Sentences with phrase «asked at oral argument»

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At the end of the oral arguments, Fisher asked the plaintiffs to submit further written arguments concerning whether they have standing in the case, and on the «political question» — presumably, whether or not this is a matter to be decided by the courts or political system.

Since Nick's earlier posting, lawyers for the Senate Majority filed a request asking to reschedule the April 18 oral arguments to April 19 or 20 because lead counsel Michael Carvin will be out - of - town at a funeral.

Shullman analyzed oral arguments in ten cases at the United States Supreme Court, noting each question asked by the Justices and assigning a score from one to five to each depending on how helpful or hostile she considered the question to be.

At the oral argument before this Court, when respondents» counsel was asked whether «this is just a purely Title VII case as it comes to us from the Court of Appeals without any constitutional overtones,» counsel responded:

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.»