Sentences with phrase «about constitutionality»

It's only on appeal that you get to argue about constitutionality of laws.

You absolutely can argue about the constitutionality of laws at the trial court level and indeed, you are required to do so in order to preserve the argument for appeal.

We note that concerns about the constitutionality of the filing... of judgments from nations that do not adhere to basic principles of due process of law may be addressed by amending the FCMJRA to require prior judicial approval of judgments of foreign countries by way of motion or a separate enforcement proceeding.

In 2012, on Maryland v. King, the case about the constitutionality of DNA testing, I worked with Steve Mercer, Chief Attorney in the Forensics Division for the Maryland Public Defenders.

[1] Much has been and will continue to be written about the constitutionality of the Expenditure Relief Act (the «ERA»).

Even the police, assuming they don't just decide to hold your finger up to your phone and worry about the constitutionality later.

Yet, if it is primarily the preserve of constitutional theorists — think of the American debate about the constitutionality of a proposed flag - burning amendment — it is nevertheless an issue with practical implications, as witnessed in the recent Pringle case before the CJEU.

There have been unanimous, or at least very strong decisions, in a whole bunch of state supreme courts, and a very strong decision from the U.S. Supreme Court about the constitutionality of these programs, because they're not dealing with public funds.

For more about the constitutionality of assigning students to schools in order to achieve diversity, see «Affirmative Action Docketed»

The Supreme Court's June 30 action effectively ended the effort to overturn the law and signaled the lack of sufficient support on the court for reexamining the Ninth Circuit's conclusions about its constitutionality.

They don't just issue opinions about the constitutionality of laws whenever they want to.

Despite questions about constitutionality and state's rights, Collins is backing away from neither the proposal nor his criticisms of Cuomo, but he made clear his opposition will continue to come from the congressional seat.

Veteran journalist and Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has stated that issues raised by Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga about the constitutionality of the senior minister position is in the right direction.

«But, the conservative majority did express hostility to, and skepticism about the constitutionality of, public sector Fair Share fees, and all but invited further legal challenges [sic throughout].»

But, without wishing to enter into the argument about the constitutionality or otherwise of the Prince's actions, this case highlights an interesting, and potentially disturbing, issue: the rise of the celebrity objector, or super-nimby, and the disproportionate impact they can have on the planning process.

A federal judge has decided not to toss out a lawsuit about the constitutionality of Iowa's 6 - year - old «agricultural production facility fraud» statute, meaning the issue will very likely go to trial next year.

Not exact matches

Amid the countdown this week toward a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, a battle has escalated about funding for a small business lobby group.

In the latest stage of the provincial government's battle against the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, it has asked the BC Court of Appeal to review four pages of proposed legislation that would amend the Environmental Management Act and address questions about the amendments's constitutionality.

In so doing it forgets a wise remark made by Justice Frankfurter in 1938 (Graves v. New York): «The touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said about it.»

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Two unions representing about 2,700 public workers in Madison and Dane County have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin's new law restricting collective bargaining rights.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Two unions representing about 2,700 public workers in Madison and Dane County have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin's new law restricting collective bargaining rights.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about a federal appeals court upholding the constitutionality of the SAFE Act as well as Connecticut's post-Newtown gun control law, Uber fighting to bring ride sharing into the Capital Region, and New Yorkers found to overwhelmingly prefer dogs to cats.

It is not often that so much is written about so little, but scholars are jostling to have the final word on what we know about vouchers as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on their constitutionality.

In all fairness, however, Deasy is «providing fodder» for both sides, including testimony for the defense about the district's current labor laws and how firing «ineffective» teachers really «comes down to the choices and competence of management, not the constitutionality of current regulations.»

In a case about campaign laws and the constitutionality of certain restrictions on what type and length of political advertisements that can be used in certain campaigns, the justices brought up the topic of ebook readers, specifically the Amazon Kindle.

Undertook comprehensive research on the effectiveness, cost benefits and constitutionality of mandatory alcohol screening and educated officials, the public and media about the need for federal legislation to establish mandatory alcohol screening in Canada

When the Supreme Court was deliberating on the constitutionality of health care reform, I wrote about how successful the Republicans were in creating the reality that led to that moment.

If you want to know about, for example, the constitutionality of police action shooting someone who is fleeing a law enforcement officer, there is a key number somewhere in the West Digest system that talks about that.

The ACLU had asked the court to provide it with information about wiretapping cases brought under the recent FISA Amendments Act of 2008 and to allow it to participate in any cases that question the act's constitutionality.

In my last post on Double Aspect, I wrote about the religious freedom issues addressed in the Supreme Court's recent decision in Ktunaxa Nation v British Columbia (Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations), 2017 SCC 54, which concerned the constitutionality of a ministerial decision to allow development on land considered sacred by an Aboriginal nation.

The Shelby County case, and a second petition, Nix v. Holder, have been watched closely by civil rights and other groups ever since the justices voiced skepticism about Section 5's constitutionality in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder in 2009.

When issues of legislative constitutionality or validity of government action arise, businesses in federally regulated industries need counsel knowledgeable about all these aspects of the law and their application.

Towards the end of the CCF talk I raise concerns about baiting and misleading information about minority groups being used to influence public policy in the area, and arguments raised by Beverly Baines and Susan Drummond over the constitutionality of the Criminal Code provisions.

The Supreme Court is now considering constitutionality of these fees, in a case about which I have written quite extensively.

It struck down a federal law that made it a crime to lie about receiving military decorations, and it cast doubt over the constitutionality of the Ohio law and similar ones in 15 other states.

When it comes to Article I courts, though, Congress would probably have virtually unlimited discretion to impose the kinds of requirements that you're talking about, and even to say that the court has no jurisdiction to consider constitutionality at all.

The court found that the RIAR could challenge the constitutionality of the statute because the current Attorney General had not stated his intentions about prosecuting anyone under the statute and the court believed that RIAR's proposed use of the public information to solicit members and to market its services would likely violate the statute.