Sentences with phrase «though federal judges»

Though federal judges are appointed for life, few take this directive literally.

The president said agents «broke into» Cohen's office, even though a federal judge approved the FBI's search warrants

In the GQ story, Ioffe wrote that «Melania's caviar - infused anti-aging creams haven't sold as well, though a federal judge ruled in her favor in a lawsuit she filed against its promoters.»

It is unclear whether federal agents can recover the content of those emails, and it is unclear whether Ms. Clinton violated official State Department policy, though a federal judge said yesterday he believed she did.

Not exact matches

Though federal prosecutors said it wasn't necessary, Judge Kimba Wood selected a «special master» to review records seized in connection with the ongoing investigation...

A victory in the case, though, would potentially set up a conflict among federal judges that ultimately would have to be worked out by the Supreme Court.

Though Jones won't be directly involved in the investigation per se, she saw her fair share of real estate - related cases involving allegations of fraud or troubled debt during her time as a federal judge.

On 6 August 2013, Federal Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas of the Fifth Circuit ruled that bitcoins are «a currency or a form of money» (specifically securities as defined by Federal Securities Laws), and as such were subject to the court's jurisdiction, [274][274] and Germany's Finance Ministry subsumed bitcoins under the term «unit of account» — a financial instrument — though not as e-money or a functional currency, a classification nonetheless having legal and tax implications.

A federal judge denied Hobby Lobby's request for an injunction against the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) contraceptive mandate on Monday, ruling that the arts - and - crafts giant must cover emergency contraceptives in its insurance policies even though it believes the pills cause abortions.

To get the warrant, the approval of Rosenstein (deputy AG), the head of the DOJ criminal division, the US Attorney for SDNY (though he recused himself from this for some reason, so whoever substituted for him), and a federal magistrate judge or district judge are required.

Though a successful appeal could wash most of the fines away, Apple has gotten a federal judge's approval to settle for a charge of $ 450 million to put to rest allegations of e-book price fixing.

A federal judge has rejected requests from the builders to forcibly remove the protesters, though work on the unoccupied portions is still scheduled to continue.

Though appointed judges write higher - quality opinions, according to the study, elected judges write many more, and thus, the professors attributed the difference in quality to volume (I would also argue that very generally, federal practice attracts more complex cases and a slightly higher quality of lawyer, which also contributes to the quality of the decision since in many cases, a judicial decision is only as good as the briefs on which it is based).

Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, a judge must determine whether a piece of electronic evidence is authentic and original, an issue no court had really touched on, even though digital evidence is easily manipulated.

The SCOTUSblog short list is mostly federal judges with a few elite professors and politician thrown in, though I do see a handful of state judges, too.

Though now defunct, How Appealing's Howard Bashman's feature, Twenty Questions for an Appellate Judge, offered personal insights from federal judges who don't get much intelligent coverage in the press.

Even though I live and practice bankruptcy law in one of the most progressive states in the Union: California, I do not see enough female and ethnic bankruptcy attorneys or trustees and although I am admitted in multiple federal districts in the state, to my knowledge, I have never appeared before a single ethnic bankruptcy judge.

Even though the case law Samsung cites gives Judge Koh more than enough ammunition to at least stay the case, Samsung's lawyers also present an argument that would enable the district court to reject Apple's demand for premature enforcement even if the court interpreted the Federal Circuit's mandate the way Apple proposes: «Manifest injustice would warrant deviation from a decision rejecting, without briefing, collateral estoppel or a stay»

Though I did not think Judge Kopf owed me anything, I was not about to refuse a beer from a federal jJudge Kopf owed me anything, I was not about to refuse a beer from a federal judgejudge.

Finally, if the Court concludes that the Second Amendment secures an individual right aimed partly at self - defense, thus endorsing the view expressed by Congress and by the White House Office of Legal Counsel, though only by a minority of federal circuit judges, then some right to self - defense might be inherently protected through the Second Amendment.

Though the overwhelming majority of federal judges to consider the question after the Supreme Court's most recent gay rights decision in 2013agree that the Constitution does not permit anti-gay marriage discrimination, these judges have split on rationale.

The copyright infringement suit was allowed to go forward by a U.S. federal judge in May 2016 even though the feature film hadn't yet been written or filmed.

But as Carl Malamud points out, even though many judges are fans, not all federal courts permit hyperlinks in briefs.

Though the jury sided with the doctor, the federal appeals court ordered a new trial, saying the judge erred by excluding testimony from expert witnesses.

If you have a completely clean driving record, Federal Way Washington courts will allow you to appear in court and request from a judge a deferment from your Federal Way Washington driving record, though you will still have to pay the violation fine.

Even though the Supreme Court ruled that Aereo can not sell a service that lets consumers reproduce TV signals in real time without a license, the court declined to rule on Aereo's DVR functions — that issue is currently before a federal judge in New York.

The Court of Appeal overturned a lower court decision where the Judge vested 100 % of this man's monthly pension payments in his ex-wife, and ordered the garnishment of that same percentage of the payor's government old age monthly benefits (even though federal legislation limits attachment of all those benefits to 50 %).