Sentences with phrase «in judicial history»

First recipient of the Judge Scott J. Silverman Award in Judicial History and Preservation, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Historical Society, 2007

Not exact matches

While use of these RFRA laws has been part and parcel of the judicial landscape since the 1990s, the controversy over them is part of a long history of discrimination in the U.S. And the attempts to end that discrimination stretch all the way back to the Civil War.

The History of Courts and Procedure in Medieval Canon Law edited by wilfried hartmann and kenneth pennington catholic university of america, 512 pages, $ 75 In this lively and detailed collection of articles concerning the development of judicial practice during the Middle Ages, the reader is..in Medieval Canon Law edited by wilfried hartmann and kenneth pennington catholic university of america, 512 pages, $ 75 In this lively and detailed collection of articles concerning the development of judicial practice during the Middle Ages, the reader is..In this lively and detailed collection of articles concerning the development of judicial practice during the Middle Ages, the reader is....

Both sides will benefit, Democrats would get Downstate (which in my humble opinion should be called the Commonwealth of New Amsterdam after the most progressive city in Europe and in reference to the city's history), a guaranteed two seats in the US Senate (+1 because Gillibrand did well Upstate in the last election, so 3 seats for the Democrats), guaranteed control of the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches, and the once in a lifetime opportunity to write a state constitution to their own liking (firearms rights applies only to military and police, right to choose for women, protections for LGBT New Yorkers, etc)

And judicial activism has been applied by both parties at different points in US history.

Concerning the history of the separation of powers in Australia, I am aware that the High Court has taken a narrow view of what tribunals can exercise judicial power.

Judge Alan Simon, who presided over the Spring Valley Village Court and the Ramapo Town Court in Rockland County, was found by a judicial oversight commission to have a history of bullying and verbally abusing court staffers, and has been suspended with pay pending a review of the allegations against him.

In a case with a long history, Julie Hancock & Others v. Commissioner of Education & Others, the commonwealth's Supreme Judicial Court firmly rejected claims that the education funding system violated the state's constitution.

History has shown that rigorous environmental protections are most likely to be instituted and enforced in open societies where an independent judicial branch, media, activists and public can freely challenge government and business interests.

The Supreme Judicial Court reviewed the legislative history of each statute and concluded that the two - year statute of limitations period of G.L. c. 161A, § 38, governs all personal injury claims against the MBTA, including those involving a defect in a public way.

This book is a fascinating history of the judicial opinion in the United States from its origins in English tradition and the founding of the United States judicial system to the United States Supreme Court's and state courts» institutional judicial styles starting in the nineteenth century and moving on to current institutional and individual styles.

Beyond its seminal history, today's Superior Court of Justice in Ontario holds a place of major importance in the Canadian judicial system.

When sentencing an Aboriginal offender, courts must consider: (1) The unique systemic or background factors which may have played a part in bringing the particular aboriginal offender before the courts.To do this courts are to take judicial notice of such matters as the history of colonialism, displacement, and residential schools and how that history continues to translate into lower educational attainment, lower incomes, higher unemployment, higher rates of substance abuse and suicide, and higher levels of incarceration for Aboriginal peoples.

One does not have to go too far back in history to read judicial decisions which are oral transcriptions by «outsourced» reporters.

The recent history of judicial review in Canada has been marked by ebbs and flows of deference, confounding tests and new words for old problems, but no solutions that provide real guidance for litigants, counsel, administrative decision makers or judicial review judges.

Did you check judicial history in more than one source?

The notice alleges Douglas «knowingly participated» in the sexual harassment of Chapman; that she failed to disclose anything about the situation in a personal history form related to an application for judicial appointment; that she is incapable as a judge because the nude photos question «the image and concept of integrity of the judiciary»; and that she did not fully disclose facts to independent counsel by modifying a personal diary entry that was relevant to the investigation.

The Court found no support in the legislative history of any intent to broaden judicial review of arbitral awards or to permit the Court to vacate an award on «any reasonable basis.»

In his dissenting opinion joined by Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Clarence Thomas expressed doubt that «Congress intended administrative preclusion to apply to TTAB findings of fact in a subsequent trademark infringement suit,» based on the history of administrative preclusion and both the express language and «several features» of the Lanham Act, including that the Act confers limited authority on the TTAB and provides for judicial review of the Board's decisionIn his dissenting opinion joined by Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Clarence Thomas expressed doubt that «Congress intended administrative preclusion to apply to TTAB findings of fact in a subsequent trademark infringement suit,» based on the history of administrative preclusion and both the express language and «several features» of the Lanham Act, including that the Act confers limited authority on the TTAB and provides for judicial review of the Board's decisionin a subsequent trademark infringement suit,» based on the history of administrative preclusion and both the express language and «several features» of the Lanham Act, including that the Act confers limited authority on the TTAB and provides for judicial review of the Board's decisions.

Not only did the Court find no legislative history to support an argument that the D.C. Council intended to expand or to deviate from the existing and limited standard of review, but the Court, in reviewing the drafting history of the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, found likewise — that there was never any intent to abandon the standard of narrow and extremely limited judicial review of an arbitration award.

He considers it from the perspective of the public, the bar and the bench, provides a brief history of judicial involvement in settlement discussions, adumbrates the arguments for and against judicial mediation, and asks whether it is a reality or a fantasy.

The scrapping of employment tribunal fees has been described as the «most significant judicial intervention in the history of British employment law» — a statement I would agree with; it's going to make a huge difference and employers need to be prepared.

Defended probate court judge in judicial impeachment proceedings and before the Connecticut Supreme Court in the only impeachment to occur in the history of the Connecticut House of Representatives.

The history of the judicial interpretation of s. 7 of the Charter, which was engaged in this case, illustrates the difficulty courts face when engaged in adjudication of inherently moral and ethical issues, requiring policy - based determinations.

In the early 80's, the Canadian Law Information Council (CLIC) noted that the «style of cause» was an important tool to locate decisions and track judicial history in law reports, and that the lack of consistency among those prepared by different publishers was therefore a significant hindrance to the reliability of legal research (see Lounder, Case law reporting in Canada, 1982 and Helleiner, Standards for headnoting: case identification, CLIC, 1984In the early 80's, the Canadian Law Information Council (CLIC) noted that the «style of cause» was an important tool to locate decisions and track judicial history in law reports, and that the lack of consistency among those prepared by different publishers was therefore a significant hindrance to the reliability of legal research (see Lounder, Case law reporting in Canada, 1982 and Helleiner, Standards for headnoting: case identification, CLIC, 1984in law reports, and that the lack of consistency among those prepared by different publishers was therefore a significant hindrance to the reliability of legal research (see Lounder, Case law reporting in Canada, 1982 and Helleiner, Standards for headnoting: case identification, CLIC, 1984in Canada, 1982 and Helleiner, Standards for headnoting: case identification, CLIC, 1984).

In another employment law dispute over unpaid overtime and meal benefits that had beaten a complex path through the judicial system, the judge described the nature of the procedural history as «similar to a Star Wars bar scene, the procedural history of this action is bizarre.»

My brief review of Mr. Schmidt's case has all the makings of Judicial History where allegedly breaking the rules and the law, «in the public interest», may not favour absolute immunity for the AG.

Whether the prybar used is a dictionary, a history book, or judicial thumbs, the point remains: according to Scalia, meaning inheres in words.

Erecting a monument to communism in the Judicial Precinct is also problematic from the perspective of Canadian legal history.

Through numerous pre-trial and judicial pre-trials, Joseph Neuberger established a history of misleading evidence proffered by the complainant as against M.M. in his own effort to remove M.M. from control of the family business.

She has been the only black woman to serve in that capacity in the 100 - year history of the 11th Judicial Circuit.

It was the first «lifelong» blocking of sites in the history of the Russian judicial practice.

In his extensive post on Jottings by an Employer's Lawyer, Fox recommends reading the Court's 36 - page opinion, which «thoroughly... reviews the history of legislation designed to protect the employment rights of those serving in the uniformed services, along with its judicial constructioIn his extensive post on Jottings by an Employer's Lawyer, Fox recommends reading the Court's 36 - page opinion, which «thoroughly... reviews the history of legislation designed to protect the employment rights of those serving in the uniformed services, along with its judicial constructioin the uniformed services, along with its judicial construction.

Update on mandatory judicial retirement legislation: bills in 16 states, but so far no enactments; Hawaii appears to be closest but has choppy history on the subject

Continue reading Update on mandatory judicial retirement legislation: bills in 16 states, but so far no enactments; Hawaii appears to be closest but has choppy history on the subject

White was first nominated in 1997, but her nomination languished for more than four years — the longest for any judicial candidate in Senate history.

(Sources: Interviews of Brian W. Lennox for OCJ History Project, 2014 - 15; Interviews of S. Linden for OCJ History Project, 2014 - 15; David Wake and Brian W. Lennox, «The Ontario Court of Justice: A Journey in Education,» National Judicial Institute: 20th Anniversary Essays, p. 41)

Given the long history of courts — including the Ontario Court of Justice — judicial education is still in its infancy.

This collection serves as a valuable visual record of the history of the top levels of the judicial and legal professions in Ontario.

[65] The history of judicial education in the Ontario Court of Justice mirrors what was happening in broader society.

Another influential book in the history of judicial education was Professor Martin Friedland's 1965 analysis of the bail process, «Detention before Trial.»

Professor Jed Shugerman's history of judicial elections, «The People's Courts,» discussed how a few Southern states moved from judicial elections to merit selection in response to black voters regaining some power from 1950 to the early 1970s.

[8] I have discussed this issue in more detail in Peter A. Gall, «Problems with a Faith Based Approach to Judicial Review» in Judicial Deference to Administrative Tribunals in Canada: Its History and Future (Markham, ON: LexisNexis, 2014)[Gall, «Faith Based»] at 219 - 223.

The most important event in the history of the West Virginia judiciary occurred on November 5, 1974, when the voters ratified the Judicial Reorganization Amendment, which became effective on January 1, 1976.

In telling students this, I think I inevitably left the (mistaken) impression, by inference, that one did not need to worry about noting up Supreme Court of Canada cases after 1949 for judicial history (i.e., to see if the case was reversed on appeal)(but I am consistent in telling students that one should always noteup all Supreme Court of Canada decisions from any period of time for judicial and academic commentary and to find «like» cases, which would have, in the situation that follows, have caught the mistake in any eventIn telling students this, I think I inevitably left the (mistaken) impression, by inference, that one did not need to worry about noting up Supreme Court of Canada cases after 1949 for judicial history (i.e., to see if the case was reversed on appeal)(but I am consistent in telling students that one should always noteup all Supreme Court of Canada decisions from any period of time for judicial and academic commentary and to find «like» cases, which would have, in the situation that follows, have caught the mistake in any eventin telling students that one should always noteup all Supreme Court of Canada decisions from any period of time for judicial and academic commentary and to find «like» cases, which would have, in the situation that follows, have caught the mistake in any eventin the situation that follows, have caught the mistake in any eventin any event).

Amar Khoday, «' Homicide Is Foreign To Our Experience of Political Conflict»: Interrogating Judicial Constructions of the History of Political Violence in Refugee and Extradition Cases.»

To the extent called to the attention of an expert witness upon cross-examination or relied upon by the expert witness in direct examination, statements contained in published treatises, periodicals, or pamphlets on a subject of history, medicine, or other science or art, established a reliable authority by the testimony or admission of the witness or by other expert testimony or by judicial notice.

The North American Chamber of Commerce immediately blasted the decision, calling it the «most blatant example of judicial activism in the history of the United States Supreme Court.»

The California Supreme Court Historical Society Founded in 1989, the California Supreme Court Historical Society is dedicated to recovering, preserving, and promoting California's legal and judicial history, with a particular emphasis on the state's highest court.

If there is not much judicial consideration of the current version of the legislation, then you must trace the legislative history of the section back and find references to the provision in earlier revisions of the legislation.