Sentences with phrase «cases courts process»

Data reveal that as the number of cases «heard» online increases, the overall number of cases courts process rises as well.

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HiQ took LinkedIn to court, and the case is currently mired in the appeals process after a U.S. district court judge in the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction against LinkedIn.
Non-judicial foreclosures are generally faster and easier for lenders to execute than the judicial process, which involves a court, along with lawsuits and appeals in some cases.
A spokeswoman declined to answer a series of direct questions from CNBC about his case, instead providing a statement from Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department's Tax Division: «Bradley Birkenfeld was afforded due process of law and sentenced by a federal district court after full consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances, including his admission that he advised wealthy UBS clients on how to conceal their assets from the U.S. government,» she said.
Not as an act of kindness from the administration but because the pace of removals is limited by the court system, which can only process so many cases per year.
He also argues that parents exercise certain «sole and inviolable» lawmaking powers over their children in the areas of custody, care, upbringing, discipline, and education, which the Supreme Court has acknowledged in many cases under the due - process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed a brief in both marriage cases now pending in the Supreme Court, arguing that the Court should not interfere with democratic legislative processes in this field, because only such processes can result in public policies that will prevent church - state conflict in the future.
Small claims court cases are much cheaper than superior court cases for both the plaintiff (the person doing the suing) and the defendant (the person being sued) because the parties are not allowed to have any attorneys represent them and other rules that simplify the lawsuit process, making the whole thing much cheaper, faster, and easier.
It would have been a long, drawn out process, a court case that would have taken years.
Safe Haven Safe House Same Sex Marriage Sanction SCR (State Case Registry) SDNH (State Directory of New Hires) Self Incrimination Separate Property Separation Separation Agreement Sequester Service of Process SESA (State Employment Security Agency) Settlement Severance of Parental Rights Sexual Abuse Shared Parenting Slander Special Advocate Special Master Spouse Spousal Support Sole Custody Special Needs Child Split Custody SPLS (State Parent Locator Services) Spousal Maintenance Stalking Stare Decisis State Court Statute Stay of Proceedings Stay - Away Order Stepchild Stepparent Adoption Stipulation Stipulated Agreement Strike Structured Settlement Sua Sponte Subordination Subpoena Subpoena Ad Testificandum Subpoena Duces Tecum Substantive Law Success Fee Suit Summary Divorce Summary Judgment Summons Superior Court Supervised Access (Visitation) Surplusage
«Resources for Divorced Parents» (1-800-640-3405), a nonprofit Maine corporation committed to reducing the negative effects of divorce offers «Kids First: Parenting Through Divorce,» a four - hour educational program for parents who are involved in a court case involving rights and responsibilities of their minor children, and «The Next Step,» a six - week group program for divorcing parents who want to «learn healthy, effective ways to parent children, to resolve conflicts and empower themselves during and after the divorce process
In disputed paternity cases, a legal process including DNA testing will conclude with a court order stating whether the man in question is the child's biological father.
Once the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on a matter of U.S. Constitutional law, the only ways to change it are either for the Supreme Court to overturn their decision in a later ruling on a different case or for the U.S. Constitution to be amended, according to the process set out in Article V.
The de Blasio administration previously began the process of asking the Court of Appeals to send the case to the federal district cCourt of Appeals to send the case to the federal district courtcourt.
Specifically, what precedent is available on the topics of due process and search and seizure that may inform the Court's decision should they take a case challenging the act?
Automatic removal of the name of a registered voter, who lawfully and legally registered to vote, using an ID Card that the Supreme Court has confirmed was legal to use at the time she registered, is like a dictatorial government divesting citizens of their rights, in this case, the right to vote enshrined in Article 42 of our Constitution, without due process.
I wished that the Chief Justice under this circumstances in my candid opinion could speak to the two members of parliament involved directly with signs of remorse especially when the merit of the case is NOT determined so that they can feel comfortable appearing before her in court otherwise this may NEGATIVELY affect the morale and confidence and trust of the two MPs in the process especially in the CJ going forward and it may lead to a discontinuation of the case since it's only dismissed on technical grounds but not on its merits.
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».
As the recent court cases on force majeure point out, the gas industry could have been doing vertical shale drilling / fracking, as well as drilling in conventional formations, the whole time that the SGEIS / regulation process has been ongoing.
In the Mau Mau case, three Kenyan survivors of atrocities committed during the suppression of the Mau Mau insurgency recently won the right to claim damages against Britain in the High Court in London (a fourth claimant died before the conclusion of the process).
State Attorneys representing the 2nd Respondent in court had at the start of the case also told the court that they will associate themselves with arguments of lawyers of the 1st Respondent (EC), throughout the entire process.
While the court resolved that the case instituted by the former First Lady did not constitute an abuse of judicial process, it resolved that the actions of the EFCC complained of by her did not constitute a violation of her rights and that she was not entitled to any of the six reliefs sought in the suit.
Continuing, he said, this is to avoid situation where, if a similar cases arises in the future, the Commission's work will be imperiled, as any individual cald rush to court to stop what is clearly a constitutional process.
They settled a court case over illegal Muslim surveillance, paying millions in the process.
Firstly, that this case in its entirety was an abuse of process, or, secondly, that if it wasn't, it should be heard before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), which is a special court set up to hear cases involving issues concerning official surveillance.
Former city Correction Commissioner Martin Horn has, like Mark - Viverito, championed proposals to drive down Rikers» population by diverting the mentally ill and expediting court cases to speed pretrial detainees through the criminal justice process.
«So there is no case; there is no processes to harp on either Oyegun or the chairman of the party in the state; therefore, there is no order of court that has stopped this Congress,» said the governor, himself, a lawyer and former Attorney - General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, many years ago.
Speaking just before Starmer, Evans said last week's high court case was part of a process that showed «the political class don't have the will to leave the European Union» and wanted to «water down» Brexit.
amending the Convention to include the principles of subsidiarity and the margin of appreciation; amending the Convention to tighten the admissibility criteria - so that trivial cases can be thrown out and the focus of the Court can be serious abuses; reducing the time limit for claims from six months to four improving the selection process for judges; setting out a roadmap for further reform.
PoliticsHome has learned that at the Procedures Committee meeting last week, those in attendance — including former Labour interim leader Margaret Beckett and deputy leader Tom Watson — were told Mr Corbyn wanted to call a halt to the process if today's court case goes against him.
At the same time, there is evidence that lenders are actually slowing down the foreclosure process, and in some cases, seeking court orders to cancel foreclosure actions in the middle of the process.
The case was adjourned at the instance of the respondents» Counsel's inability to identify and argue the motion he had filed, alleging abuse of court process in the Zakzaky's suit.
STATEN ISLAND — The state's highest court agreed Monday to expedite the appeals process to release the grand jury testimony in the Eric Garner case.
Under Judge John Brunetti's order, publicly filed on March 24, Stephens» case will be processed through Syracuse's drug court.
Justice Anthony Yeboah gave the order after the EC stated in its defence in a case before the court that it was already in the process of implementing the law.
Describing the suit as abuse of court process, Justice Ademola said «It is the view of the court that the case constitutes an abuse of court process.
According to him, since the case is now in court he will wait until it is called, adding he followed due process and will not get himself entangled in a dispute between the plaintiff and her family over the sold land.
«The house of chiefs or courts dealing with the case should expedite processes and come out with a ruling and the way forward, then we know what to do.
For Nana Addo, this was evident during the 2012 elections in Ghana where he dragged the winning NDC and the Electoral Commission to court in a case that stretched several weeks because he believe he had been underdealt in the process.
According to Mr Woyome's office, «preliminary determination of the case has been made and a Prima farcie case has been established by the African Court in favor of Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome and Ghana has been served all the necessary processes through the ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana.»
«We accept the recommendations and we are introducing systems to improve our processing of magistrates» court files, reduce delays and improve our case management.»
Counsel to faction chairman, Ali Modu - Sherrif, Niyi Akintola, said it was amazing the rate at which courts are handling cases of this nature without any regards to due process of the courts.
In the famous case of Attorney - General of Lagos State v Attorney - General of the Federation (2005) 2 WRN 1 at 150, the Supreme Court held that «In our democracy all the Governments of this country, as well as organizations and individuals must kowtow to the due process and this they can vindicate by resorting to the courts for redress in the event of any grievance.»
Again, no regard or consideration was given by the Respondents inspite of the pendency of the case in the High Court, Commercial Division and the Order for a valuation process to be undertaken by Ernst & Young to enable the Court proceed with the matter pending before it,» the suit explained.
On October 26 when the case was supposed to be heard, prosecution filed four fresh charges and also asked for a secret trial to protect witnesses even though all the names of witnesses had been mentioned in the court processes.
The Government published a new Adopters» Charter in October 2011, setting out clear guidance for both adoption agencies and prospective adopters and called for «radical reform» of the family justice system, which was taking 13 months on average to process a child's case through the family courts.
An Accra High Court on Wednesday, struck out a case in which the PPP was protesting a GHc50, 000 and GHc10, 000, fixed by the Electoral Commission as filing fees for presidential and parliamentary candidates respectively, as part of the nomination process.
The governor said he would veto the drafts, which would reduce their legal weight in inevitable court cases over the process.
The court held that the case is an abuse of the court process in view of the earlier judgment of the court in 2002 which upheld the sanctity of the rights of the Minister to issue licences to places of worship to conduct marriages, and the Registrar under the Marriage Act to register marriages.
On the other hand, Silver is believed to have wielded influence over New York City's special court for asbestos cases — a setup critics say slanted the process against businesses facing off against Weitz & Luxenberg.
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