Sentences with phrase «jurist said»

Nonetheless, the jurist said that if Puddicombe's had been a civil case, and judged under a lesser standard of evidence, the federal government probably would have won.

«American Muslims should enjoy the freedom to build their places of worship wherever permitted by local zoning laws,» the retired Supreme Court jurist said at a luncheon where he was honored by the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation.

Not exact matches

There are many ways in which such language can be given an orthodox construction: If, for example, you take your definition of «justice» from a law textbook (Aquinas likes the Roman jurist Ulpian) or from ordinary political usage, then there's no problem in saying God's mercy surpasses that.

For centuries it has served as the main center for the study of Islamic doctrine and as a meeting place for Muslim students from all over the world who come to receive training for careers as judges, jurists, and scholars; above all, it is a great mosque where prayers are said, and Friday sermons are preached to the assembled worshipers and to the thousands who hear them over the radio.

This time, the newspapers are touting a new diatribe recently released to the Italian press by Ernst - Wolfgang Böckenförde, a German jurist much respected (they say) by the pope.

The distinguished British conservative jurist, Lord Patrick Devlin, said that fornication should be regarded as a natural weakness that can never be rooted out, but must be kept within bounds.

The Justice Department officials say that they would not categorically rule out of consideration jurists who are personally opposed to abortion but acknowledge the legal right to abortion.

Which is to say: They are part of the «natural law,» the dreaded «N - word» among some conservative jurists.

Jesus says he was unrighteous, which is not a comment about his abilities as a jurist.

He was finding the lawyers as tiresome as ever: «You may say this is a word - war or a word - insanity, a pleasure one owes to jurists... so many ambiguities, sophistries and chicaneries... their jargon is more confusing than all the tongues of Babylon.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement that Abdus - Salaam was a pioneer with an «unshakable moral compass» and «a trailblazing jurist whose life in public service was in pursuit of a more fair and more just New York for all.»

Having a jurist on the Court that is a member of the LGBTQ community has been long overdue and further shows the State's commitment to ensuring all New Yorkers are represented,» Glick said in a statement.

«Paul Feinman is an accomplished jurist who has spent his career serving others and the cause of justice,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

Justice Onnoghen was said to have delivered a condolence message on behalf of himself, his family and the Nigerian Judiciary to the late jurist's family and the people of Kano State.

It's not just that the new (Davis) case deals with this issue, but it's a case written by a respected jurist that supports our arguments for dismissal,» Connors said in an interview.

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said «Sheila Abdus - Salaam was a groundbreaking jurist whose distinguished service on the Court of Appeals, the New York State Supreme Court, as a public defender and public servant made our communities stronger and more just.»

The Manhattan Housing Court's advisory council, which reviews its judges after each four - year term, recently ruled that jurist Susan Avery should get the boot — as it catalogued years of complaints against her, sources said.

Schumer said he decided to vote «no» on Gorsuch, and will encourage fellow Democrats to do the same, because he thinks the 10th Circuit Court jurist has a «deep - seated conservative ideology» and lacks «a strong independent backbone.»

«These tremendously qualified jurists bring a wealth of knowledge and diverse experience to New York's Appellate Court,» Governor Cuomo said.

Will he just look at the list and say «well, I think this individual will be an absolutely fabulous jurist.»»

«I am proud to nominate such an accomplished and respected jurist to the Appellate Division,» Governor Paterson said.

Said experiment asks if a panel of Cannes jurists can overlook a film's glaring structural problems, general listlessness, uneven tone, and unfocused ideas in the face of a few scattered scenes of unbridled genius.

«Municipal by - laws should facilitate the reduction of companion animal overpopulation, ensure for responsible animal ownership and regulate the general way in which citizens and animals interact in the community» says Alanna Devine, jurist and Director of Animal Advocacy at the Montreal SPCA.

Gertner says judges are too often silent on issues they should publicly address, such as how federal sentencing guidelines have led to what she and other jurists consider unreasonably long prison terms for nonviolent drug offenders.

On the other hand, a Manitoba judge said the Flores decision was a «must - read» and «another excellent piece of work by one of Canada's finest criminal law jurists.»

I can't say I think a lot about the University of Pittsburgh law school, but when I do, Jurist is the first thing that comes to mind.

That said, Montana jurists and / or juries will likely reduce a prevailing plaintiff's recovery by the proportional degree of fault.

Martin Sheehan, president of the CBA's Quebec branch, says Duval Hesler is «an all - around well - diversified and thorough jurist.»

Guest columnist Anastasia Konina, writing recently in the online journal Jurist, says: «the proposed system of consumer rights enforcement has been heavily criticized for a number of reasons, such as «putting efficiency above judicial scrutiny,» loss of public access, pressure due to general confidentiality of ADR and ODR proceedings and banning access to courts.»

«No public good is good for everybody,» the report quoted the jurist as saying.

«The model of secularism that we propose has the support of eminent jurists like Mrs. Claire L'Heureux - Dubé, former Supreme Court of Canada judge, and Mrs. Huguette St - Louis, the former chief judge of the Quebec Court who also agrees that the secular model we propose is quite reasonable and justifiable in a democratic society,» Drainville said.

Would we be saddled with these inanities if someone other than students — say, an expert team of practitioners, jurists, academics and librarians — were responsible for developing our citation practices?

It is therefore safe to say that the Roman jurists were much more interested in the contents of the rescripta, which had a more general character, and that they made up the core of the law making at the Roman imperial court during the Principate.

One attorney had this to say about Judge Perk: «Judge Perk was a hard - working jurist who for years demonstrated a fire in the belly to settle cases with the credibility of his understanding of both simple and complex litigation and a keen ability to cut to the chase to the real issues.

The famous American jurist Clarence Darrow once said, «The trouble with law is lawyers.»

One distinguished jurist recently said that he saw no reason for the judiciary to be applying this rule to administrative hearings conducted by the Executive or Legislative Branches.

Lady Hale is not fit to be president of the Supreme Court, says well - known jurist, Melanie Phillips https://t.co/HhsCmmt1PO

It is fair to say that no jurist in our history has received so much learned abuse as Viscount Haldane of Cloan.