Sentences with phrase «actual oral argument»

For example, by showing a video of an actual oral argument by an experienced litigator, we may also be communicating that we expect an equally effective argument from our novice students.

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Mr. Martin has been active with the Discovering Justice «Stand Up for Your Rights» program, which involves teaching Boston middle school students about the U.S. Constitution, courts, and the judicial system, and coaching them to present oral arguments in courtrooms before actual judges.

The first being an initial motion for directions from the judge, the second being the actual argument of the summary judgment motion and the third being a second hearing involving viva voce evidence, should the motions judge decide that oral evidence is necessary.

... Bell's written and oral argument to us says very little about the actual wording of the contracts, which are written.

Raj Rajaratnam asked the Second Circuit on Monday to toss five of 14 insider - trading counts for which he is serving an 11 - year sentence, but a judge at oral arguments said his latest bid for a shorter prison term did not look like something a prisoner who has exhausted his direct appeal would argue in support of a finding of «actual innocence.»

As Justice Alito suggested at the Cyan oral argument, why would Congress want to bar «a claim in state court under a state cause of action that mirrors the ’33 Act» but then allow «the state court to be able to entertain the real thing, an actual ’33 Act [claim].»