which they can continue their illegal activities in other public areas.

Catholic organizations have for decades fought to change federal and state laws that fail to protect «unborn persons,» and Catholic Health's lawyers in this case had the chance to set precedent bolstering anti-abortion legal arguments.

We don't care if you put the cross in there, just don't doom us all by setting a legal precedent.

Over recent years, in addition to supporting volunteer duck rescue efforts by the Coalition Against Duck Shooting, Animals Australia's extraordinary legal team has secured crucial wins for native waterbirds, setting powerful legal precedents for animals.

As well as setting strong legal precedents, the process could force WCB's other bidders — Canada's Saputo and listed cheese company Bega — to respond.

The above 2010 ruling — known as Ternovsky v Hungary — set an EU precedent — but it did not make a ruling on the legal protection of midwives / midwifery.

The letter writers insist that a ban on smoking in the car with children would not set any more of a legal precedent than enforcing the wearing of seat belts or banning the use of mobile phones behind the wheel.

While it is anxious not to set a precedent, and allow Assange to remain a fugitive in London in defiance of a European arrest warrant, it is also bound by the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations — a treaty which (in contrast to the treaty on diplomatic asylum) does enjoy widespread support as a core piece of the legal architecture governing modern diplomacy.

The forcible removal of branding would infringe fundamental legal rights, severely damage principles around intellectual property and set a dangerous precedent for the future of commercial free speech.

Organiser Nancy Maller said: «This is a precedent setting moment in which the Home Office have failed to listen to pleas of mercy, justice, independent medical experts and legal arguments in order to show that they are tough on immigrants.

Although some legislators expressed concern that the legislation would set a legal precedent that could lead to other pleas for relief, Legislative Counsel George Nolan said he did not expect a flood of lawsuits.

It does not apply to overall state limits, but experts say the decision sets a precedent which could set up a legal challenge to New York's $ 150,000 overall contribution limit per person per calendar year, and $ 5,000 limit for corporations.

The hearing provided the most formal legal test yet of whether fMRI lie detection meets the so - called Daubert standard for admitting evidence in federal court, and as such it could set an important precedent.

But a negative outcome could have the opposite effect, Cupp says, setting a statewide legal precedent that animals can not be legal persons.

An appeals court sets a precedent by giving an ape legal rights to life, liberty and freedom from harm

Our field offices work closely with U.S. Attorney's Office to adhere to the legal requirements of their particular districts as set forth in case law or court decisions / precedent.

Internet distribution of quality d - audio is rapidly being perfected, but the precedent - setting legal battles have just begun

Gay marriage is already legal in over a dozen nations worldwide, but Costa Rica yet set a remarkable precedent by being the first to.

Examining both real - life stories and precedent - setting legal cases, director Kamala Lopez uncovers how outdated and discriminatory attitudes inform and influence seemingly disparate issues, from workplace harassment to domestic violence, rape and sexual assault to the foster care system, and the healthcare conglomerate to the judicial system.

«If these allegations need to be re-examined which, in my understanding, they've been through court, then I'm a big believer in the justice system and setting legal precedents.

The majority of the film centers squarely on the couple as they endure the harsh prejudices of society but the climax, subtle as it may be, shows how their trials — both literal and figurative — set a legal precedent in a nation on the cusp of the Civil Rights Movement.

Morgan has directed Ofsted to draw up a legal cases for all 18 unregistered schools it has discovered, setting a precedent for future cases, in bid for tighter regulation.

After important legal precedents were set and institutional support waned, the average number of cases declined but then took a sharp upturn from 1993 on, with a peak of 76 cases in 2000 and a total of 65 in 2007.

A pending Supreme Court appeal of this essential case may set a legal precedent that will drive the still broiling debate over longstanding funding inequalities between North Carolina's wealthy and impoverished counties.

While the case has received national attention and previous rulings have set legal precedent, this particular Supreme Court decision will not affect other suits working their way through the court system, said Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond.

There are still many legal questions to be answered and precedents to be set before cars can become truly autonomous.

He wants to use Kemp's cases to stir up public sentiment against slavery and to set a legal precedent that would effectively outlaw slave - holding in England.

There are a lot of complicated legal issues, but I believe the bottom line is that if they put her down, it would set a bad precedent — they could start putting other dogs down for minor things, and what then?

Legal precedent clearly has been set for all of these problems, and literally dozens of cases are successfully prosecuted each year under this law in Pennsylvania.

Sure, it's legal to buy a healthy, home - raised purebred puppy from a breeder NOW... but the precedent is set.

This case is extremely important It concerns the interpretation of the Ontario law and will set legal precedent

The lawsuit is further special for setting a legal precedent for games, which had legally not been considered goods.

Nobody wants to be the person to royally screw that beautiful and profitable harmony between video game developers and publishers and gaming YouTubers by setting legal precedent.

In other words, it's a battle over the very legality of appropriation art, and every lawsuit that addresses this third - rail of contemporary artistic practice sets a legal precedent that can have market repercussions.

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(Earthjustice attorney Deborah Goldberg also defended the rights of those communities in a precedent - setting legal victory, something state officials highlighted as a tipping point in their decision to ban fracking.)

To lay the foundation of a carbon project being able to be developed, Forest Trends commissioned a precedent - setting legal review that concluded that not only the Surui but all indigenous peoples in Brazil with demarcated territories have carbon ownership rights.

Klimaatzaak hopes the Belgian court in Brussels will rule in line with the valuable legal precedents in the Netherlands and Washington, and will follow as the third stone setting in motion what could become an avalanche of successful climate change court cases against governments worldwide.