Sentences with phrase «by jury for»

And be it further enacted, That all the said courts of the United States shall have power to grant new trials, in cases where there has been a trial by jury for reasons for which new trials have usually been granted in the courts of law; and shall have power to impose and administer all necessary oaths or affirmations, and to punish by fine or imprisonment, at the discretion of said courts, all contempts of authority in any cause or hearing before the same; and to make and establish all necessary rules for the orderly conducting business in the said courts, provided such rules are not repugnant to the laws of the United States.

In my city (Lansing, Michigan), and apparently in many other cities, you are not allowed trial by jury for traffic violations.

After three years of gathering depositions and evidence from both Chile and the US, Barrientos was brought to trial in Florida in June 2016 and found liable by the jury for the torture and extrajudicial killing of Víctor Jara.

In 2016, David and Collet Stephan were convicted by a jury for failing to provide the necessaries of life in their son Ezekiel's 2012 death.

He was also convicted by a jury for sexual assault and sentenced for two years probation.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed two appeals from Alberta defendants seeking a right to trial by jury for Securities Act offences.

And even where amounts for wrongful conviction are large — for example, as reported at the Northwest Wrongful Convictions Web site, Alejandro Dominguez was awarded $ 9 million by a jury for wrongful conviction — he also spent four years in prison.

«If an artist were to designate the ice cream van a work of art and exhibit it as such,» he said, «and if someone were then to nominate it for the Turner Prize» (a prestigious art award), «it might indeed be considered by the jury for short - listing.»

Category winners include a characterful portrait of Bill Murray for the Washington Post by US based artist Tony Rodriguez, which was lauded by the jury for its strong composition and well executed traditional technique that captures the subject perfectly in a unique style.

The work was praised by the jury for its beautiful production, technical excellence and sensitive illustration of pilgrimage as a journey of discovery and sacrifice to a greater power.

In October 2011 she successfully exhibited at the prestigious Salond» Automne held on the Champs - Elysees, Paris, after having been accepted by the jury for this world renowned, annual exhibition.

Her work was praised by the jury for its beautiful production, technical excellence and sensitive illustration of pilgrimage as a journey of discovery and sacrifice to a greater power.

Silver was convicted Nov. 30 by a jury for pocketing $ 4 million in legal referral fees from law firms with connections to people with business before the state.

Not exact matches

«Secret arbitration takes away a woman's right to a trial by a jury of her peers and provides a dark alley for Uber to hide from the justice system, the media and public scrutiny,» according to the letter.

Martin Shkreli, unaffectionately known as the «pharma bro» — and infamous for his decision to hike the list price of Daraprim, a drug used by HIV / AIDS and cancer patients to combat infections, by more than 5,000 % in 2015 under his former company Turing Pharmaceuticals — was convicted on three criminal securities fraud and conspiracy charges by a Brooklyn jury on Friday.

Catering to women who were so pregnant they couldn't get abortions anywhere else, Gosnell's clinic became a «huge moneymaker» by charging $ 3,000 for a late - term abortions, according to a scathing, 281 - page grand jury report that lays out the allegations against him.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York also rejected an appeal by MP3tunes founder Michael Robertson, who was ordered to pay $ 12.2 million after a federal jury in 2014 found him liable for copyright infringement.

«A criminal defendant, we hold, need not request special interrogatories, nor need he acquiesce in the Government's request for discrete findings by the jury, in order to preserve in full a timely - raised objection to jury instructions,» Justice J. Ginsburg wrote in her explanation of the court's decision.

Hernandez's defense, led by Michael Fee, however, spun the conversation as proof of a close friendship between the men, which could lead the jury to question Hernandez's motive for murder, a significant element in the burden of proof for the prosecution.

The grand jury subpoena — sent to an unnamed witness last month and seen by Axios — asked for emails, texts and handwritten notes linked to those people, according to the report.

Ross Ulbricht, 30, was convicted on all seven counts he faced by a federal jury in Manhattan, following a closely - watched trial that spilled out of U.S. investigations into the use of the digital currency bitcoin for drug trafficking and other crimes.

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.

A proven model — proven, that is, by billionaire Peter Thiel — for bankrupting news companies and driving them out of business by using the court system and jury trials, which can leverage public disgust for The Media (see no. 6 above) into jury awards that defendants can not possibly pay.

The larger issue for Uber is that this could give credence to Waymo's argument that members of the jury be notified that Uber destroyed or did not disclose relevant evidence as the company was required to by the court.

The 2016 winner and Top 10 Private Business Growth Award Finalists were selected by an independent Jury of accomplished business leaders, who recognized the companies for their successful, sustainable and holistic growth strategies.

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Seven respected members of the Canadian visual arts community have been selected by RBC and the Canadian Art Foundation to serve as the jury for the 19th annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition...

The problem for Gawker is that it could already be broke by the time the appeals court overturns the jury's decision.

A former U.S. Army sergeant and two other U.S. citizens were found guilty by a jury in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday of taking part in a plot to murder a woman in the Philippines for money, prosecutors said.

For the last several years, Mr. Denton has been the target of a lawsuit brought by the wrestler Hulk Hogan in the now - infamous defamation case over Gawker's publication of a sex tape — an editorial choice that recently resulted in a $ 140 million jury award to Mr. Hogan.

The growing legal questions around Mr Cohen's services for Mr Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand - jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

The Supreme Court recently decided in Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group for the latter view and upheld the constitutionality of an administrative review process that opponents say violates the right to a trial by jury.

Ross Ulbricht, 30, was found guilty by a Manhattan federal jury on all seven counts he faced after a closely watched four - week trial spilling out of U.S. investigations of the use of the bitcoin digital currency for drug trafficking and other crimes.

For example, state law allows business disputes to be settled swiftly by a judge without a jury, which is considered favorable to businesses.

The growing legal questions around Cohen's services for Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

They knew how to make their case to a jury — by creating a framework for the jury through which they will be compelled to agree with the perspective and argument of the lawyer / theologian.

On Saturday, let us be grateful for our freedom — to worship, to protest, to report, to be tried by jury, to vote, and to benefit from a free market.

John Kennedy repeatedly appointed segregationist judges to the federal bench in the South, and the civil rights case that Robert Kennedy most vigorously prosecuted involved charges brought against Albany, Georgia, activists for violating the rights of a white storeowner by boycotting his business because he had served on a jury that cleared the sheriff who had shot a black man three times in the neck at point - blank range.

In this culture / country we have a set of principles that empowers duly authorized agents to apprehend, present the alleged perpetrator for fair and speedy trial, with representation and a verdict rendered by a jury of peers.

The most explicit statement of these limitations is in the Constitution's first ten amendments — the Bill of Rights — which guarantee freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition, the right to bear arms, protection against the obligatory quartering of soldiers, security from unwarranted search and seizure, the right to a grand jury, protection against double jeopardy and self - incrimination, the right of due process, just compensation for private property taken for public use, and speedy public trial by jury without excessive fines or bail.

Martin Shkreli, who became famous a couple years ago for price gouging an AIDS drug, was found guilty by a Brooklyn jury on two counts of securities fraud and a count of conspiracy.

When I was recently called for jury duty, the attorney, after asking my husband's occupation, repeatedly prefaced his interrogation by saying, «As a minister's wife, I assume you..»

But you are correct that the actual case / crime only entails the actual struggle, and by that point it was just two dumb - dumbs in a fight, and the lack of evidence is what really made acquittal the only choice for the jury.

A clergyman of the American Lutheran Church has been ordered confined in jail for contempt of court because he refused to answer questions before a grand jury investigating the «occupation» of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, for two months last year by militant Indians.

The grand jury - despite finding that there was «no doubt» Bevilacqua «endangered thousands of children in the Philadelphia Archdiocese» by his actions while archbishop - declined «for now» to press charges against him.

That democracy can be made to work, that by the scientific method we can gain mastery over the latent resources of the universe, that trial by jury is practicable, that torture is a foolish method of seeking evidence in the courts, that chattel slavery is a failure — such things we take for granted, not because we individually are wiser than our forebears, who disbelieved them all, but because we share in a social tradition which we did not even help to create, but which has shaped and conformed our thinking with irresistible power.

«It's good to see that our love for sustainable winemaking is cherished and awarded by international juries as well as national critics and winelovers!

The international OWA award will be granted for the fifth time by the organic food producer Rapunzel and IFOAM - Organics International.From the nominees a jury... more

Get a taster of the cookbook by trying out recipes for Baked Tofu with Tomato Rice, Lasagna with Wild Mushroom Sauce and Pizza with Lemon and Brussels Sprouts, shared on the Meat Free Monday website courtesy of Jean - Christian Jury and Phaidon.

Ahead of the 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation, organised by DowDuPont, chair of the judging panel David Luttenberger, global packaging director at Mintel Group, shares his perspectives on the renowned competition and on packaging innovation itself with fellow jury member Tim Sykes.