Sentences with phrase «judges in the majority»

But if Graffeo were replaced with a less conservative judge, then the court would shift from four conservative judges in the majority to four moderate to liberal judges.

The opinion is good stuff, even though the judges in the majority somehow managed to resist any urge to use zombie puns.

Perhaps the easiest place to find a summary of the meaning of Chester is in the last paragraph of the one of the three majority speeches, which just happens to be the last paragraph in last set of reasons delivered by one of the 3 judges in the majority.

Nonetheless, my sense of the majority reasons is that the judges in the majority would have agreed with that statement of Chester if they thought it necessary to mention Chester.

The very unsatisfactory decision of the House of Lords in Attorney General v. Blake, [2000] UKHL 45, [2001] 1 A.C. 268 (H.L.)-- demonstrated by the inability of the judges in the majority to state a plausible basis for what they had done or to meet the arguments of the dissenting judge — is a vivid demonstration that gains - based recovery is not a good idea, however tempting it may be to teach traitors a lesson!

As noted above, the 5 judges in the majority did not have to consider the public policy issue.

In a concurring opinion, the second judge in the majority lamented that the «disagreement over the outcome of this relatively simple case has morphed into a debate over the propriety of appellate courts supplementing the record with Internet research.»

But, it was the job of the senior judge in the majority to produce the code opinion.

The two judges in the majority were Circuit Judges -LSB-...]

Additionally, as urged by the prior Commission when defending the Title II Order, and as confirmed in the concurrence in the denial of rehearing en banc by the two judges in the majority in USTelecom, the Title II Order allows ISPs to offer curated services, which would allow ISPs to escape the reach of the Title II Order and to filter content on viewpoint grounds.

Not exact matches

His revised travel ban, affecting travelers from six Muslim - majority nations, was set to go effect Thursday before it was put on hold Wednesday by a federal judge in Hawaii.

In a majority opinion written by Judge Christopher F. Droney, the appeals court said the Barry Diller - backed Internet company does not appear to violate copyright law because subscribers are assigned to their own tiny antennas at Aereo's Brooklyn data centre.

In his majority opinion on the Illinois case, Judge Richard Posner said the Heller ruling guaranteed people the right to carry weapons «in case of confrontation,» which is not limited to the home, according to SlatIn his majority opinion on the Illinois case, Judge Richard Posner said the Heller ruling guaranteed people the right to carry weapons «in case of confrontation,» which is not limited to the home, according to Slatin case of confrontation,» which is not limited to the home, according to Slate.

Fifth Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones wrote in the majority opinion that the DOL rule «fails the reasonableness test» of the Administrative Procedures Act by extending the department's ERISA authority to one - time IRA rollovers and similar transactions.

Judge Edith H. Jones wrote in the majority opinion that the DOL rule «fails the reasonableness test» of the Administrative Procedures Act by extending the department's ERISA authority to one - time IRA rollovers and similar transactions.

Judge Edith H. Jones wrote in the majority opinion that the DOL rule «fails the reasonableness test» of the APA by extending the department's ERISA authority to one - time IRA rollovers and similar transactions.

With a majority of 5 - 4, judges held that the 14th Amendment in the US Constitution, which regards equality before the law, enshrines the right of all to marry regardless of their sexuality.

the judges are not supposed to get caught up in fallacies of tradition - they are there, in a large part, to protect the minority from the majority.

Many who hated Scalia's rulings could not help but be entertained by his razor - sharp writing, which he used especially in his dissenting opinions to carve up the majority's reasoning (my favorite is Planned Parenthood v. Casey, where among other things he referred to the majority's «Nietzschean vision of us unelected, life - tenured judges — leading a Volk who will be «tested by following»» the Court's rulings obediently).

Gabriel and Dorothy Fackre have recently conducted an extensive survey on «The State of Theology in Churches,» and in their Newsletter No. 30, dated Advent, 1991, they report: «The vast majority of respondents judged the state of theology in the churches to be «abysmal,» «dismal,» «confused,» «mushy,» «sparse,» «inarticulate,» «deplorable»...» [4] Such surveys, especially when they are conducted by working theologians, are of course susceptible to the charge of professional bias.

It's funny why you judge Muslims through terrorists while you know that the government, majority citizens in «ISLAMIC» countries are also Muslims and they are the real victims of these terrorist acts.

Three of the five justices in the Hardwick majority have been replaced, and the decision appears to be, as Judge Reinhardt eagerly pointed out, at odds with the rationale behind the Casey decision.

The only possible authority for judges is that of the majority, embodied in law.

Judge Miner, writing for the majority in the Second Circuit, asked: «What concern prompts the state to interfere with a mentally competent patient's «right to define [his] own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life,» when the patient seeks to have drugs prescribed to end life during the final stages of a terminal illness?»

«In 1980, for example, only 5 percent of the electorate judged themselves strong supporters» of the Moral Majority, symbol for all the challengers; «an overwhelming 68 percent were hostile.»

A judge who departs from the Constitution, as the majority did in the five cases mentioned, is applying no law other than his will.

Democratic theory requires that a judge set the majority's desires at naught only in accordance with a superior law — in our case, the written Constitution.

By a majority of five to two, judges of the European Court of Human Rights supported the claim of Nadia Eweida, a BA check - in clerk who was sent home in November 2006 for refusing to remove a small silver crucifix, that this was a violation of her rights.

to be honest i think it is unfair to judge a player on just one game also i read somewhere that morata would rather join either chelsea or man united because of his past relations with both manager, concerning his goals scoring ratio it has to be mentioned that the majority of his appearances came from the substitutes bench which makes it more difficult for any forwards to score regularly, we all know the benefits for a player to play week in week out.

Welbeck needs to be give a decent run in the team as a striker before fans can start judging remember he played out on the left for a majority of games for man u and got very little chance to play as a striker hence thats why his goal scoring record looks nothing special but that can change with us he has good pace technically very good and i personally think he will do a good job just give him a chance!

Judging from the majority of comments from Arsenal fans in the build up to our fifth Premier League game of the season, most Gooners would have gladly taken a point from today's trip to Stamford Bridge.

At the great majority of beagle field trials the dogs are run in braces, with the judging being carried out on a points system which can lead to championship status.

In response to «protecting our players from the media» — these people (if they can be called that, majority of our squad don't seem to possess emotion nowadays judging by the way they treat our away fans.)

Judging from the number of parents supporting and taking interest in this case and speaking out about rape and rape culture and the victimization of women and children, I would assume the majority of the world understands the purpose of Operation Roll Red Roll, which I believe is justice for the Jane Doe victim.

Evan Stavisky son of Toby Stavisky another member of the Democ» RAT» ic Senate «CRAZY» (Corrupt) Committee who firm consulting firm is being paid 100's of thousands of dollars to keep the Democ» RAT» ic Senate «CRAZY» (CORRUPT) Committee in the Majority he and his «PARTNERS» are the GO TO Consulting Firm in Queens (Remember the Brooklyn firm that was the GO TO Firm to elect Judges and the trouble they got into) Well Evan Stavisky and his «PARTNERS» are the Queens version.

In addition, · despite the majority saying that at this stage they did not have the jurisdiction to change the law, the lead judge Lord Neuberger and others took the opportunity of the judgement to say that they were looking to Parliament to reconsider the question of assisted dying in order to resolve what is clearly a pressing public issue: the future treatment of people who have made a settled and informed decision to end their life, but because they are incapable, need the assistance of a third party in order to do sIn addition, · despite the majority saying that at this stage they did not have the jurisdiction to change the law, the lead judge Lord Neuberger and others took the opportunity of the judgement to say that they were looking to Parliament to reconsider the question of assisted dying in order to resolve what is clearly a pressing public issue: the future treatment of people who have made a settled and informed decision to end their life, but because they are incapable, need the assistance of a third party in order to do sin order to resolve what is clearly a pressing public issue: the future treatment of people who have made a settled and informed decision to end their life, but because they are incapable, need the assistance of a third party in order to do sin order to do so.

In short, he was able to push through the confirmation of a number of federal judges with a simple majority without threat of filibuster.

A majority of judges in the Supreme Court has today dismissed the appeals of Jane Nicklinson, widow of Tony Nicklinson, and Paul Lamb.

Neil Gorsuch was sworn in as the newest U.S. Supreme Court justice, bringing to an end an unprecedented 14 - month vacancy on the bench and ushering in a new five - judge conservative majority.

You simply can't see it,» Judge Gary Sharpe told ex-Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno before sentencing him to two years in prison on federal corruption charges.

Imaginary religious arguments, like those used by the sentencing judge in Loving, should not be used to bar faithful couples, of whatever race or gender, from the same civil institution of marriage that the majority enjoy.

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to revoke the bail of former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., who was convicted in May after a prolonged and colorful trial of stealing close to half a million dollars from Soundview, the federally funded Bronx health clinic he founded and ran for years with the assistance of allies and members of his family.

The court was divided, with no clear majority, though five judges concurred that the governor had not exceeded in this particular instance the constitutional limits on what an appropriations bill can contain.

Judge William Conley immediately stopped the state from enforcing the absolute majority requirement in union elections and set a deadline of May 31 to return automatic dues deduction from all members of public employee unions who so choose.

«In fact, the need for government confidentiality may be at its zenith when a law enforcement agency is undertaking a covert investigation of individuals or organizations, where the lives of the public, cooperators and undercover officers may hang precariously in the balance,» Chief Judge Janet DiFiore wrote in the majority decisioIn fact, the need for government confidentiality may be at its zenith when a law enforcement agency is undertaking a covert investigation of individuals or organizations, where the lives of the public, cooperators and undercover officers may hang precariously in the balance,» Chief Judge Janet DiFiore wrote in the majority decisioin the balance,» Chief Judge Janet DiFiore wrote in the majority decisioin the majority decision.

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Malcolm Smith to seven years in prison, saying the former state Senate majority leader corrupted the political process by trying to buy his way...

«I have always found Judge Graffeo's decisions to be sound, balanced and well reasoned, and if she is reappointed she could continue to serve in this capacity for the majority of another term.»

Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.

A judge has refused to throw out charges or evidence in the corruption case brought against former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam.

Federal prosecutors asked a judge to sentence former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to at least 12 years in prison, following his conviction on eight counts of public corruption charges, and asked that Skelos» son, Adam, be sentenced to more than 10 years.