Sentences with phrase «court decision were taking»

While the saga of alleged price fixing between several major publishers and Apple raged in the US, a similar investigation and court decision were taking place by the European Commission.

Not exact matches

An evenly split decision in Zubik is likely to leave the high court's most recent ruling, which allows for a religious accommodation to the mandate, without taking it further.
«But there is going to need to be some major lawsuits or decisions by federal courts, appellate courts or more to decide what are acceptable practices online for a real shift to take place.
«It is also clear that the government has made the considered decision that it is better off securing such crypto - legislative authority from the courts [than] taking the chance that open legislative debate might produce a result less to its liking.»
This approach is vastly superior to a Supreme Court ruling that took the decision about the physical presence rule away from Congress.
A federal appeals court signed off on the U.S. Interior Department's decision to take land into trust for a proposed Native American casino, rejecting arguments that the tribe's promises to mitigate environmental effects are «illusory» because as a sovereign Native American nation, it can not be sued to enforce them.
If the Fifth Court decision holds, it means the impending DOL rules concerning rigorous exemptions won't ever take effect, and it also means the impartial conduct standards that took effect June 2017 will be voided.
Will the SEC take this opportunity to clarify that same - sex couples in civil unions, domestic partnerships, and similar legal relationships intended to give them at least some of the economic benefits of marriage, are «spouses» to one another, and thus eligible for the alternative accredited investor qualification standard made available to persons who are married (with the Supreme Court's recent decision striking down Section 3 of DOMA, it is already clear that persons in same - sex marriages are «spouses» to one another)?
Our partner groups Voters Taking Action on Climate Change and Communities and Coal are in court this week, arguing bias in the Port of Vancouver's decision to approve the controversial Fraser Surrey Docks coal project.
On the eve of the Supreme Court decision, perhaps the time is ripe for a national conversation to take place.
CNN: My Take: Huge win for religious liberty at the Supreme Court Wednesday's Supreme Court decision holding that ministers can not sue their churches for employment discrimination was a huge win for religious liberty.
On the other hand, religion has been the primary source for moral guidance for centuries, then with one fell swoop of a court decision, this moral guidance in schools was taken away, with nothing to replace it; we live everyday with that legacy — a vacuum of moral guidance.
Listen Humble themselves (that is, don't control the situation, and don't assume they understand or perceive the situation perfectly) Identify how they contributed to the situation (whether consciously or unconsciously, directly or indirectly) Take responsibility Apologise Allow the other person to express what they want done (and do it, if it is within the pastor's ability, and truly helpful) Support the other person's decisions, even if the pastor disagree with them Empower the other person at every step Part friends if possible, and at peace, if at all possible (and never go to court — Jesus and Paul call this dangerous and ridiculous, respectively)
If the Supreme Court was to uphold the High Court decision, the referendum may need to be broadened to take in other elements of the constitution that confer rights on the unborn.
The court took up the case after a string of decisions by lower appeals courts supporting the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate was broken.
Mrs Maguire's husband Don, children and nephews - who were not at London's High Court for the ruling on Monday - wanted Mr Justice Holroyde to order the decision taken by assistant West Yorkshire coroner Kevin McLoughlin to be reconsidered.
In court documents, Thomas Linden QC said the decisions were taken on the grounds Canon Pemberton had «publicly flouted the doctrines of the Church on marriage, whereas his duty as a priest was to exemplify them».
Birks, 39, took his case to the High Court, claiming that the decision was unfair.
The 1954 Supreme Court decision to integrate public schools «with all deliberate speed» was taking longer than the magazine had predicted.
We took this one to the Supreme Court, and the decision, written by Chief Justice White, held that the First Amendment does not protect private censorship by the broadcaster and that, between the right of the broadcaster and the right of the listeners and viewers, «it is the right of the viewers and listeners that is paramount.»
In developing his notion of «curricular neutrality,» Nord takes on issues of linguistics and philosophy, but his main concern is the constitutional law produced by the Supreme Court's decisions on church and state.
Because public opinion supporting certain kinds of abortion is close to unanimous; it was formed before the 1973 Supreme Court decision; and the majority that have come of sexual age since that year now take for granted that fertility decisions are to be made only by the individuals involved.
It took the Supreme Court a mere twenty - five years to make this premise explicit, in the famous «Mystery Passage» of the 1992 Casey decision: «At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life.»
«We're ready to go to court if they want to,» Mr Sims said, noting BP also has to get approval for the deal from the Foreign Investment Review Board, which would take competition into account in its decision.
PAXSON: Something that's rarely talked about is that Phil made the decision to take the ball in the backcourt, right in front of our bench, instead of the usual tactic of taking it at half - court.
In the meantime, lawyers for the state, the City of Chicago and the Park District will argue in legal briefs whether a long - term delay should be imposed while the Appellate Court considers a full appeal of a Cook County Circuit Court decision rejecting Edgar's attempts to take over Meigs.
Courts have also taken the position that they are not in the best position to decide sports disputes and instead defer to sport regulators and voluntary associations to make decisions according to their own rules (Indiana High School Athletic Association v. Carlberg, 1997).
If the children are old enough, the courts will take their preference into account in making a custody decision.
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?
However, that decision was challenged by a prominent Irish Eurosceptic, Raymond Crotty, who took the government to High Court.
«The role of the [court] is to review decisions taken by national authorities to ensure that they are within the margin of appreciation.»
The New York Gaming Commission is reviewing how the court decision could affect the state, and it would still need to license the four casinos before they can take sports bets.
In addition to federal court decisions, state actions were being taken.
The decision means barristers will not take on any new legal aid work once it comes into force, but it is the no - returns policy which could really bring the crown courts to their knees.
He held that the interested parties having indicated their interest, which although was dismissed by the court, «the court is not minded to take any pre-emptive step» capable of undermining the eventual decision of the Court of Appeal, which he said could possibly order them to be joined as parcourt, «the court is not minded to take any pre-emptive step» capable of undermining the eventual decision of the Court of Appeal, which he said could possibly order them to be joined as parcourt is not minded to take any pre-emptive step» capable of undermining the eventual decision of the Court of Appeal, which he said could possibly order them to be joined as parCourt of Appeal, which he said could possibly order them to be joined as parties.
While suggesting plethora of statistics and judicial decisions especially a 2014 English Court of Appeal judgment where it was stated that «cases take up to a generation to be resolved in Nigeria occasioned by catastrophic delays,» Osinbajo said stakeholders must now resolve to address the issue of delay once and for all in the collective interest of all.
«Take notice that the appellant being dissatisfied with the decision of the governorship election tribunal for Rivers state, sitting in Abuja, contained in the judgment of the tribunal coram Hon. Justice Suleiman Ambursa (chairman), Hon. Justice Wesley Ibrahim Leha (member) and Hon. Justice Bayo Taiwo (member)(sitting in court no. 23 of the FCT high court dated the 24th of October 2015, doth hereby appeal to the court of appeal upon the grounds set out in paragraph 3 and will at the hearing seek the reliefs set out in paragraph 4,» the statement read.
5.3 All the people of Rep. of Cyprus (even the President of RoC) MUST apply to the LEGAL SYSTEM of Northern Cyprus about an issue related with north Cyprus in order to take their cases to the ECtHR: ECtHR 04.01.2011 decision: «the procedure before the Immovable Property Commission («IPC»), and further appeal to the «TRNC» High Administrative Court, provided for in Law 67/2005, were to be regarded as «domestic remedies» of the respondent State and that NO GROUND OF EXEMPTION has been established in that regard».
In a separate legal action, it has also emerged that a group of Labour members is taking the party to court over its decision to bar 130,000 people from voting in its upcoming leadership election.
The city of Baltimore took down monuments to Lee, Jackson and pre-Civil War Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, who wrote the majority decision in the Dred Scott Case, ruling that the descendants of slaves were not US citizens.
«The District Court's charge, encompassing «any action taken or to be taken under color of official authority,» was overbroad,» the appellate decision states.
Was it not he Mahama who release Montie 3 even after the highest court of Ghana has taken a decision devoid of what many Ghanaians considered wrong, but to favor his NDC people?
«We are very confident that the Supreme Court shall freely and independently take fair decision which will be historic in Nigeria's democracy.»
«The court found Mr. Brodsky's challenges to past NRC decisions regarding exemption requests to be «generally without merit,» but the court took issue with the NRC's process and the extent to which that process involved public participation.
«The Kenyan people, by this vote, have moved to strengthen the frontiers of their democracy, and it is my hope that, regardless of the decision taken by Kenya's Supreme Court, the delivery of progress and prosperity to the Kenyan people will continue in a process of national reconciliation and in conditions of freedom and the rule of law to the benefit of the welfare and stability of the Kenyan nation.»
But civil liberties activists question why it took a court decision to force the government to remove innocent people's DNA in the first place, saying the home office was engaged in creating a universal database by stealth.
«The High Court's judgment is not a surprise to anyone who has been following this case, and the UK government should now accept this decision rather than take it to the UK Supreme Court.
The party is holding a re-run of the primary this Saturday, following a court order which indirectly compelled it to take the decision.
He said if the constitutional procedure is not compiled with after seven days, legal action would be taken to enforce the decision of the court.
Caproni had ruled in February that the sealed evidence could become public post-trial, but Silver's lawyers, who have been fighting to keep the seemingly inflammatory documents under wraps, took that decision to appeals court.
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