Sentences with phrase «control over the court»

While a President Trump would be able to appoint an Attorney General and fire that person if they failed to convict Hillary Clinton, just as Nixon sought to fire the special investigator investigating him, no President has direct control over the Court system or criminal proceedings.

The three judicial laws recently passed by the National Assembly, after seven minutes of debate, will compromise the independence of the judiciary by providing the executive branch of government, via the Ministry of Justice, with control over the courts» finances, personnel and general administration.

As the courts have protected voting rights and required the legislature to fix unfair gerrymanders, legislators have lashed out at judges and passed bills giving them more control over courts.

Not exact matches

Taking place in a California federal court, the case pits Apple against the U.S. government over control of the iPhone, with terrorism and privacy as the backdrop.

Yet he remains the controlling shareholder of his two public companies, and in May, began taking the unexpected steps toward unseating Dauman that are now the subject of a raging court battle over his mental capacity.

The attorney has told the court she has reason to believe Deschamps has control over the dead woman's furniture, a $ 5,000 engagement ring, a grand piano, Louis Vuitton wallet, elephant crystal figurines, credit and debit cards, and bank statements.

CANTON, Mass. (AP)-- A battery of lawyers argued in court Tuesday over whether media mogul Sumner Redstone had the mental competence to remove two trustees of entities that control Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp..

Any British Columbian attempts to take Alberta to court over this province's oil control bill will ultimately fail, the government says.

The religious right are in the courts fighting for control over women's reproductive rights, defending their pastors for illicit se x ual indiscretion and misappropriation of funds.

With scant grounding in constitutional text or tradition, court majorities took it upon themselves (usually over strong dissents) to remove a number of matters from legislative and local control.

The rich and powerful have a tighter control over our society, government and its foreign policy, both political parties, business and finance, the health industry, the educational system, the media, and the courts than ever before.

But religious organizations, such as Christian colleges and universities, are still in court over coverage of emergency contraception and artificial birth control.

The religious right are in the courts fighting for 1) control over women's reproductive rights.

But after World War II, the Court began to insert itself into what James Madison called the «internal» objects of state governments, particularly the culture - forming institutions, including education, religion, marriage, and government's domestic control over matters of life and death.

• Kyrie Irving establishing himself as the most dangerous one - on - one player in the league with constant control over the ball and his place on the court

Cuomo has acknowledged vetoing LATFOR's plan would likely cause «chaos,» and would send the whole mess to the courts, which 1) robs him of any control over the situation, and 2) gives the Legislature a good shot at getting what it wants, since judges traditionally shy away from getting deeply involved in political squabbles between the other two branches of government.

Virtually no - one believes in absolute free markets (at a bare minimum, most people agree that courts should enforce a contract signed between 2 individuals or companies), and virtually no - one believes in complete state control of everything - even the USSR and China had significant amounts of private control over collectivised farms and allowed private farming as well for most of their history.

But Jacobowitz countered, seeking protection in bankruptcy court, which allowed him to keep control over the property.

This renewed offensive was as a result of the recent Supreme court ruling placing his own faction at a disadvantage and ending the reign of his control over the State Executive committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun state, which were all secured through various controversial court orders without any democratic process whatsoever.

Assemblywoman Fahy says whoever Schneiderman's successor is, they need to hit the ground running and take control of a number of important lawsuits that the former AG has filed, including over 100 court actions against President Trump and his administration.

It's important to note that candidates have no control over this spending, thanks to the Citizen's United Supreme Court decision.

The suit, filed in state Supreme Court in Albany, comes after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency denied the broad majority of the loan — $ 482 million — which state officials at the Public Authorities Control Board and later the Thruway Authority had approved over the summer.

But in the end some court in Poland can decide what are facts and what not... especially as the Polish government is gaining control over the judicative.

The arguments come nearly six months after the court heard a dispute over Wisconsin legislative districts that Democrats claim were drawn to maximize Republican control in a state that is closely divided between the parties.

Control of the party has been challenged by two additional groups seeking to wrest power from a group led by Cuomo, leading a state Supreme Court judge to declare no one could claim leadership over the line until a majority of the candidates who ran last as WEP candidates sign off on the rules.

A faction fighting for control of the Women's Equality Party allied with Gov. Andrew Cuomo scored a victory in court this week as a five - judge panel struck down efforts by two competing groups to gain power over the ballot line.

Tensions have been rising for weeks over plans to devolve control over the police and courts back into local hands.

In the New Year, he faces a big civil liberties battle over control orders, the controversial restrictions placed on terrorist suspects who can not be prosecuted in court, which his party is united in wanting to see scrapped.

This would immediately end the European Court of Justice's control over national security and allow the Government to remove EU citizens «whose presence is not conducive to the public good».

The EFCC boss said that the successes recorded depended on the court because the commission did not have control over the activities of the court.

The new coalition points to a number of potential changes to the constitution that they would like to see, including the creation of a public financing system for campaigns, election reforms like same - day registration, court reforms to make it easier to navigate the judicial system and the ability for local municipalities to exercise greater control over issues they traditionally need state authority to manage.

«These actions, as well as testimony that Percoco required employees to obtain his permission to leave State employment and otherwise attempted to control their post-State-service employment, also demonstrate Percoco's control over State employees, making it more likely that Percoco directed State employees to take official action,» a letter from prosecutors to U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni stated.

I have no control over what the court does,» Filicetti said.

On Wednesday, members of the city council's Progressive Caucus, including Councilman Daniel Dromm, chair of the Education Committee, came to Albany asking state legislators to adopt a budget that provides funding mandated by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity court decision, excludes additional resources for charter schools, leaves the charter school cap at current levels and provides more local control over the city's schools.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has been inching away for a while now from his earlier blanket promise to veto any congressional and district lines drawn by the legislature, expressing a preference for a an agreement on acceptably partisan lines drawn by lawmakers over a court - controlled solution.

The argument plays to Alabama's primal fear of federal control, a fear born of years of resentment over U.S. courts» ordering the desegregation of schools and the creation of black - majority legislative districts.

May is expected to put the mandate for Brexit at the heart of her election campaign but she was reluctant to elaborate on her plan beyond her formal document setting out her desire for more control over immigration, leaving the single market and removing the UK from the jurisdiction of the European courts.

The county democratic party hardly focuses on judicial races and judicial candidates seldom reach out to local clubs for endorsements; however, I have elected to include their ratio in this piece because courts have the ability to deeply impact anyone who is involved in the justice system, and people in a lower socio - economic class are likely to have less control over and support with their legal matters.

On the other hand, DNA collected today could serve as court evidence in the future, so authorities must have proper legal control over the handling of samples.

Nation The Supreme Court is facing a possible 4 - 4 split over a challenge to birth control requirements under Obamacare.

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The city of L.A. is in court over obligations to control dust pollution at the lake.

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To get some hint of the future, one may look no farther than neighboring New Jersey, where the courts have retained control over the financing of several city school districts for decades.

Second, Washington's high court ruled that «charter schools are devoid of local control» over educational issues because an elected school board does not govern them.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled late last month that due to extensive state control over school finances, California school districts are state agencies and deserve the same 11th Amendment immunity against federal lawsuits enjoyed by other branches of state government.

The answer is for states to vigorously defend such cases in order to avoid ceding control over education policy to plaintiffs and the courts.

Ultimately, the court has prioritized institutional control over outcomes.

The decision was unusual in that the court relied not on traditional separation - of - church - and - state concerns, but instead on a provision of the Colorado state constitution that vests control over public education in local school boards.

Court Point: «Under the Court of Appeals» interpretation of FERPA, the federal power would exercise minute control over specific teaching methods and instructional dynamics in classrooms throughout the country.