Sentences with phrase «happen in court cases»

Many of them happen in court cases or arbitration and the results are sealed.

When we assess the legality, we look at what has actually happened in court cases.

Not exact matches

A class action status would increase the drivers» leverage to demand a settlement, which is what happens in many cases when a court certifies class status.

Sociologist James Davison Hunter told religion reporter Terry Mattingly that he recognized what was happening during a church - state court case in 1986:

«In previous conversion cases involving minors, the courts did not go far enough to state what happens when the child reaches adulthood.

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on two landmark cases impacting same - sex couples this week and their ability to marry (I am loathe to call it same - sex marriage or gay marriage because it's just marriage, no different than anyone else's marriage; the people in it just happen to be of the same sex).

Hello to every one out here, am here to share the unexpected miracle that happened to me three days ago, My name is Jeffrey Dowling, i live in Texas, USA.and I «m happily married to a lovely and caring wife, with two kids A very big problem occurred in my family seven months ago, between me and my wife so terrible that she took the case to court for a divorce she said that she never wanted to stay with me again, and that she did not love me anymore So she packed out of my house and made me and my children passed through severe pain.

If «directs» includes a case where a US President «asks» (or directs someone else to «ask») a member of the Supreme Court to rule in a certain way while making it clear that it is in the best interest (financial, safety, privacy, etc) of the Supreme Court member to rule that way, then I'm sure it has at various times already happened... just part of politics and human nature.

First, an individual can not sue a state in federal court under the Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution, unless the state gives consent or Congress waives immunity, which in this case did not happen.

«Change does not happen without an honest conversation in our communities, in our courthouses, at City Hall about how we have real reform in the criminal justice system, real reform in our communities and real relationships between NYPD and the people they serve,» Tina Luongo, attorney - in - chief for Legal Aid Society Criminal Practice, the plaintiff in the court case, said.

Brennan based his complaint on testimony from David Wildstein, the star witness in a Newark federal court case involving two of Christie's former aides, who testified that Christie learned about the lane closures while they were happening — and laughed.

On the same day community watch volunteer George Zimmerman made his first appearance in court to face murder charges in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman tells WAMC that the case is a good example of what can happen when the public takes an interest in pursuing justice.

«Right now, the way they're in the law isn't actually the strongest and we rest a lot on court cases and we want to make sure that now matter what happens on the federal level ever, no matter what happens anywhere else, New York has the strongest, clearest protections as it relates to reproductive protections and right now, oddly, those provisions are in the criminal code.

In Western Australia when a similar thing happened (in this case it was missing votes), the High Court ruled that the election was invalid and had to be redonIn Western Australia when a similar thing happened (in this case it was missing votes), the High Court ruled that the election was invalid and had to be redonin this case it was missing votes), the High Court ruled that the election was invalid and had to be redone.

«We advise our brother to go get actual lawyers to defend his corruption cases in court instead of wishing for a military coup or the disintegration of the country neither would happen for him to escape all the corruption allegations against him in the various courts of law.

An interesting legal question would be what happens when two circuit courts contradict each other (in which case SCOTUS is where that'd be supposed to be resolved).

He said, «What happened in court today is that the accused person was presented as a routine to the court that lacks the jurisdiction to hear the case.

If five courts of the land are trying different cases in which a man is involved and one or two of those courts let the accused persons go home on bail, what happens with the other three cases?»

The case highlights both flaws in the vaccine court system and fears about what will happen if lawsuits like the Bruesewitzes» can go forward.

PARIS — Few criminal investigations go on so long that one of the accused dies of old age, and fewer draw upon the opinions of someone soon to win a Nobel Prize, but a court case in which both happened ended here today.

Added Bailey: «We had no idea what would happen with this but we followed it as we did with his everyday life — traveling to events, raising money for his court case, taking his kids to Rugby etc., and in the film we bounce back and forth between real time and how he got there which was based on the MMR scandal dating back before the infamous 1998 Lancet paper.»

They find that, relative to what would have happened in any case, expenditures forced by court orders depend on which political party is in power.

We hope the state's highest court will take up the case and rule in favor of the students, but regardless of what happens in court, the state legislature has the ultimate responsibility to fix a broken system and ensure that every child has an effective teacher in the classroom.

That's what happened in the Dan Brown case: while he was certainly aware of the earlier book, and even used the authors» names to create a character name in The DaVinci Code, the courts found that Brown did not violate copyright because at best the books shared the same idea: Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene married and had a child, whose descendants are guarded by a secret cabal.

If that happens, the court is likely to convert their bankruptcy action to a Chapter 7 case, in which their property could be sold to pay creditors.

If I were to file for bankruptcy, or a consumer proposal, in Quebec, and after a year or two I won a substantial amount of money, what would happen to these funds in a court case?

And if it goes to court, all you scientists need to do in a civil case is produce a proponderance of evidence (a > 50 % chance GW is happening), and we reached that level long ago.

In law there is a service that tracks court decisions and not only states if it was cited, but how it was cited, i.e. did the court completely affirm or reject what the earlier decisions said or did they differentiate what happen in the earlier case which made them only partially follow it, etcIn law there is a service that tracks court decisions and not only states if it was cited, but how it was cited, i.e. did the court completely affirm or reject what the earlier decisions said or did they differentiate what happen in the earlier case which made them only partially follow it, etcin the earlier case which made them only partially follow it, etc..

The court case going on this week with the EPA will have a major impact on what happens in the US relative to CO2

This is something I thought would probably never happen — a science denier, in this case German virologist Stefan Lanka, was ordered by a court to pay 100,000 Euros to German doctor David Barden for meeting his challenge to prove that the measles virus exists.

That sometimes happens because the case is in the news and gets a «public sentence» or the Judge has heard too much about the investigation out of court, or even because the accused is a public and thus exposed person.

If this case would have been in Marion County with a real probate court with a real judge, the stuff that went on with this case never would have happened.»

It happened several weeks before the Supreme Court heard arguments in Gill v. Whitford, a Wisconsin case that was the first major lawsuit about partisan gerrymandering to be taken up by the justices in 14 years.

If shenanigans happen at another point in the case, I will usually find a way to show the court what kind of malarkey I am dealing with.

Ever wondered what happens if you missed your court date in an Arizona divorce or family law case?

If the case is not settled, the personal injury lawyer can represent you in court, prepare discovery documents, prepare motions for court consideration and present a case in front of a judge or jury that outlines how the accident happened and how the defendant is responsible for the damages that you sustained.

Concerning the perspective of comparative constitutional law you suggest in your title, I would like to know if you have registered another case in Europe (or outside Europe) where a Constitutional Court orders the suspension of a meeting to be held by a regional parliament: this is what happened last October 5th, when the Tribunal Constitucional of Spain adopted its decision, ordering the suspension of a meeting of the Parliament in Catalonia, scheduled for October 9 (see full text of this decision at: http://hj.tribunalconstitucional.es/docs/BOE/BOE-A-2017-11409.pdf).

It asked the court to tell the jury about that interpretation of the patent (which will now finally happen, tomorrow, as a result of the Federal Circuit decision), and it wanted to point to Apple's own 60 - cent - per - device damages claim over this patent in the Motorola case.

What I think will end up happening is that the Supreme Court will vacate and remand in Gall and Kimbrough, make clear that district judges have lots of authority to move up and down, and then eventually the Supreme Court will take on of Scalia's hypotheticals (there are undoubtedly cases in the pipeline that fit Scalia's hypotheticals).

decided in a copyright case that one had to look at a real and substantial connection between the defendants and the jurisdiction of the court — or administrative tribunal — but not at where the server happened to be.

If you're self - represented you should be able to pick up the playbook and read the first couple chapters and then jump to wherever you are in your process and have a road map of what to expect, what your options are, different plays you can make in court, what places you can settle, what you can expect in settling, resources for where to find information on what's likely to happen in your case, the best case scenarios and worst case scenarios that any experienced state bar court defense lawyer is going to be able to construct.

Don't be afraid to make policy arguments, and to talk about not only what has happened in prior cases but also what might happen in future cases, if the Court doesn't resolve the issue at hand.

«While this court must take and does take the issue of abuse of a child very seriously,» the footnote said, «the fact that a trial judge tells parents that unless one of them «cops to an admission of what happened to the child» they are going to lose their child, flies in the face of not only the CPSL, but of the entire body of case law with regard to best interests of the child and family reunification.

An article I wrote for the e-newsletter of IMS ExpertServices, When What Happens Online Ends Up in Court, discusses 10 cases where involvement in social media came back to haunt lawyers, judges, jurors or witnesses.

The Walrus has an article by Alex Hutchinson, «The People's Court, A case for universal legal care,» that looks at some of the changes that have happened to legal aid over the last decade and a few of the changes to civil procedure expected in British Columbia... [more]

Part of this can also be attributed to the ability to access foreign material more easily and the courts» willingness, particularly Claire L'Heureux - Dubé in Charter cases, to learn about what is happening elsewhere.

This is exactly what happened in a recent case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Knowing how county courts and judges have handled similar cases will give your attorney an edge in knowing what is likely to happen in your drug crime case and how to prepare the best defense.

While in most accident cases there is at least one person (the injured party) who saw what happened, sometimes in personal injury claims the court finds itself in a situation where it requires to make a decision without any eye witnesses to the crucial facts.

To make a long story about a magazine suing a band over a font short, the band's bassist also happens to be a lawyer and he defended the band in court — and actually won on the band's motion to transfer the case to California.