Sentences with phrase «federal court judge saying»

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In a court ruling authorizing the arrests, Brazilian federal judge André Duszczak said «Faria and other BRF officers sought to cover up claims of possible food contamination, as shown in certain laboratory tests, made by a former employee in a labor lawsuit.»

At a hearing in San Francisco federal court, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said he was skeptical Waymo could ultimately prove that Uber's self - driving car program used Waymo trade secrets.

Federal civil court guidelines enable judges to tell jurors that they can presume that information covered up by a litigant and now missing would have been negative for that party, Brickell said.

Stanford University Law School professor Michael McConnell, a former federal appeals judge, said the court should not consider campaign statements, because Trump only swore an oath to uphold the Constitution after he became president.

The two sides were set to face off in court on Tuesday, but late on Monday a federal judge in Riverside, California, agreed to the government's request to postpone the hearing after U.S. prosecutors said that a «third party» had presented a possible method for opening an encrypted iPhone.

Judge Andreas Korbmacher said on Thursday the country's highest federal administrative court would rule on Feb. 27 on an appeal brought by German states against bans imposed by local courts in Stuttgart and Duesseldorf over poor air quality.

On Tuesday, there was a federal court hearing for Greenlight's case against Apple and the judge said that he needed more time to consider Einhorn's request for an injunction to block the vote on Apple's proxy.

Heather Dietrick, president and general counsel of Gawker Media, said in a statement that soon after Mr. Bollea sued the company in 2012, three state appeals court judges and a federal judge «repeatedly ruled that Gawker's post was newsworthy» under the First Amendment.

The judge said in a 91 - page decision that, while the Army Corps substantially complied with the National Environmental Policy Act, federal permits issued for the pipeline violated the law in some respects, saying in a court order the Corps did not «adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental justice.»

One experienced and savvy federal judge put it to me this way a few months ago: If the Supreme Court installs same - sex marriage, it will convert my court, she said, into a Federal Court of Domestic Relfederal judge put it to me this way a few months ago: If the Supreme Court installs same - sex marriage, it will convert my court, she said, into a Federal Court of Domestic RelatCourt installs same - sex marriage, it will convert my court, she said, into a Federal Court of Domestic Relatcourt, she said, into a Federal Court of Domestic RelFederal Court of Domestic RelatCourt of Domestic Relations.

Los Angeles Times: Rabbi who refused to testify freed after seven months in prison A Brooklyn orthodox rabbi who was jailed after refusing to answer questions before a federal grand jury, saying his religion forbid him from testifying against other Jews, was ordered freed this week by a district court judge in Los Angeles, the rabbi's attorney said.

The Court has repeatedly said that its function is not to judge the wisdom or the policy of laws, but only to judge whether or not they are exercises of powers granted to the federal government by the Constitution or denied by it to the states.

The judge, who noted that the Coroner Law was an enactment of the Lagos State House of Assembly, which is constitutionally empowered to make laws in the state, said «the Federal High Court could not dabble into the affairs of the state and start dishing out injunctive orders.»

The Yonkers rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, surrendered Thursday and is expected to appear Friday in Manhattan federal court before United States Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck, authorities said.

Manhattan Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, who sits on the Assembly's Election Law Committee, said Trump's comments are discouraging in light of the fact that there are federal courts across the country with judges appointed by Republicans and Democrats saying that states» voter laws are unconstitutional because they target people based on their race and ethnicity.

«President Obama fulfilled his responsibility and nominated a highly qualified federal judge, Merrick Garland, to the Supreme Court,» de Blasio said.

Schneiderman said the federal appeals court judges do have the power to ultimately order that the subsidies have to be paid.

A Manhattan federal judge said that she will decide whether Ravi Ragbir, the immigrants - rights activist who was detained last week — sparking a protest and nearly 20 arrests — should be brought back to New York from Miami while he fights deportation in court.

One of the counts reads: «That you Nwobike, on the 19th day of March, 2015 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, intentionally gave the sum of N750, 000 to Hon. Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa of the Federal High Court directly through your United Bank for Africa Plc Account No. 1002664061 in order that the said Judge acts in the exercise of his official duties».

Glick says she's not backing any one specifically, but she says there are several openly gay judges in lower courts across the state, and at least one has been mentioned for a federal judgeship.

«The settlement provides an important example for other correctional systems around the country,» Manhattan federal court judge Laura Taylor Swain said, calling the settlement between the city, the U.S. Justice Department and a group of inmates «groundbreaking.»

A federal judge in Brooklyn, in an extraordinary opinion that calls for courts to pay closer attention to how felony convictions affect people's lives, sentenced a woman in a drug case to probation rather than prison, saying the collateral consequences she would face as a felon were punishment enough.

He said the judge might have treated the instructions to the jury differently, and prosecutors «would have been even more careful» about making sure their summation and rebuttal arguments «completely conformed» with the court's new interpretation of the federal theft of honest services law.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he has «serious, serious concerns» about President Trump's Supreme Court nominee after their meeting, complaining that the federal judge, Neil Gorsuch, «avoided answers like the plague.»

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito said that she has been «aggressively» pushing Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to figure out how to limit the presence of ICE officers in the city's courts, where advocates report the federal agents have snatched up foreign nationals awaiting processing.

Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, 69, whose more - than -21-year tenure on the Federal District Court in Manhattan included a critical role in a controversial stop - and - frisk ruling affecting the Police Department, said she would resign from the bench in late April.

With Giraldo and other supporters on hand, Monserrate begged Manhattan Federal Court Judge Colleen McMahon for mercy, saying he was ashamed of his «lapse in judgment.»

Dasuki to Appeal Judgement on Unlawful Detention... Judge Says EFCC is Different from DSS A Federal Capital Territory High Court has dismissed an application brought before it by former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki.

Moments before Federal Court Judge Cathy Siebel issued his sentence, St. Lawrence offered an apology to Rockland County for the crimes he committed, saying he was «deeply sorry.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today that he will announce a date for a special election to fill the vacant seat of former Congressman Michael Grimm «shortly» — hours after a federal judge ordered him to do so by February 20, or expect to explain himself in court.

The brazen Bronx pol grinned like a Cheshire cat as he sauntered out of Manhattan federal court yesterday after the judge declared a mistrial when jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked on a slate of charges that many saw as a slam dunk.

In the court documents, prosecutors said that a range of 22 to 27 years in prison would not be «unreasonable» and asked the federal judge to impose prison time «greater than any sentence imposed on other New York state legislators convicted of public corruption offenses.»

A candidate for Brooklyn civil court judge, John O'Hara, is filing a federal malicious prosecution lawsuit against ex-DA Charles Hynes, who he says used staffers and politicians to wrongfully prosecute him for voter fraud.

A federal judge hammered an attorney for California over the state's push for a court order immediately reinstating «Obamacare» subsidies cut off by the Trump administration, saying California and other states had protected consumers from the loss of the funding.

A New York federal judge ruled Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son can stay free on bail while appealing their convictions on corruption charges, saying jury instructions in their trial could be flawed in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT — After less than two hours of deliberating the fate of Assemblyman Sheldon Silver in his corruption trial, a «stressed out» juror pleaded with a Manhattan federal court judge to be excused, saying she was being criticized by fellow jurors and her heart was poFEDERAL COURT — After less than two hours of deliberating the fate of Assemblyman Sheldon Silver in his corruption trial, a «stressed out» juror pleaded with a Manhattan federal court judge to be excused, saying she was being criticized by fellow jurors and her heart was pounCOURT — After less than two hours of deliberating the fate of Assemblyman Sheldon Silver in his corruption trial, a «stressed out» juror pleaded with a Manhattan federal court judge to be excused, saying she was being criticized by fellow jurors and her heart was pofederal court judge to be excused, saying she was being criticized by fellow jurors and her heart was pouncourt judge to be excused, saying she was being criticized by fellow jurors and her heart was pounding.

Kahn, a former state Supreme Court justice who was appointed a federal judge in 1996, recently instructed both sides to stop filing legal arguments, saying he has enough information to decide the key pre-trial issues on injury and diminution of property values.

CITY HALL — The court system's administrative office and its chief judge need to act swiftly — and be more bold — in establishing a plan to protect New Yorkers from courthouse interference from federal immigration agents, elected officials and activists said Thursday.

The judge, Valerie E. Caproni of Federal District Court, said a number of jurors» answers suggested that they had had a problem with what they had read about the former speaker.

She said that on Tuesday, she'll to file a legal declaration with the federal court, hoping to block Bloomberg's effort to put on hold a judge's recommended reforms to stop - and - frisk, including a federal monitor.

«We're taking this court action — which, as far as we can tell, is unprecedented for the City Council — because we strongly oppose Mayor Bloomberg in his attempt to block the implementation of the federal judge's ruling that we need to implement immediately,» Quinn said.

Caproni's decision comes a day after Manhattan Federal Judge Kimba Wood said Dean Skelos, 68, and his son, Adam, 33, could remain out on bail for at least three months after the Supreme Court ruled on the anti-corruption statutes.

Mayor Bill de Blasio today told the state's top judge that he believe the day is approaching when government will guarantee all citizens a lawyer in civil court cases — but said that the funding for the attorneys will have to come from the federal level.

A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned the 2015 corruption conviction of Sheldon Silver, once the powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly, saying the judge's jury instructions were in error in light of a United States Supreme Court decision that has since narrowed the legal definition of corrupcourt on Thursday overturned the 2015 corruption conviction of Sheldon Silver, once the powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly, saying the judge's jury instructions were in error in light of a United States Supreme Court decision that has since narrowed the legal definition of corrupCourt decision that has since narrowed the legal definition of corruption.

It said at the expiration of the July 20 order given by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba (of the Federal High Court, Abuja) for 45 days, it went before another judge of the court — Justice Okon Abang — for a new order of interim forfeiture granted on November 3 this Court, Abuja) for 45 days, it went before another judge of the court — Justice Okon Abang — for a new order of interim forfeiture granted on November 3 this court — Justice Okon Abang — for a new order of interim forfeiture granted on November 3 this year.

Justice Ademola was also said to have on January 5, 2015 in his capacity as a public servant «corruptly received from Joe Odey Agi a BMW Saloon 320i valued at N8, 500,000 through your son, Ademide Ademola, as gratification in the exercise of your of your official functions as the judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria».

A panel of three Brooklyn - based federal judges — initially convened to oversee the drafting of new congressional districts — agreed, saying it was unable to clear the high bar that courts have for undoing legislative actions.

Seminerio pleaded guilty to services fraud before Federal Court Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald, who set his sentencing for Oct. 20, a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Lev Dassin said.

With Senate hearings on U.S. Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. scheduled to begin Sept. 6, several education groups said last week that they were content to wait on opining about whether the federal appellate judge should become the high court's next associate jusCourt nominee John G. Roberts Jr. scheduled to begin Sept. 6, several education groups said last week that they were content to wait on opining about whether the federal appellate judge should become the high court's next associate juscourt's next associate justice.

W. Brevard Hand, a federal district judge in Alabama, in upholding that state's school - prayer laws last month, said that the Supreme Court «erred in its reading...