Sentences with phrase «jury president in»

As is Annette Bening, currently serving as the jury president in Venice.

Spielberg was previously at Cannes as jury president in 2013 and presented «Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull» in 2008.

Not exact matches

Former President Barack Obama will serve on a jury in Cook County sometime next month, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.

President Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafort's former business associate, Rick Gates, pleaded not guilty on Monday after being indicted by a grand jury in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.

WASHINGTON — As news broke Monday morning that a grand jury indicted three people who were involved in President Donald Trump's presidential campaign, tension heightened among senators worried that Trump may retaliate and attempt to oust Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Andrew Wright, a professor at Savannah Law School who was an associate in the White House counsel's office under President Barack Obama, said he was «glad to see the Trump administration acknowledging the legitimacy of the findings of our intelligence community and the Mueller grand jury: that Russians illegally interfered with our elections.»

Gawker Media president and general counsel Heather Dietrick thinks that it is «more likely than not» that a jury will find in favor of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan — but also that they'll award him significantly less than the $ 100 million he's seeking.

Top Stories Special counsel Robert Mueller in March raised the possibility of subpoenaing President Donald Trump to appear before a grand jury, according to four unnamed sources.

President Bill Clinton, meanwhile, testified to a grand jury via video from the White House during special counsel Kenneth Starr's investigation into Clinton's investment in an unsuccessful land deal in Arkansas that expanded to include his extramarital relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

At least some of the politicians like our president made their accusations before the trial which just resulted in tainting the jury pool but was not yet finished.

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The special counsel leading the Russia investigation raised the prospect in March of issuing a grand jury subpoena for President Donald Trump, his former attorney said, confirming that investigators have floated the extraordinary idea of forcing a sitting president to testify unPresident Donald Trump, his former attorney said, confirming that investigators have floated the extraordinary idea of forcing a sitting president to testify unpresident to testify under oath.

COIB's announcement of the fines, and Stringer's scrutiny of Department of Correction spending, comes the same day that a jury is reportedly deadlocked in the corruption trial of former correction union president Norman Seabrook, who is accused of making a deal with a hedge fund to pocket $ 60,000 in exchange for agreeing to steer union money into the fund, which has since been revealed as one of the largest Ponzi schemes in recent memory.

A Manhattan federal jury convicted a Turkish banker Wednesday of participating in a multibillion - dollar scheme to evade Iran sanctions in a sensitive case that has roiled diplomatic relations between the United States and the president of Turkey.

«Once again we are deeply disappointed by the failure of a grand jury to respect the basic rights of people of color and value their lives equally under the law,» said Hector Figueroa, president of SEIU 32BJ, in a statement.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to the grand jury's decision today in the death of Eric Garner: «My heart and prayers are with the family of Eric Garner, especially with his surviving six children.

A Manhattan federal jury convicted a Turkish banker of participating in a multibillion - dollar scheme to evade Iran sanctions in a case that has roiled diplomatic relations between the United States and Turkish President Recep Erdogan.

The New York Daily News reported in early April that the grand jury was looking into the activities of several Queens politicians, including Meeks, former Rep. Floyd Flake (D - N.Y.), New York Senate President Malcolm Smith and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall.

Question topics included the recent rollout of the City's municipal ID program, an internal PBA meeting reported to have degenerated into yelling and shoving over PBA President Pat Lynch's demands for an apology from the mayor and whether that provided «consolation» to the mayor, whether he takes comfort from the low number of PBA members reported to have signed «stay away from my funeral» statements, Bratton's comment that the «well was poisoned» by de Blasio's bring of former Sharpton aide Rachel Noerdlinger, a potential Teamsters strike at Hunts Point market, Governor Cuomo's consideration of legislation allowing public access to grand jury minutes, the mayor's objections to a City Council proposed bill outlawing police use of chokeholds, a reported Cuomo / Lynch meeting and what role the governor should fill in the Lynch / de Blasio dispute, whether the mayor is willing to acknowledge «missteps», the reports of Legionnaire's Disease in Co-op City, de Blasio's reaction to a possible 2016 Mitt Romney candidacy and when he last spoke with the Rev. Al Sharpton.

Bill Clinton as a sitting president was hauled before a grand jury by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr for perjury (lying under oath) while in office as president.

The News in February reported that many of those who had appeared before a grand jury and obtained immunity now had jobs or contracts at Western Region OTB, where Wojtaszek is president.

Questions in the off - topic portion of the Q&A included the role of Mayor de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and her having City staff, Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos» criticism of de Blasio's involvement in recent senate elections, whether de Blasio supports a tax on grocery bags, an update on the recent change in NYPD practice on marijuana possession, why the average person should care about conditions on Rikers Island (an on - topic question, but posed during this off - topic portion of the press conference), whether de Blasio is troubled by Al Sharpton's tax troubles, what the expected executive action President Obama on immigration will mean for the City, an update on the City's municipal ID program, preparations for a rally being organized by Al Sharpton upon the completion of the Ferguson grand jury, a possible mail - in response for marijuana summonses and whether mayor supports regulating costumed characters in Times Square.

Said Oddo: «In this matter, the Garner family, the NYPD and the office of the Borough President speak with one voice when we say that disagreeing with the conclusion of the grand jury is your absolute right, and so is peacefully protesting the result and advocating for change.»

The president of the police officers» union, Patrick Lynch, and de Blasio have been locked in a public battle over treatment of officers following a Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict an officer in the death of Eric Garner.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to the grand jury's decision today in the death of Eric Garner:

As a jury continues to deliberate in the bribery trial of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's former top aide, the Democrat has been keeping his focus on other matters, including appearing with former Vice President Al Gore to talk about energy and the environment.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and her allies in the Council's dominant Progressive Caucus blasted a Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the homicide of black borough resident Eric Garner in July, and called for President Barack Obama's Department of Justice to get involved.

Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch, meanwhile, said «we are very disappointed in the verdict» and said he believed that «the jury came to an absolutely wrong decision.»

«Members of the Fellowship Committee were unanimous in selecting Jan Lenaerts and the BENEMELT project for the Fellowship Award as this exciting project will bring new elements to the study of climate - ice shelf interaction», said president of the Fellowship Scientific Jury Prof. Jörn Thiede.

Release Date: This has been in the can for a good amount of time now, and when Berlin Film Fest didn't announce it as part of there line - up, the next logical guess is Cannes — which sort of makes sense as she was president of the Un Certain Regard jury the year after her success.

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Previously revealed were the president of the jury for the Un Certain Regard sidebar (Tim Roth), the mistress of ceremonies (The Artist star Bérénice Bejo) and a redux version of Sergio Leone's 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America, which adds 40 minutes of footage to the original 229 - minute running time.

The jury decision, he revealed, came only after some old - fashioned horse - trading: Bille August's «Pelle the Conqueror» won over Chris Menges» «A World Apart» in a 6 - 4 vote, but jury president Ettore Scola only got the «World Apart» supporters to stop arguing when he offered to not only give that film the Grand Jury Prize (second prize), but also let its lead actresses share the best - actress award, making it the only film to win more than one prjury decision, he revealed, came only after some old - fashioned horse - trading: Bille August's «Pelle the Conqueror» won over Chris Menges» «A World Apart» in a 6 - 4 vote, but jury president Ettore Scola only got the «World Apart» supporters to stop arguing when he offered to not only give that film the Grand Jury Prize (second prize), but also let its lead actresses share the best - actress award, making it the only film to win more than one prjury president Ettore Scola only got the «World Apart» supporters to stop arguing when he offered to not only give that film the Grand Jury Prize (second prize), but also let its lead actresses share the best - actress award, making it the only film to win more than one prJury Prize (second prize), but also let its lead actresses share the best - actress award, making it the only film to win more than one prize.

The awards were presented, briskly and with little preamble, by this year's Un Certain Regard jury president Benicio Del Toro — himself an award winner at Cannes 10 years ago, when he won Best Actor in Competition for Steven Soderbergh's «Che.»

Speaking to an audience at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Schrader (who is also serving as president of the festival jury) said that things have changed for filmmakers in the U.S., and that his next project...

Park Chan - wook's grand prize - winner at Cannes — probably thanks to jury president Quentin Tarantino — is about a man, inexplicably imprisoned in a room for 15 years, who is suddenly released and has five days to find his captor.

While Barbera has broken an 11 - year run of male Venice jury heads by appointing Annette Bening as this year's president, the number of female film - makers at this year's festival is less impressive, with just one — the Chinese director Vivian Qu — appearing in competition.

The Cannes jury often rewards persistence, and many are saying that the appointment of Isabelle Huppert (twice a Haneke leading lady) as jury president works in his favor.

Australian actress and President of the Jury Cate Blanchett, Canadian director and member of the Feature Film Jury Denis Villeneuve, Taiwanese actor and member of the Feature Film Jury Chang Chen, US director and screenwriter and member of the Feature Film Jury Ava DuVernay, French actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Lea Seydoux, US actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Kristen Stewart, Burundian singer and member of the Feature Film Jury Khadja Nin, Russian director and member of the Feature Film Jury Andrey Zvyagintsev and French director and member of the Feature Film Jury Robert Guediguian pose as they arrive on May 19, 2018 for the closing ceremony and the screening of the film «The Man Who Killed Don Quixote» at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France.

Under the jury president, Jane Campion, the best films so far in main competition here have revolved around female characters — complex, imperfect, beautifully drawn these leading roles offer up a counter to the majority of films that get paid attention to here in the US, on the festival and awards circuit leading up to the Oscars.

The actress, who appeared in last year's Cannes competition film «Personal Shopper,» wore a sparkly silver mini-dress to Monday's film, which she will be judging alongside jury members Ava DuVernay, Denis Villeneuve, jury president Cate Blanchett, Chang Chen, Robert Guediguian, Khadja Nin, Lea Seydoux and Andrey Zvyagintsev.

President Jane Campion and her jury including Sofia Coppola, Willem Dafoe, Nicolas Winding Refn and Gael Garcia Bernal picked the prizes from this year's selection of 18 films in competition.

Cate Blanchett is the Cannes jury president, the 11th woman to be tapped for this role in the festival's 71 - year history.

And how can we not also mention the president of this year's jury, Pedro Almodóvar, who we singled out as one of 100 intriguing LGBTs to look out for in 2017?

Annette Bening has been named as the president of the 74th Venice Film Festival jury — the first woman to preside over the competition jury in 11 years.

Haneke's Palme d'Or chances could face a bigger obstacle in jury president Isabelle Huppert who, as a two - time collaborator with the filmmaker, might not want to risk accusations of bias.

In a highly unusual step, jury president Steven Spielberg announced that the prize was...

As you might recall, he's been named jury president for the Berlin Film Festival in February, so maybe it is just final touch - ups he's working on.

The president of the jury, director Paul Verhoeven, attends the International Jury press conference during the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 9, 2017 in Berlin, Germjury, director Paul Verhoeven, attends the International Jury press conference during the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 9, 2017 in Berlin, GermJury press conference during the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 9, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.

Few people are having a busier festival season than Annette Bening, who not only served as president of this year's Venice jury but also has a new movie, «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool,» which is screening here in Toronto following its Telluride premiere.