Sentences with phrase «court at the mercy»

In this crowded basketball court at the mercy of the skies, she is learning what it means to be a parent.

Not exact matches

At the end of the Yom Kippur service, having prayed for mercy and forgiveness, Jews finally throw themselves totally on the mercy of the court.

I defy you or anyone else to tell me one single thing I can have by being married that I can't have without signing away my independence and putting myself at the mercy of gynocentric family courts if my wife decides to bail.

Joy News» Joseph Ackah Blay who was in court reported the Chief State Attorney, Mercy Arthur as saying, the state needs at least one week to study the two documents, the bail application as well as the docket handed over to her by the arresting institution.

Maybe after all the posturing, the legislature won't go far enough in crafting something Cuomo can present to the public as an enlightened compromise, and maybe then the governor will simply lose patience and issue a veto after all, putting the whole matter at the mercy of the courts.

This report will show clearly the dangers being courted by Buhari's attitude, as well as the need to quickly fill the remaining six slots that would empower INEC with the full complement of its Board as stipulated by the Constitution — over 20 states of the federation do not have RECs as at today, thereby opening the Commission to the mercy of malleable civil servants.

After Silver was convicted the first time, he wrote a letter to the court asking for mercy at sentencing.

Prior to these changes, educators lived in a vague legal world, at the mercy of a Supreme Court decision (the 1996 Virginia Military Institute [VMI] case, United States v. Virginia), which required an «exceedingly persuasive justification» of anyone wanting to set up single - sex schools or classes.

Rejection by the House of the finance - reform bill left lawmakers and educators at the mercy of an impatient state supreme court, which has threatened to halt state aid to schools if the legislature did not deliver dramatic changes in its $ 14 - billion funding system by April 1.

Also — if you enter into a contract without a writing, and a dispute arises, a court will often imply many of the terms of that contract — and going to court is extremely expensive, which leaves most authors at the mercy of publishing houses (or courts, which isn't always better) when it comes to the contract terms.

and throwing yourself at the mercy of the court.

Beyond that, policyholders giving notice late are at the mercy of their insurers and the courts.

To be fair, as a lawyer you work for the court, and you are at the mercy of the court's discretion, but you get the idea.

And at this post at Prawfs Law Blawg, Stewart Green writes that the Supreme Court's decision has gotten him thinking about whether to confer mercy not on defendants who make untimely filings but students who turn work in on time.

The length of time needed for a collaborative divorce is often substantially less than that of the traditional divorce process, where the parties are at the mercy of the court's schedule.

In the New Year however, let us give thanks and praise for the mercy shown by the MoJ in not hiking court fees further, at least for the time being.

Choosing a free DUI attorney runs the risk of them not even being formally trained as DUI lawyers, leaving you vulnerable and at the mercy of the court.

If the courts do not respect that boundary public bodies are at the mercy of any claimant with an axe to grind,»

If the courts do not respect that boundary public bodies are at the mercy of any claimant with an axe to grind,» he says.

So what will the clients — mainly women — do to ensure that they are not left at the mercy of recalcitrant husbands rather than the protection of the courts?

If you decide to contest your ticket, you will be at the mercy of the court.

Unless there is a specific state statute allowing or disallowing adoption by LGBTQs or a ruling by the state Supreme Court, you are somewhat at the mercy of the family court judge that will be hearing your adoption Court, you are somewhat at the mercy of the family court judge that will be hearing your adoption court judge that will be hearing your adoption case.

With litigation, parties are at the mercy of the Court in obtaining a final divorce.

You maintain a greater degree of control over the divorce process, rather than being at the mercy of the courts.

Courts will modify a custody order when warranted; you're not necessarily at the mercy of the one you've got until your child reaches the age of majority.