Sentences with phrase «courts in most states»

Technically, the courts in most states will not include a new spouse's income in child support calculations.

Courts in most states are opposed to separating siblings when their parents divorce.

However, courts in most states will allow the defendant in a divorce case to testify at a final hearing despite the default judgment.

In making each custody decision, the court in most states must look at two components of custody, the legal side and the physical side.

Not exact matches

Polygraph results haven't been accepted in most state courts since 1923.

Perhaps the most politically volatile coming Supreme Court case is Whole Woman's Health v. Lakey, which will decide whether dozens of abortion clinics throughout Texas can remain open — a decision that probably will affect other conservative states that have in recent years imposed harsh restrictions on abortion clinics.

In most states, the court where the perpetrator is being prosecuted can order restitution as part of any sentence.

Federal appeals courts in the states of Washington and Virginia are set to hear arguments this week on the legality of President Donald Trump's most recent travel ban, which sharply limits visitors and immigrants from eight countries, six of them Muslim - majority.

Furthermore, our longtime leadership in corporate law and our Court of Chancery's unmatched expertise in this area have repeatedly earned our state acclaim as the most fair and reasonable legal system for U.S. businesses.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld most of Obamacare also rejected the section of the Affordable Care Act that would have compelled states to expand eligibility in their Medicaid programs to nearly all poor adults.

FOR the last two weeks, a justice in New York State Supreme Court has heard testimony in one of the most pivotal cases of the financial crisis.

Louis Brandeis, arguably the most quotable judge in the history of the United States Supreme Court, had his doubts about spontaneous acts...

«The IRS offers no explanation as to how the IRS can legitimately use most of these millions of records on hundreds of thousands of users; instead, it claims that as long as it has submitted a declaration from an IRS agent that the IRS «is conducting an investigation to determine the identity and correct federal income tax liabilities of United States persons who conducted transactions in a virtual currency during 2013 - 2015» the Court must find that the Summons does not involve an abuse of process.

Most Supreme Court watchers are predicting that a majority of justices will side with the petitioner — Mark Janus, a child support specialist for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services — against labor in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31.

Trump's lawyers have made a number of arguments to try to get Zervos's suit dismissed, but the most important has to do with the fact that Zervos is suing in New York state court.

In 1994, President Bill Clinton appointed Mr. Henry to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, where he served until June 2010, most recently as Chief Judge.

That this was done in the most banal way — such as asking black people to name the 67 high court judges in the state before allowing them to register to vote — makes it all the more shameful.

On the Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been the most straightforward in arguing that Roe v. Wade is fundamentally wrong in claiming that there is a constitutional right to abortion, and that the Court is fundamentally wrong in trying to devise an abortion code to be applied to all the states.

Scalia, the most conservative of the activist Roberts court once wrote in Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith: «We have never held that an individual's religious beliefs excuse him from compliance with an otherwise valid law prohibiting conduct that the State is free to regulate.»

Roe and Casey then begat the 2003 Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down a state antisodomy statute, with Justice Anthony Kennedy making an explicit reference to Griswold «s «right to privacy» as «the most pertinent beginning point» for the line of reasoning that led the Court to Lawrence.

Examples abound, but here are two: the Oriental Exclusion Act (1924), which prohibited most immigration from Asia, including foreign - born wives and the children of American citizens of Chinese ancestry; and United States vs. Bhaghat Singh Thind (1923), in which the Supreme Court ruled that Indians from the Asian subcontinent can not become US citizens.

The author argues that the United States ought to accept the provision for an International Criminal Court, as worked out in Rome in the summer of 1998 and agreed to by most of the nations participating in the discussions.

Most accommodationists place the limit at «compelling state interest»; but even setting compellingness as the standard, and handling it correctly, the courts in the end will be centering their concern on the needs of the state, not the needs of the religionist.

The most celebrated example of Federal intervention in state and local school affairs is the 1954 racial desegregation decision of the United States Supreme Court.

What finally helped to raise public consciousness was the most shocking decision thus far, Stenberg v. Carhart (2000), in which the Court struck down a state statute that would have banned partial - birth abortion.

One of the most powerful of them, Pat Robertson, now in the midst of an as - yet - undeclared presidential campaign, has equated church - state separationists with communists and decries the «unelected tyrants» of the Supreme Court, encouraging defiance of its rulings.

Although «secular humanism» is a term used most frequently by Protestant Fundamentalists, it was Justice Hugo Black» in delivering the opinion of the United States Supreme Court in a 1961 case, Torcaso v. Watkins» who distinguished between «religions based on a belief in the existence of God» and «religions founded on different beliefs,» such as «Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism, and others.»

The Court conceded there was a compelling state interest in providing contraception; however, because the ACA has a number of exemptions and accommodations, most notably excusing non-profit religious organizations from the contraception mandate, forcing the plaintiffs to provide contraception coverage was not the least restrictive means to further the compelling interest, i.e. the HHS could have allowed the plaintiffs the same accommodations available for non-profit religious organizations.

Since the Supreme Court, in the case of Furman v. Georgia in 1972, invalidated most existing laws permitting capital punishment, several states have enacted new legislation designed to meet the court's objections to the GeorgiaCourt, in the case of Furman v. Georgia in 1972, invalidated most existing laws permitting capital punishment, several states have enacted new legislation designed to meet the court's objections to the Georgiacourt's objections to the Georgia law.

Corrupted club have accepted this footballing buffoon for last 5 years... And serious fans could see he was past his sell by date back then... as long as their pockets are appropriately greased... What is so shocking is that after this recent string of results most serious clubs would have called time on the man but apparently the ball is still in his court... Empty emirates is only way to change this sad state of a once great club

In fact, most states presume that an unmarried mother has primary custody whether she files for child custody in court or noIn fact, most states presume that an unmarried mother has primary custody whether she files for child custody in court or noin court or not.

Fortunately, yes it is legal to breastfeed a baby in public in most states, with some courts even defining it as a constitutional right.

In custody cases, most states» family courts allow a preference for the parent who can demonstrate that he or she was a child's primary caretaker during the course of marriage, or assumed that role in general if the parents are unmarrieIn custody cases, most states» family courts allow a preference for the parent who can demonstrate that he or she was a child's primary caretaker during the course of marriage, or assumed that role in general if the parents are unmarriein general if the parents are unmarried.

In most states, family courts determine child custody arrangements based on what is in the best interests of the chilIn most states, family courts determine child custody arrangements based on what is in the best interests of the chilin the best interests of the child.

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.

If I'm wrong, then at the most the «dumped» state may take some kind of legal action in binational or international fora (or even in the courts of the state breaking off the agreement).

Bruno first held a brief press conference, telling reporters that he is «very unhappy with the result here,» and «very optimistic, as most lawyers in the United States are» that the theft of honest services law under which he was charged will be overturned by the US Supreme Court.

Recent rulings by federal and state courts have cast judges as the most potent critics of stop - and - frisk, raising questions about whether the city has sidestepped the Constitution in the drive to keep crime rates low.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law banning most abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected, or at around six weeks of pregnancy, marking the strictest abortion regulation in the nation — but setting the state up for a lengthy court fight.

The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go - ahead to legalize betting on sports.

You'll remember them as the political group whose desire to run an anti-Hillary Clinton film gave the Roberts Supreme Court an opportunity to remove most practical limits on non-campaign political spending in the United States.

«I would conclude by stating categorically and without any equivocation that ANY link whatsoever with Mr. President, or any court case or cases, of my personal gift from my personal resources delivered to Justice Niyi Ademola by myself on that occasion or any suggestion whatsoever that it was anything but such a gift or that it ever came from Mr. President or at his instance or that I was acting, under any circumstances, on his behalf is most malicious, utterly ridiculous and in very poor and revolting taste and most undeserving of any further comments.»

The judge in the case noted that Silver took a «number of official acts — most obviously passing legislation and approving state grants and tax - exempt financing — as part of a quid pro quo, but there remained a «substantial question» on whether the court's jury instructions were valid in light of the McDonnell ruling.

«You can't allow a civil branch in the most important Supreme Court in the state to sit there with a lame - duck administrator,» one previously told The Post.

Maybe because it sounded like most of the other court cases, few took notice of the Catskill Heritage Alliance losing again in state Supreme Court in its quest to delay or defeat plans to build a mega-resort at Bellecourt cases, few took notice of the Catskill Heritage Alliance losing again in state Supreme Court in its quest to delay or defeat plans to build a mega-resort at BelleCourt in its quest to delay or defeat plans to build a mega-resort at Belleayre.

(4) The independent panel shall report as approved for each judicial position all highly qualified persons who make application to the panel, provided that if the number of highly qualified applicants exceeds three times the number of existing vacancies to be filled in such position (determined as of the time the panel renders its report), the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number equal to three times the number of vacancies to be filled in such position, provided further that if the number of highly qualified applicants is less than three times the number of vacancies to be filled in such position the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number equal to not less than two times the number of such vacancies, provided further that the following categories of applicants who are eligible for reelection or reappointment shall be reported as approved if their performance during their term of office merits continuation in office, and no other applicants shall be reported as approved for their vacancies: (a) a judge or justice completing a full term of office seeking re-election to that office, or (b) an interim Supreme Court justice who has been appointed by the Governor to fill an existing vacancy no later than the previous June 1 after approval of the Governor's screening panel, who has been confirmed by the State Senate and has assumed office no later than the date the panel renders its report, and who otherwise would not be required to make application to the independent screening panel pursuant to the provisions of sub-paragraph (3).

Sheldon Silver, who for years was one of the most powerful politicians in the state, was «blinded by greed,» Assistant U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in opening statements at Silver's bribery trial in federal court in Manhattan.

At the weekend, it was discovered that most of them had gone back to their businesses and were not in Anambra State when the Supreme Court delivered the judgment.

The election tribunals and Court of Appeal ordered the re-runs, after voiding the returns for most of the Rivers legislative seats, federal and state; before the Supreme Court, in a bizarre verdict, endorsed the governorship poll, held the same day, and under the same bloody conditions, as the state legislative elections.

In one of her most significant actions as state education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia has granted Buffalo Superintendent Kriner Cash unprecedented power to make changes at the district's most struggling schools, bypassing the teachers union contract and sparking a likely court battle.