Sentences with phrase «called circuit courts»

Next in the pyramid are the trial courts, called circuit courts.

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Separately on Tuesday, a judge for the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, ruled narrowly in favor of the subsidies in a case called David King.

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Labor Department overstepped its authority by creating the so - called fiduciary rule

The rules, which were upheld by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals earlier in June, ensure that internet service providers treat data equally and can not give or sell access to so - called internet fast lanes that would prioritize certain internet services over others.

On Wednesday he filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Montgomery, Ala., calling for a delay in certifying the results of the Dec. 12 Senate election which saw Democrat Doug Jones prevail over Moore by more than 20,000 votes.

«The Movants have had ample opportunity to intervene in the multiple cases challenging the so - called «Fiduciary Rule» in district courts around the country, in appeals in two other circuits courts, and in this appeal, which was decided by this Court more than a month ago,» the filing said.

Judge Easterbrook, of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, wrote a great article about the internet back in the 90s called «Cyberspace and the Law of the Horse.»

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-- President Donald Trump has called courts unfair and political and repeatedly assailed the 9th Circuit, the U.S. court system's westernmost division, where some of his key immigration...

USA Today: Ruling lets S.C. students earn credit for religion classes In a ruling that advocates called «a tremendous victory for religious education,» a three - judge panel of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the right of a school district to award high school credit for religious courses, as long as they meet secular standards.

At Silver's trial jurors were told they could convict based on «any action under color of official authority» by Silver, but the 2d Circuit said the Supreme Court ruling required a «formal exercise of government power,» rather than lesser acts like just making a phone call or having a meeting.

But last month, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the convictions, ruling that jury instructions hadn't reflected a later U.S. Supreme Court finding that narrowed federal corruption laws, requiring officials to exercise power instead of just make a phone call or set up a meeting.

When the defense, powered by an organization called Yes on 8, appealed the 2010 win in the Ninth Circuit, and through further appeals over several years brought it to the U.S. Supreme Court in July 2012, the plaintiffs narrate the trials, bringing a human perspective to the legal frustrations.

In the wake of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals» recent decision to uphold most of the state's immigration enforcement legislation, Senate Bill 4, we renew our call for the San Antonio Independent School District to provide meaningful protections for our undocumented students and their families, and ask that our district make ensuring the safety of our most vulnerable community members its top priority.

The amici call upon the Fifth Circuit to read existing federal regulations on IEEs in a manner that does not permit parents «broad license... to contest every criterion that they assert limits their personal preferences in obtaining an IEE,» but rather that the Court ensure that publicly - funded IEEs meet professional standards of quality, comprehensiveness, and consistency to ensure their validity and reliability.

An en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, in San Francisco, ruled 7 - 4 that the two officers did not have qualified immunity over handcuffing the student identified as C.B., who had failed to take his medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on what the student later called a «rough day.»

Other cases, such as In re Hornsby out of the United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, have reversed findings of undue hardship, and instead called for partial discharge of student loan debt, where the debtor's monthly disposable income was less than $ 200 after expenses.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has called the automatic stay «one of the most important protections in bankruptcy law.»

On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals released a 320 - page transcript of the marathon oral argument on EPA's carbon dioxide (CO2) emission standards for existing fossil - fuel power plants, the agency's so - called Clean Power Plan (CPP).

(Comically, even though the Seventh Circuit has repeatedly called departures «obsolete,» USSC data show that its district courts so far in FY 2006 have departed in 6.7 % of all cases, placing this circuit above the national avCircuit has repeatedly called departures «obsolete,» USSC data show that its district courts so far in FY 2006 have departed in 6.7 % of all cases, placing this circuit above the national avcircuit above the national average.)

The court notes the similarities to the so - called «25 % Rule» that the Federal Circuit found unreliable in Uniloc.

There are currently six locations, including at circuit courthouses in Lihue, Wailuku, Kona and Hilo, and on Oahu, where they are called Access to Justice Rooms, at Family Court in Kapolei and at District Court in Honolulu.

Julie Green and Howard Cooper obtained a complete affirmance from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit of a 2008 trial court victory in a case brought on behalf of Judge Leon A. Kendall of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands against the judicial conduct commission of the Virgin Islands, called the Commission on Judicial DisabiliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit of a 2008 trial court victory in a case brought on behalf of Judge Leon A. Kendall of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands against the judicial conduct commission of the Virgin Islands, called the Commission on Judicial Disabilicourt victory in a case brought on behalf of Judge Leon A. Kendall of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands against the judicial conduct commission of the Virgin Islands, called the Commission on Judicial DisabiliCourt of the Virgin Islands against the judicial conduct commission of the Virgin Islands, called the Commission on Judicial Disabilities.

Even before the Supreme Court began distributing its opinions electronically, at least two federal circuit courts were doing so via a system called Appellate Court Electronic Services (ACES).

On Aug. 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued what Caron and others have called a «blockbuster» ruling.

His local jurisdiction, Washington County, also regularly calls upon Larry as an appointed pro tem circuit court judge.

Samsung argues that it was Apple's choice to base its» 647 - related arguments on a broader claim construction than the one the Federal Circuit ultimately affirmed (Samsung says «Apple «shot for the moon»»), and «Apple's risk failed» when the appeals court handed down its opinion in what I always just call the «Posner case».

Judge Chin of the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals had called Aereo's service «a Rube Goldberg - like contrivance, over-engineered in an attempt to avoid the reach of the Copyright Act and to take advantage of a perceived loophole in the law.»

Michael Cernovich just blogged a decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding (part of) a district court's decision in Carhart v. Gonzales, in which the plaintiffs sought an injunction against the enforcement of the so - called Partial - Birth Abortion Act of Court of Appeals upholding (part of) a district court's decision in Carhart v. Gonzales, in which the plaintiffs sought an injunction against the enforcement of the so - called Partial - Birth Abortion Act of court's decision in Carhart v. Gonzales, in which the plaintiffs sought an injunction against the enforcement of the so - called Partial - Birth Abortion Act of 2003.

These include: United States v. Resendiz - Ponce, which presents the question whether the omission of an element from a federal indictment can constitute harmless error (9th Circuit says no); Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc., on whether a provider of pay phone services can sue a long distance carrier for alleged violations of the Federal Communications Commission's regulations concerning compensation for coinless pay phone calls (9th Circuit says yes); Cunningham v. California, a sentencing case involving whether whether California's Determinate Sentencing Law violates the 6th and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution by permitting California state court judges at sentencing to impose enhanced sentenced based on their determination of facts neither found by the jury nor admitted by the defendant; and Carey v. Musladin, reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision to overturn a murder conviction of a defendant who claimed he was denied a fair trial because the victim's relatives appeared in court wearing buttons with the deceased's picture on them.

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Here's why: Litigator, law writing prof and recovering broadcast journalist Williams read the 9th Circuit Court's decision to reverse immigration judge Nathan Gordon's decision in a case called de Leon v. Gonzales.

Mr. Heffernan, who co-authored an amicus brief on behalf of the Real Estate Bar Association and the Abstract Club with Danielle Andrews Long, states that he was happy that the First Circuit certified the issue to the SJC, considering the «fairly harsh» Bankruptcy Court decisions on technically defective acknowledgements, which he calls «elevating form over substance.»

The second part removes the legislature's power to set salaries for elected officials, including specifically Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Circuit, and District judges (i.e. all but City Court judges) and transfers it to a salary commission called the Independent Citizens Commission.

The overwhelming majority of courts (including all seven federal circuits that considered the issue) have rejected the so - called «innovator liability» doctrine.

«Justices signal dismay at Texas; Decision to hear capital cases may suggest high court questions handling»: The Dallas Morning News today contains an article that begins, «The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear three Texas death penalty cases in its new term, a move that veteran court watchers called the latest signal of the court's increasing frustration with how condemned inmates» appeals are handled by Texas» highest criminal judges and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.&rcourt questions handling»: The Dallas Morning News today contains an article that begins, «The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear three Texas death penalty cases in its new term, a move that veteran court watchers called the latest signal of the court's increasing frustration with how condemned inmates» appeals are handled by Texas» highest criminal judges and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.&rCourt has agreed to hear three Texas death penalty cases in its new term, a move that veteran court watchers called the latest signal of the court's increasing frustration with how condemned inmates» appeals are handled by Texas» highest criminal judges and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.&rcourt watchers called the latest signal of the court's increasing frustration with how condemned inmates» appeals are handled by Texas» highest criminal judges and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.&rcourt's increasing frustration with how condemned inmates» appeals are handled by Texas» highest criminal judges and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.&rCourt of Appeals.»

A new, free, daily online service — called Justia Daily Opinion Summaries — that publishes summaries of new decisions of the U.S. federal circuit courts of appeal and selected U.S. state supreme courts, is now available from Justia.

The other side was put most strongly by Judge Tate of the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, in an article called SUA SPONTE CONSIDERATION ON APPEAL 9 Trial Judges J. 68 (1970)

And The Los Angeles Times provides a news update headlined «Alex Kozinski calls for investigation into his porn postings; The Calif. judge asked an ethics panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to initiate proceedings after the disclosure about his trove of sexually explicit material.»

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently set aside the Department of Labor's (DOL) so - called «fiduciary rule,» holding that it exceeded the regulatory authority granted to DOL by the Employee Retirement Income Security...

While most commentators are upset over the most recent revelations about domestic surveillance in the US, Justice Richard Posner of the US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has written an opinion piece for the Washington Post calling for more widespread electronic surveillance of Americans.

At China's Arbitration Summit in late September, Liu Guixiang, Chief Judge of the # 1 Circuit Court, called attention to a notice that the Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued earlier this year to strengthen judicial review of arbitration.

Ninth Circuit district courts have not reached a consensus regarding the specific requirements of Spokeo for alleging «concrete» harm as a result of receiving unwanted automated calls.

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 4, 2017 — The American Tort Reform Association today questioned South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's thus far effort to strip from tax legislation a provision that would end a significant tax break for wealthy personal injury lawyers pursuing class actions and other potentially lucrative lawsuits on a contingency - fee basis in courts within the U.S. Ninth Circuit... → Read More: ATRA Calls out Sen. Graham's $ 500 Million Tax - Break for Trial Lawyers in Ninth Circuit

But McGinley was, of course, decided by the very court that is now called the Federal Circuit.

If the electronic document has been prepared with care, its footnote calls will be linked to the notes, and if citations have been linked to the cited authorities either by the author or, as in the Fifth Circuit, by court software, the path to those authorities will not depend on the citations» sharing the reader's field of vision with the propositions they support.

An East - side lawyer that owns a medical marijuana distribution or transfer center - the lawyer refuses to call his business a dispensary - filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit in Macomb County Circuit Court on Monday.

President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday night that he has appointed «more circuit judges than any new administration in the history of our country» and called Neil Gorsuch «a great new Supreme Court justice.»

If you need the services of a translator and need to contact the Family Court of Australia or Federal Circuit Court of Australia, call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 13 14 50.

WASHINGTON — Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards called on Speaker John Boehner and House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Chairman Trent Franks (R - AZ) to cancel Thursday's hearing on his bill to ban abortion at 20 weeks nationwide in light of today's ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that a similar law in Arizona is unconstitutional.

, which Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Lisa Gorcyca called one of the worst parental alienation scenarios she'd ever seen, made news after Gorcyca ordered the children, ages 15, 10 and 9, be sent to Oakland County Children's Village — a juvenile detention, residential treatment and shelter care facility — after they defied her order to have lunch with their dad.