Sentences with phrase «access the courts despite»

Historically, the access to justice problem has been primarily seen from the low - income perspective — low - income individuals are consistently unable to access the courts despite the host of legal problems many of these individuals face.

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Katz likes the way the courts are running, however, he still sees challenges for handicapped access to the courthouse — despite some Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades made a few years ago.

The case is back before a lower court to decide on other issues, including whether the estate will be able to access the account despite Yahoo's terms of service agreement.

But despite a series of unanimous Supreme Court decisions meant to reverse this trend, in the ensuing years large numbers of black students failed to gain access to the best programs the newly integrated schools offered.

Three years later in Little Rock, Ark., despite the Supreme Court's decision that segregation violated the Constitution, nine young Black students were denied access to a public high school by segregationist Governor Orval Faubus.

Despite two federal courts ruling in favor of the Dakota Access pipeline, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided it needed to explore alternate routes for the pipeline at the end of last year when the pipeline was already over 90 percent complete.

It is an online membership website where self - represented lawyers can access (1) a comprehensive text detailing each stage of the discipline process and how it works, what to expect, pitfalls to avoid, and tips on how to navigate the system, (2) a document library containing dozens of sample documents for State Bar Court filings and State Bar investigations, since these materials are generally difficult to come by despite being technically public, and (3) a forum where members can share information, ideas, concerns, and experiences.

According to the opinion, the Georgia Constitution indeed includes an implied right of access to the courts, despite Reed's protestations to the contrary, and the plaintiffs properly stated a claim that the mandatory e-filing procedures violated that right.

In the normal course of events, and despite the benefit of world - wide free access to Canadian law facilitated through CanLII, one might not expect Kenyan citizens to take a strong interest in 4 and 8 year old decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Despite the foregoing, foreign authorities may obtain access to protected data only in the following circumstances: (i) if CVM and the foreign authority have an agreement regulating the exchange of information; (ii) via cooperation treaties (eg, mutual legal assistance treaty, MLAT); or (iii) if a foreign court order is issued and validated in Brazil via due process of law.

Despite this strong statement, British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Christie, 2007 SCC 21 («Christie»), affirmed that the legislature had the power to impose some conditions on access to the courts:

After a four week trial and a detailed analysis of the evidence presented by both Access Copyright and York University, the Federal Court found that despite York's claims, York did not have the licences or permissions to copy most of the works it used.

More incongruous is the video from Attorney General George Brandis, talking about his commitment to access to justice (despite great concerns about funding for Indigenous legal services), and to working with the Native Title sector (despite plans to introduce a bill to reverse the effect of a federal court decision regarding the Noongar people), with nary an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander flag in sight nor mention of his support for changes to the Racial Discrimination Act.

Austin, TX — Despite the fact that abortion is one of the safest medical procedures performed in the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today ruled that medically unnecessary restrictions that could severely restrict Texas women's access to safe, legal abortion are constitutional.

Access to children and child support appear to be interconnected, despite the court's efforts to treat them as separate issues.