Sentences with phrase «for supreme court»

Moreover, Gura's opponent at the Supreme Court, Walter Dellinger of O'Melvey Myers who represented the District pro bono estimates that his firm loses $ 1,000,000 in foregone fees just for the Supreme Court litigation alone!

Even with his less extensive resources and «lack of investment in big firm accoutrements like «librarians, researchers, support staff, information technology and litigation services,» Gura beat a lawyer who typically commands $ 1 million for a Supreme Court case.

Six vacancies for Supreme Court Justices are due to arise before the end of 2018.

While serious gaps in transparency remain with the appointment process both provincially and federally, all judicial appointments (save for the Supreme Court of Canada) are filled by application.

Just for the Supreme Court would do.

In 2009, he testified on property rights issues at the United States Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Stephen Harper, in struggling to find a field in which Nadon had distinguished himself as a jurist, referred, obscurely, to admiralty law (though, to be fair, qualifications for a Supreme Court appointment are often in the eye of the beholder).

Now it only remained for the Supreme Court to make this the law of the land.

The state's constitution as amended in 1972 provides for a judicial nominating commission for the supreme court, district courts and any other courts the legislature decides.

It is well past time for our Supreme Court to do the same.

That has been a consistent pattern for the Supreme Court to the Federal Circuit in recent years.

NPR is reporting that Harriet Miers withdrew herself from the nomination process for the Supreme Court.

It caught my eye because I was impressed by his ambitious goal of being first in line for Supreme Court arguments and then writing about his experiences and observations.

Apple has just responded to Samsung's mid-December petition for writ of certiorari (request for Supreme Court review) regarding two legal questions concerning design patents and, in the same document, to amicus curiae («friend of the court») briefs from major industry players, many IP law professors and various public interest advocates, all of whom agree with Samsung that the top U.S. court should take a look at this matter.

The SCOTUSblog has published Samsung's reply brief in support of its petition for writ of certiorari (request for Supreme Court review) in Apple's design patents case.

Samsung's petition is on the agenda for the Supreme Court's March 4 conference.

He called the decision bold and said, «The easiest route here would be for the Supreme Court of Canada to do nothing.

But for the Supreme Court, the prospect of the case beginning again was too much for the legal system to bear, regardless of whether the Tribunal's decision made legal sense.

The steps below should take you through creating a fully functional search domain on AWS CloudSearch for Supreme Court decisions.

Kagan said he was qualified even for the Supreme Court.

Have they already given up on the Federal Circuit and already begun to make a case for a Supreme Court review?

Filers can now pay certain fees through the portal for the Supreme Court.

The issues for the Supreme Court were (a) whether those three statutory instruments are (as the Court of Appeal found) lawful, or whether they are discriminatory under EU law or the ECHR; and (b) whether a preliminary reference should be made.

He represents the Federation on the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments.

Martin was previously a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

The second argument raised by BNY Mellon was more difficult for the Supreme Court to resolve.

Hawaii: 10 year term for Supreme Court and Intermediate Appellate Court.

Claudia has also served as an arbitrator for personal injury cases in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and as a mediator for the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Nassau County.

If the submissions of the appellant were correct, it would not have been necessary for the Supreme Court of Canada to have mentioned the constitutional limit of s. 91 (24) in para. 103 quoted above.

Early this week, Thomson Reuters released the third edition of O. P. Malhotra's «The Law and Practice of Arbitration and Conciliation» written by Indu Malhotra, senior advocate for the Supreme Court of India.

It is lucid and easy to read (for a Supreme Court judgment!)

Section 81.102 (b) then allows for the Supreme Court of Texas to «promulgate rules prescribing the procedure for limited practice of law» by lawyers admitted out - of - state and by law students.

The section promotes statewide rules and uniform standards concerning dispute resolution programs; develops and delivers innovative dispute resolution services to Ohio courts and sponsors training programs for judges, court personnel, and dispute resolution professionals; and provides mediation for Supreme Court litigants, Ohio Court of Claims litigants, and Ohio public officials.

Increases mandatory retirement for supreme court and district court judges from 70 to 75.

Two candidates have filed to run for the supreme court seat being vacated by Justice Tom Chambers, who announced his intention to retire at the end of the year.

He has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal, and has drafted materials for the Supreme Court of Canada.

The enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 was another highlight for the Supreme Court of Canada.

What's next for the Supreme Court?

The judges had duties in county courts and served as the Vermont Supreme Court when all the judges sat together for Supreme Court terms.

Of those at Wilkinson Walsh, four senior attorneys clerked for Supreme Court Justices, including name partner Alexandra Walsh.

Bloggers may no longer express their uninhibited views on everything under the sun, for the Supreme Court said they may face libel and even prosecution for the blog content.

Consider what's left on the plate for the Supreme Court before the term ends.

According to an article in The Hill Times, the process to choose the replacements for Supreme Court of Canada Justices Louise Charron and Justice Ian Binnie starts today.

We're not saying that any of the upstanding members of the legal profession who are rumored to be under consideration for the Supreme Court ever made booty videos — come to think of it, we hope and pray they did not — but if they did, they'd better send YouTube take - down notices quickly, before Slate's Dahlia Lithwick digs them up.

But the more likely scenario is that everybody will wait for the Supreme Court to hand down its ruling in Carter et al. v. Canada on whether the federal Criminal Code provisions against physician assisted - dying are unconstitutional.

Seems that some parliamentarians are going to get to see whether Prime Minister Harper's nominee for the Supreme Court has the Latin, all in front of TV cameras so we can judge the coal miners for ourselves.»

Amy Howe This week on the legal affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we look ahead to what is on the docket for the Supreme Court's 2011 - 2012 term.

The first question for the Supreme Court in L was whether the applicant's Art 8 (1) right to privacy was engaged.

CP: My hero is Ruth Bader Ginsburg and not only because of her nickname «Notorious R.B.G.» She overcame obstacles, including initially being turned down for a Supreme Court clerkship.

If the constitutional validity of s. 241 of the Criminal Code is to be reviewed notwithstanding Rodriguez, it is for the Supreme Court of Canada to do so,» wrote Justice Mary Newbury in the majority decision, with Justice Mary Saunders concurring, in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General).