Sentences with phrase «case against justice»

Not exact matches

In late 1980, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) offered to settle a major antitrust case against AT&T if it agreed to spin off Western Electric, the equipment division of AT&T.

In particular, Mueller is examining whether Trump sought to obstruct justice when he fired Comey last May, and Wednesday's report will likely contribute another piece of evidence to the special counsel's case against the president.

As one expert explained, the Justice Department's case against Cohen, and possibly Trump, is «much stronger» than the case against Edwards, which he said was «rightly» prosecuted.

In the words of the chief justice in the Chaoulli v. Quebec case, in which the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the prohibition against private health insurance in the province in 2005, «Access to a waiting list is not access to health care.»

In April, the country's justice department indicted Deguito and the owners of Philrem but dropped the case against Wong, citing a lack of evidence, Salido says.

Matthew Whitaker, a former US attorney and 2014 Republican primary candidate in Iowa's Senate race who is now the executive director of the conservative Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, told Business Insider in an email that Comey's testimony made it «clear» that «there is absolutely no criminal case to be made against President Trump for obstruction of justice.»

Since fiscal year 2009, the Justice Department has filed over 18,000 financial fraud cases against more than 25,000 defendants.

He also wanted to know if the Department of Justice was pursuing a criminal case against Flynn, and expressed concern that firing Flynn could «interfere with the FBI taking action against» him.

CNBC's Leslie Picker reports on how the Department of Justice's case against AT&T - Time Warner merger could impact other companies looking to merge.

She also led the Justice Department's pro-competition antitrust case against Microsoft, and infamously seized young Cuban shipwreck survivor Elian Gonzalez from his relatives in 2000.

US Supreme Court justices appeared unsure on Tuesday whether to rule against online TV startup Aereo in a major copyright case.

In a separate case, a North Carolina judged okayed a Justice Department lawsuit against the company.

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a legal brief in an appeals court case, arguing against workplace discrimination protection for employees who are gay.

Mueller is reportedly building an obstruction - of - justice case against Trump centered around his decision to fire FBI director James Comey in May.

Nielson, meanwhile, puts aside a little time each week for advancing his case against the man, but he believes his chances of seeing justice are slim.

Robert McDowell, former FCC commissioner and partner at Cooley LLP, and Paul Denis, Dechert LLP partner and former Justice Department antitrust division, discuss the government's antitrust case against AT&T's merger with Time Warner.

An Ontario Court of Appeal justice has warned against «summary judgment at all costs» in her dissent of a ruling on the application of the doctrine of emergency in a personal injury case.

The Department of Justice defended the rule when it filed papers in July in a Washington district court arguing against the case filed by the National Association for Fixed Annuities.

The federal judge overseeing the case in Texas against the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule on Wednesday denied considering all but two of the eight amicus briefs filed in the court, allowing only the briefs filed by the Financial Planning Coalition and the American Association for Justice.

In recent weeks, Mueller has signaled that he is coming close to wrapping up the obstruction - of - justice case he has been building against Trump since last year.

In a separate case, the Justice Department filed civil charges against S&P in February 2013, accusing it of failing to warn investors that the housing market was collapsing in 2006 because it would be bad for business.

Those remarks could end up bolstering an obstruction - of - justice case against the president.

Let's hope that when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the case on October 2, the Justices will side with regular working people like Hobson, not with the big bosses and corporations who want to use the fine print to rig the rules against the rest of us.

Chamorro testified before the International Court of Justice (World Court) during Nicaragua's case against the United States.

For Hobbes the marginal case of the war of all against all is not escaped through any semblance or trace of divine justice but through a social compact made by individuals to maximize their self - interest.

«Both the statute and case law surrounding private prosecutions are adamant that courts must protect the right of access to these private prosecutions, by not assessing punitive costs against the person seeking justice - unless the case is frivolous, and never should have been brought.

Citing examples of Christian mothers who were instrumental in the abolition of slavery and the passage of laws against child labor, she makes a strong case that virtues such as compassion and creativity that are «refined in the practice of motherhood can and should be used in other arenas to bring God's love, peace, mercy and justice to the world.»

We must not, however, overlook the element of justice in Bultmann's case against a certain kind of dogmatic orthodoxy.

In recent years the International Court of Justice — the World Court — has ruled against the U.S. in human rights cases brought by Nicaragua and Paraguay.

The judge, Mrs Justice Lang, accepted that the case was unusual and said Birk was: «required, against his wishes, to remain a serving police officer for an indeterminate period of time — which I accept could be as long as two to three years if the IPCC finds there is a case to answer — during which time he will not be able to work, either as a police officer or in any other capacity».

The decision in the ACCC's case against PZ Cussons alleging participation in a laundry detergent cartel was handed down late last year, with Justice Wigney dismissing the ACCC's claim; the reasons for judgment have now been published.

February 22 — The next round of sentencing has begun in the US Department of Justice case against football's corrupt officials and marketing partners with Panama - based Mimo International Exports and Imports ordered to pay a fine and restitution totalling $ 1.4 million for bribing Costa Rica's former FA president Eduardo Li (pictured).

There has also been a dramatic fall in sexual discrimination and pregnancy discrimination cases made against employers since women were priced out of justice when expensive tribunal fees were introduced.

Opponents of the proposed 23 - story Queen City Landing on Lake Erie won a victory in state Supreme Court, with Justice Catherine Nugent Panepinto allowing their case against the project to continue.

The only thing preventing such a practice is long - standing tradition that weighs against participating in cases that were argued before a different set of justices.

Case in point: a petition on the NAACP site urging the U.S. Justice Department to file federal civil rights charges against Zimmerman attracted so much attention that their servers...

Tompolo through Adegboruwa is urging the Court of Appeal to not only vacate the arrest warrant issued against him but also disqualify Justice Buba from presiding over his case.

On the prayer by the engineers asking for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Lagos State Attorney General or any officer under his authority from initiating or commencing criminal proceedings against them based on the verdict of the Coroner, Justice Buba held that such request was ungrantable in the circumstance of the case under review.

An advertiser's announcement in the media on Tuesday entitled: «In the investigative committee (Article 146); In the matter of a petition by Anas Aremeyaw Anas for the removal from office of Justice John Ajet Nassam», the committee noted: «You are hereby notified that following a prima facie case established against you on allegation of misconduct for ex-parte discussion with one party on a case pending before you...»

Case in point: a petition on the NAACP site urging the U.S. Justice Department to file federal civil rights charges against Zimmerman attracted so much attention that their servers couldn't handle it:

For instance, Justice Jones Dotse is reported to be the author of this phrase «create, loot and share» in reference to a certain case before the court during the ndc era which subsequently became a vile political slogan for the NPP prior to the 2012 elections against the then ruling NDC government.

The 2005 case of United States v. Franklin, Rosen, and Weissman against United States Department of Defense employee Larry Franklin and American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy director Steven Rosen and AIPAC senior Iran analyst Keith Weissman [41][42] raised the possibility that AIPAC would come under greater scrutiny by the Department of Justice.

In a celebrated case brought by a group of civil libertarians to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1942, Chief Justice Robert Jackson, against the strong argument of civil libertarians on the issues of «interrogation without the due process of law» and prolonged detention of suspects, gave his famous ruling that the United States «Constitution is not a suicide pact».

The removal of independent appeal panels are against natural justice and are likely to involve headteachers in expensive court cases.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed court papers in a New York case arguing that a major federal civil rights law does not protect employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation, taking a stand against a decision reached under President Barack Obama.

He was also charged with obstruction of justice for trying to get information about a 2011 federal mortgage fraud case against his unidentified crony from an administrative employee in the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office.

Staten Island Supreme Court Justice Phillip G. Minardo handed down his decision in the case Friday morning, ruling against Assembly members Ron Castorina Jr. (R - South Shore) and Nicole Malliotakis (R - East Shore / Brooklyn), who filed the case.

«The suspension follows the establishment of a prima facie case against the four Justices, by the Committee set up by the Chief Justice to investigate alleged acts of bribery and corruption against certain persons, including the four Justices, as contained in the 29th August, 2015 petition of Mr. Anas Aremeyaw Anas,» the statement said.

A federal grand jury is investigating Christopher McPartland, the top corruption prosecutor in the Suffolk County district attorney's office, for possible obstruction of justice charges as an outgrowth of the case against former Suffolk police chief James Burke, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

«It is my decision that this court has jurisdiction on the charges filed against the first defendant in this case and the notice of preliminary objection is dismissed,» Justice Solebo ruled.