Sentences with phrase «by the grand jury which»

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The deal, which Republicans have painted as evidence of collusion between Clinton and Russia, made its way back into headlines in October, shortly before it emerged that a federal grand jury approved the first charges filed by special counsel Robert Mueller as he investigates whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow.

The grand jury found that Lynn, 60, endangered children by knowingly allowing dangerous priests to continue in the ministry in roles in which they had access to kids.

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.

The grand jury found that Lynn, 60, endangered children, including the alleged victims of those charged last week, by knowingly allowing dangerous priests to continue in the ministry in roles in which they had access to kids.

International Guild's Charley Johnston and Bill Daly and Ohio Guild's Al Del Monte, in Cleveland to plead innocent to federal grand jury indictments charging violation of Sherman Antitrust Act, were hit with $ 150,000 suit filed by Herman Spero, producer of boycotted studio TV boxing shows which kicked off investigation.

Today's arraignment followed the recent issuance of an indictment by a federal grand jury, which replaced the criminal complaint.

This is not only factually and legally incorrect, but contradicts an earlier concession by the grand jury that, at the very least, the question of which filing was pre-eminent was a matter of legal debate.

Silvers lawyers two weeks ago claimed that statements Bharara made about the charges — which allege Silver lined his pockets with nearly $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks in a stunning abuse of power dating to at least 2000 — «caused irreparable harm by tainting» the grand jury that indicted him on Feb. 19.

The grand jury, which first convened in August, has weighed evidence — including a video recorded by bystanders of Mr. Garner's arrest — and heard testimony from officers and emergency responders involved.

The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in New York City, which heard evidence presented by the staff of Preet Bharara, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

The lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the charges — which allege Silver lined his pockets with nearly $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks in a stunning abuse of power dating to at least 2000 — claiming public statements that Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara made about the case «caused irreparable harm by tainting» the grand jury that indicted him on Feb. 19.

The Times, which frequently breaks news regarding the activities of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office, reported that federal prosecutors have begun presenting evidence to a grand jury related to Skelos and his 32 - year - old son, Adam, centering on a contract awarded to AbTech Industries by Nassau County.

Mr. Donovan, however, refused to give any details about who will be called to testify, what allegations will be weighed or even who will potentially face those charges during grand jury proceedings, which are secret by law.

The investigation, which is being led by the U.S. Department of Labor, was revealed last month when a federal grand jury subpoena was sent to the Rockland County PEF union formerly headed by Deborah J. Lee, whose purchases first drew scrutiny within her union's ranks two years ago.

Court papers separately filed by COR executives also contain a copy of the grand jury subpoena sent to one of them, Joe Gerardi, on April 29, 2016, which shed some additional light on the information sought during the probe of the Southern District U.S. attorney's office.

UPDATE: More from Grace... Apparently, word about Bloomberg testifying before the grand jury came as a complete surprise to the defense, which is being led by former AG Dennis Vacco.

The attorney general's probe marks the first grand jury investigation of a sitting district attorney by Schneiderman's office since Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order in 2015 giving Schneiderman authority to intervene in cases in which unarmed civilians are killed during confrontations with police.

Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka and the State Police are investigating the incident, which is being reviewed by a grand jury.

That includes attending all meetings requested by law enforcement, providing any documents sought and testifying «before the grand jury and at any trial and other court proceedings with respect to matters about which this office may request.»

State Senate leader Dean Skelos and his son are being probed by the US Attorney's Office, which has convened a grand jury and presented evidence about possible corruption in the latest claim of financial misconduct to rock Albany, sources said.

Matthew Smalls, a Staten Island lawyer, said months ago that he would run, in the wake of the Eric Garner case — in which a grand jury impaneled by Mr. Donovan opted not to indict a white police officer in the unarmed black man's death.

The unusual confrontation took place after Schneiderman's office accused Abelove of doing an «end run» around the governor's executive order by quickly putting the shooting case in front a grand jury, which cleared the officer who fired the shots less than a week after the incident.

The subpoenaed documents apparently are part of early fact - finding work of the grand jury, which is sniffing around a wide range of supposedly nonprofit and tax - exempt activities by Meeks and the others, the sources said.

Other films from Cannes making their US debut at Telluride include the Russian «Loveless,» directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, about an unhappy couple searching for their son, and winner of Cannes» Jury Prize; «A Man of Integrity,» by Mohammad Rasoulof, set in corrupt Iranian society, which won the Grand Prize of the Un Certain Regard section; «The Rider,» by Chloe Zhao, about a badly injured young South Dakotan rodeo rider, which won the top prize, the Art Cinema Award, of the Director's Fortnight; «Tesnota (Closeness),» about a Jewish family forced to try to ransom their son and his new bride, also in Un Certain Regard, by Kantemir Balagov; and Barbet Schroeder's documentary about a Buddhist monk, «Le venerable W.»

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, which won both the audience award and the grand jury prize at Sundance, was scooped up by Fox Searchlight and opens June 12.

Greeted by a rapturous standing ovation at its Sundance premiere — which precipitated it becoming one of the highest - selling acquisitions in the history of the festival, and the third consecutive film to win both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award — this slick, funny and bruising high - school saga transcends its YA trappings by dropping the full weight of film history on a thoroughly modern milieu.

Other highlights in this section include: Pablo Larraín's THE CLUB, a mordant morality tale set in a sleepy Chilean coastal town, which won Berlin's Grand Jury Prize; CHRONIC, Michel Franco's uncompromising study of grief and isolation, featuring a revelatory performance by Tim Roth; brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser's feature directorial debut, DÉGRADÉ, a smart drama that moves seamlessly between humour and despair, set in a women's hair salon in Gaza; the European Premiere of George Amponsah's intimate documentary THE HARD STOP, revealing the story of Mark Duggan's friends and family following his death after being shot in a «Hard Stop» police procedure in 2011; Jonas Carpignano's engrossing feature debut, THE MEASURE OF A MAN which won Vincent Lindon Best Actor at Cannes Film Festival, MEDITERRANEA, an ultra-topical tale of two young African men from Burkina Faso who, in search of a better life, make the difficult and dangerous trip across the Sahara desert and Mediterranean Sea to reach Italy; the drama MUCH LOVED, Nabil Ayouch's searing, no - holds - barred look at the world of prostitution in Morocco; David Evans» thought - provoking documentary MY NAZI LEGACY, which raises the harrowing question, «What if your father was a Nazi?»

Taking center stage: Will Gardner's (Josh Charles) judicial bribery investigation, a vendetta spearheaded by the crisply arrogant special prosecutor Wendy Scott - Carr (the terrific Anika Noni Rose), which is now at the grand jury stage where, the saying goes, they would even indict a ham sandwich — giving this episode its title, «Another Ham Sandwich.»

Of the documentaries (in recent years, Searching for Sugar Man and Twenty Feet From Stardom began their journeys at the festival before going on to Oscar glory), the frontrunner out of the new batch is Weiner, winner of the US documentary grand jury prize, which tracks Anthony Weiner's disastrous mayoral bid in 2014, followed closely by Life, Animated, an incredibly moving film that explores how films helped an autistic person communicate with the outside world.

That trio of successes, however, are all linked by first having won the festival's Grand Jury Prize — which this year went to «Like Crazy,» a romantic drama that also took an acting award for British ingenue Felicity Jones.

The always - topical documentary category is likely to keep its crown as the newsiest bracket at the Oscars by nominating not one, but two features about Syria — festival favorite City of Ghosts, acquired by Amazon in a $ 2 million deal, and Last Men in Aleppo, winner of a Sundance Grand Jury Prize — as well as Icarus, an investigation into Russia's shady doping program (which should get a boost from the news that Russia has been banned from the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics), and Jane, a lyrical look at pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall, who spent years battling a scientific community that refused to take her seriously.

Directed and co-written by Drake Doremus, Like Crazy, which won the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival, stars Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones.

C. No information or documents obtained by the means provided in this Section shall be divulged by the United States to any person other than an authorized representative of the executive branch of the United States, except in the course of legal proceedings to which the United States is a party (including grand jury proceedings), or for the purpose of securing compliance with this Final Judgment, or as otherwise required by law.

It is said that, under the form of writ used in this case, the defendant in the prosecution which might follow an indictment by the grand jury would not be apprised of the name of the precise witness who might have appeared against him, and § 829 of the Revised Statutes and the Sixth Amendment of the Federal Constitution are invoked.

We are therefore of the opinion that the court below no more erred in sustaining this indictment than it did at a former term, at the instance of this same plaintiff in error, in adjudging another bad which was found against him for the same offence by a grand jury composed of twenty - three persons.

The indictment returned by a grand jury in Fort Lauderdale also charges the 19 - year - old with 17 counts of attempted murder for the Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in which 17 people died and more than a dozen others were wounded.

The indictment returned by a grand jury in Fort Lauderdale also charges the 19 - year - old with 17 counts of attempted murder for the Valentine's Day massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in which 17 people died and more than a dozen others were wounded.

Litigation Experience: Qualifying litigation experience involves cases in which a complaint was filed with a court, or a charging document (e.g., indictment or information) was issued by a court, a grand jury, or appropriate military authority and includes: