Sentences with phrase «justice during the inquiry»

The investigation touched off litigation that lasted through last year, when Barry Bonds was finally sentenced to 30 days of house arrest for obstructing justice during the inquiry.

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Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has called for a Justice Department inquiry into the death of Philando Castile, 32, who was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota just two days after Sterling's death.

The Canadian Judicial Council has recommended in a report to the Minister of Justice that Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Girouard be removed from office, due to the «fatal compromise» of his integrity because of his conduct during an inquiry into what appeared to be a cocaine transaction caught on tape.

While the disclosure obligations imposed on the Crown make the preliminary inquiry less important as a forum for disclosure of the Crown's case against the accused, the constitutional principle that evidence should be made available to the defence if there is a possibility that non-disclosure will impair the accused's right to make full answer and defence, by extension, would seem to direct the justice presiding at the preliminary inquiry to ensure that the defence is given the widest latitude in obtaining disclosure during the course of the preliminary inquiry.

Today, West Coast LEAF is in Calgary for the start of the judicial inquiry into remarks made by Justice Robin Camp during a sexual assault trial in Alberta provincial court in 2014.

The Canadian Judicial Council Inquiry Committee has released correspondence, submissions, and rulings related to Manitoba Associate Chief Justice Lori Douglas» inquiry showing Alex Chapman will have limited standing during the ongoing inquiry against Douglas.

Federal Court Justice Robin Camp — who made controversial remarks during a 2014 trial at the Provincial Court of Alberta — has been at the centre of an inquiry by the council, and is battling to keep his job.

«Although this implies nothing about the nature of the object that was exchanged, we wish to express our deep and serious concerns about Justice Girouard's credibility during the inquiry and, consequently, about his integrity.

In Sicurella, [1997] O.J. No. 4580, Justice Renaud has a discussion on scope of s. 13: Determination of whether a justice presiding at a preliminary inquiry could prevent the Crown from adducing certain evidence emanating from an accused during judicial interim release hearings given that section 13 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provided that a witness who testified in any proceedings had the right not to have any incriminating evidence used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings, except for the giving of contradictory evJustice Renaud has a discussion on scope of s. 13: Determination of whether a justice presiding at a preliminary inquiry could prevent the Crown from adducing certain evidence emanating from an accused during judicial interim release hearings given that section 13 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provided that a witness who testified in any proceedings had the right not to have any incriminating evidence used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings, except for the giving of contradictory evjustice presiding at a preliminary inquiry could prevent the Crown from adducing certain evidence emanating from an accused during judicial interim release hearings given that section 13 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provided that a witness who testified in any proceedings had the right not to have any incriminating evidence used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings, except for the giving of contradictory evidence.

West Coast LEAF joined a national coalition of women's organizations to intervene in the September 2016 inquiry into the conduct of Justice Camp, who came under fire for asking a sexual assault complainant why she couldn't just keep her knees together and making many other troubling remarks during the trial.

West Coast LEAF joined a coalition of women's organizations from across Canada to intervene in the September 2016 inquiry into the conduct of Justice Camp, who came under fire for asking a sexual assault complainant why she couldn't just keep her knees together and making numerous other egregious comments during the trial.

4 The following persons are excluded from serving as jurors: (a) members of the Privy Council, the Senate and the House of Commons of Canada; (b) members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the Executive Council; (c) members of the council of a municipality or members of a board of trustees of a school district or school division; (d) judges of the Provincial Court, justices of the Court of Appeal and Court of Queen's Bench and justices of the peace, whether retired or not; (e) barristers and solicitors, whether or not they are practising, and students ‑ at ‑ law; (f) medical examiners under the Fatality Inquiries Act; (g) officers and employees of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; (h) persons who (i) have been convicted of a criminal offence for which a pardon has not been granted, or (ii) are currently charged with a criminal offence; (i) witnesses summoned to attend before the Legislative Assembly or a committee of the Legislative Assembly during the period that their attendance is required; (j) persons confined in an institution; (k) persons engaged in the administration of justice, including (i) members and employees of any police service, (ii) probation officers, (iii) employees of the Department of Justice, and (iv) employees of the Department of Justice of Canada or the Department of the Solicitor General of justice, including (i) members and employees of any police service, (ii) probation officers, (iii) employees of the Department of Justice, and (iv) employees of the Department of Justice of Canada or the Department of the Solicitor General of Justice, and (iv) employees of the Department of Justice of Canada or the Department of the Solicitor General of Justice of Canada or the Department of the Solicitor General of Canada.