Sentences with phrase «by justice lawyers»

The directive from the PMO first came in 2012 to then justice minister Rob Nicholson and was being worked on by Justice lawyers as Harper sat down with First Nation leaders Jan. 11, 2013 to discuss controversial government bills, sources told APTN.

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To avoid such a danger, the Justice Department creates a «taint team» of lawyers not involved in the case to review records and decide which ones shouldn't be seen by prosecutors on the case.

It's a lawyer from outside of government named by the attorney general to take over an investigation that poses a conflict of interest for the Justice Department.

The 67 - year - old lawyer served in the Bush administration from 2001 to 2005, but resigned after he was indicted by a grand jury on five counts for perjury, obstruction of justice, and making false statements to the FBI.

20.02.18... The Estonian state needs to understand the necessity of a state reform that would cut the number of officials exercising public authority by half, prominent lawyer and former Minister of Justice Jüri Raidla said in a speech at a meeting dedicated to the centennial of the Republic of Estonia on Monday.

Lawyers say that the federal justice minister's response to recommendations by a Commons committee on how to improve legal aid in Canada is disappointing.

The searches open a new front for the Justice Department in its scrutiny of Mr. Trump and his associates: His longtime lawyer is being investigated in Manhattan; his son - in - law, Jared Kushner, is facing scrutiny by prosecutors in Brooklyn; his former campaign chairman is under indictment; his former national security adviser has pleaded guilty to lying; and a pair of former campaign aides are cooperating with Mr. Mueller.

On Saturday, Trump lashed out on Twitter over a New York Times report that reported speculations that Cohen, his longtime personal lawyer who is under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice, could end up cooperating with government officials.

Philip Bartz, a partner at Bryan Cave and a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer, said during his arguments that DOL's rule embodies «overreach» by DOL to «do things that Congress never intended» and that it's «at odds» with state insurance law.

One official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said that Mr. Trump was sympathetic to the plight of the young immigrants, known as Dreamers — many have known life only in the United States and have few connections to the countries of their birth — but had been told by Justice Department lawyers that his predecessor's program would not survive a court challenge.

The eight - page letter written by Trump's lawyer, Joanna Hendon, accuses the Justice Department of acting in «an aggressive, intrusive, and unorthodox manner» in an attempt to «eliminate the president's right to a full assertion of every privilege argument available to him.»

Back in December, Trump lawyer John Dowd claimed that it was impossible for Trump to be guilty of obstruction of justice, simply because he's the president — an assertion that was roundly derided by legal experts.

The American Center for Law and Justice - a group «specifically dedicated to the ideal that religious freedom and freedom of speech are inalienable, God - given rights» - was asked by the pastor's lawyers last year to help publicize Nadarkhani's case, according to Jodran Sekulow, executive director of the group.

The group's lawyer, Viktor Zhenkov, concluded his remarks by asking: «What happens if the court upholds the justice ministry's request?

The culture of consumerism and the chase for material symbols of wealth and security have sometimes come to be dominant; the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment in many has slowly begun to degenerate into empty and sterile ritualism; the legitimate thirst for education has often become perverted into an obsessive drive to acquire with the greatest speed the formal diplomas necessary to gain entry to jobs offering the easiest opportunities to make the quickest rupees; political statesmanship in some areas has begun to depreciate into an opportunities race for power and position; the spirit of SEVA (Service) to the nation has intermittently begun to be suffocated in many, by the abuse of discretions, sometimes mediated by a bloated bureaucracy itself enmeshed in a vast network of multiplying paper and self - proliferating regulations; menacingly many good and decent people even in public life, have come to be corroded by a culture of demanding corruption; and some potentially creative lawyers, have begun to take perverted pride in mere «cleverness», rendering themselves vulnerable to the prejudice that they are a parasitic obstruction in the pursuit of substantive justice.

The politicians rule us, rather than represent us, and the justice system has been replaced by a legal system wherein the judges and lawyers play games at the expense of the taxpayers.

It reminds us that our most pressing constitutional questions (on slavery and secession) were settled out of court; that it took more than a wiser judge to reverse our most villainous chief justice (Roger Taney); and that our Constitution's most consequential interpreter wasn't a robed philosopher - king but a self - taught lawyer from Kentucky by way of Illinois.

In a letter to Justice Minister Mohammed al - Issa seen by Reuters, eight judges complained about foreign trainers who shave their beards contrary to purist Islam, the minister's meetings with diplomats of «infidel» states and plans to let women practice as lawyers.

The only «profit» I've seen in Catholicism is being made by lawyers so happy to sue the church on behalf of legitimate and questionable victims and claim they are doing it all in the name of justice... as long as they get to keep their tidy share of the spoils.

Maybe justice and the good society are brought about precisely by lawyers and judges sending the jury out of the courtroom while they decide whether to admit the testimony of an old black woman who has been listening in on the whole trial of her son.

«I just had this sense that if I could do anything in the world, I would do this justice lawyering thing where you are an advocate on behalf of people who don't have a voice and who are being abused by others,» he says.

Black also recommends the reinstatement of mutual consent laws in order to slow down the process of divorce and give the reluctant partner (who is often also the custodial parent) more bargaining power in a process often driven not by justice but by whoever can afford the more skillful lawyer.

The five - member Committee comprises a Justice of the Supreme Court who is the Chairperson with two Justices of the Court of Appeal appointed by the Judicial Council and two other persons appointed on the advice of the Council of State, who are neither members of the Council of State, nor members of Parliament, nor lawyers.

«I've seen Eric in action and have no doubt that he will continue his lifelong fight for criminal justice reform, for economic fairness and for progressive change as New York's next people's lawyer,» Thompson said in a statement released by the Schneiderman campaign.

U.S. courts should not play a role in reviewing or restraining targeted killings, argues the Justice Department lawyers, since it would effectively enable them to «supervise inherently predictive judgments» by the president and his national security advisers «as to when and how to use force against an enemy against which Congress has already authorized the use of force.»

Trump has decided to hire the longtime Washington lawyer Joseph E. diGenova, who has pushed the theory on television that Trump was framed by F.B.I. and Justice Department officials, to bolster his legal team.

Porn star Stormy Daniels turned a hotly anticipated court appearance by President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen into a three - ring circus on Monday, creating a media frenzy when she rolled up to the hallowed hall of justice in black stiletto heels.

The pronouncement of Justice Baba Yusuf followed a complaint by Dasuki's lawyer Mr Adeola Adedipe that the legal team for Dasuki had not been allowed to have direct access to him in spite of a court order made on April 6.

Dissenting justice campaigners, legal aid lawyers and those who've witnessed the rot setting in (from swingeing legal aid cuts, curbs to judicial review, an interpreting service in freefall, probation chaos and threats to withdraw Britain from the Human Rights Act) will be highlighting the urgent need to halt the destruction of our justice system and abide by the principles of the medieval charter.

Osinbajo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, said this on Monday at the opening ceremony of a two - day Stakeholder's Summit organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice at the Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, as he urged judges, lawyers and others to change their attitudes and stand up for what is right.

The entire English justice system is in crisis, a senior lawyer has said, after a damning report by the prisons inspector was dismissed by Chris Grayling.

Justice Ademola had last Friday issued summon against the AGF following complaints by Dasuki's lawyers, Mr. Joseph Daudu SAN that the order of the court made since November 3 had not been allowed to be implemented by operatives of the Department State Security (DSS).

Breslin concluded that the case should have been led by Albany County District Attorney David Soares, who is elected, not the Justice Center whose lawyers do not stand for election, as required in the state Constitution.

In a bench ruling, yesterday, Justice Okon Abang agreed with the EFCC lawyer, Mr. Sylvanus Tahir, that all the documents were duly front - loaded by the prosecution in the proof of evidence before the court.

Monographs by lawyers won't cut it because of the inconsistency that Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes observed.

Yesterday's ruling by Justice Anthony Yeboah has been labeled by some lawyers as a «Political Judgement».

This is just as Justice Abdulkadir Abdul - Kafarati ordered the respondents to the suit to appear before the court on Friday to give an insight into why the prayers sought by Saraki should not be granted, even as he was expected to grant the ex parte application filed and moved by the Senate President's lawyer, Mr. Ajibola Oluyede, on Monday (November 16).

The general consensus, as championed by renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana SAN, seems to be that the decision represents a significant setback for the effective and fair administration of justice in the country, and President Muhammadu Buhari administration's approach to the «campaign against corruption.»

What amazes some learned Lawyers is the emergence of questionable letters of appointments with no date during the trial, the admission of bias and breach of natural justice by Chairman of the party's Disciplinary committee Most Reverend Asante - Antwi and the admission of same in yesterday's ruling by the learned justice among others lends credence to the fact that, Justice Anthony Yeboah feared to uphold Jjustice by Chairman of the party's Disciplinary committee Most Reverend Asante - Antwi and the admission of same in yesterday's ruling by the learned justice among others lends credence to the fact that, Justice Anthony Yeboah feared to uphold Jjustice among others lends credence to the fact that, Justice Anthony Yeboah feared to uphold JJustice Anthony Yeboah feared to uphold JusticeJustice.

The 4 - 1 majority ruling in favour of an application brought before the Supreme Court by lawyers for Dr. Zanetor Agyeman — Rawlings was given on Thursday May 19 2016 in which the panel led by Justice William Atuguba stayed proceedings in the high court case against the candidature of Dr. Zanetor Agyeman - Rawlings pending the interpretation of article 94 (1)(a) of the 1992 constitution on June 2 2016.

Following a plea by Usman's lawyer, Mr. Abiodun Owonikoko (SAN), Justice Aikawa allowed them to continue on the bail earlier granted them by Justice Hassan.

Accra High Court presided over by Justice Barbara Tetteh Charway has ordered lawyers for the Electoral Commission [EC] and the All People's Party, APC, to file their statements of case simultaneously in the suit seeking to quash the disqualification of Hassan Ayariga as a presidential candidate.

The brazen assertion by one of Trump's lawyers that a president can not be found guilty of obstruction of justice signaled a controversial defense strategy in the wide - ranging Russia probe, as the president's political advisers are increasingly concerned about the legal advice he is receiving.

Lawyers for the former treasurer of former state Sen. George Maziarz's campaign committee have filed a set of amended spending reports with the state Board of Elections, as ordered by a state Supreme COurt justice.

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo fixed the date on Friday after hearing two applications filed by Evans, through his lawyer, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, challenging the competence of the two fresh charges and seeking to quash them.

Grayling was criticised by lawyers on his own benches however, including former attorney general Dominic Grieve and former solicitor general Edward Garnier, the latter of whom told the justice secretary the public interest clause was «moderately nonsensical».

But in the three judgments on Thursday, the Justice Gumel - led panel of the appeal court upheld the appeals against the tribunal's verdicts filed on behalf of the the appellants by their lawyer, B. E. I. Nwofor (SAN).

The senior lawyer therefore urged the tribunal headed by Hon Danladi Yakubu Umar to decide the no case submission on justice and not on sentiments from the prosecution.

The so called «gift» to Justice Ademola by PMB's lawyer and the SGF's Grass cutter contract have damaged him far more than the opposition!

The Justice Ibrahim Saulawa - led panel reserved judgment in the appeal after Jegede's lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), adopted his client's appellant's brief amid opposition by respondents» lawyer, Mr. Ben Nwofor (SAN).