Sentences with phrase «law than those in the court»

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The oldest law school in Canada, McGill, ranks just under U of T. Its highly regarded law journal is cited by The Supreme Court of Canada more often than any other university - affiliated journal, and McGill law graduates regularly make up a quarter of The Supreme Court's annual clerkships.

Federal courts have applied that law more strictly than state courts, particularly ones in California.

He has specialized in corporate law and corporate litigation, primarily in the Delaware Court of Chancery, for more than 20 years.

Even considering this, only slightly more than half of Americans have a will or trust in place, leaving control of their minor children and their assets to state law and the courts.1

Florida's death penalty law was in flux for more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the process in early 2016.

«Attempts now to rewrite the story of this hate crime appear to be based on untrustworthy sources, factual errors, rumors and innuendo rather than the actual evidence gathered by law enforcement and presented in a court of law,» the spokesperson said.

I see nothing of Jesus in the Christian right, but here in the Bible belt, in many of the Sunday sermons, I've heard more judgment handed down in one hour than I'd hear in a whole week in a court of law.

«Mr. Jeffs, although presumed innocent, has now been incarcerated for more than four years on charges that, given the [Utah] supreme court's opinion clarifying the law in Utah, will be difficult if not impossible for the state to sustain,» defense attorneys wrote in the motion filed in Utah's Third District Court earlier this mcourt's opinion clarifying the law in Utah, will be difficult if not impossible for the state to sustain,» defense attorneys wrote in the motion filed in Utah's Third District Court earlier this mCourt earlier this month.

Great — so, either these four young men never were abused, but simply saw an opportunity to shake down an individual with a questionable reputation (the «where there's smoke» strategy), and Pastor Long either caved in to the pressure, or sought an expedient route (possibly used before) to make the problem go away; OR, these really are four young men who've been abused, but rather than make the pastor answer for what he did to them in a court of law, and spare other young men in the future the trauma they experienced, they allowed their silence to be bought.

Local media in the state, tonight, is reporting that ballot initiative SQ755, which bars state courts from using Islamic or international law, is on the path to approval — Yes votes outweighing Nos by more than two - to - one, with about 40 - percent of the precincts in.

Absent such a change in canon law, a bishop seeking to dismiss a priest will have to convince a canon court that the case warrants dismissal, and thus the zero tolerance policy amounts to nothing more than a declaration by the bishops that, because in their view all cases of sexual abuse warrant dismissal from the clerical state, they intend to seek this penalty in all cases.

So I shall use the word «appraisal» in the remainder of this chapter, rather than the word «judgement»; the latter fails seriously, for us today at any rate, because it is so tied up with notions of law - courts, assizes, and the other paraphernalia of «justice» in the legal sense.

That I would be more powerful in changing people than fighting in courts of law.

What is more, they can be greatly helped if they see that this is indeed the chief stress in public prayer or church worship, so that such social praying is undertaken by a family of God's children addressing a loving Father (who makes demands upon them, to be sure, but who is no hateful dictator nor absentee ruler nor moral tyrant, but genuinely concerned for their best development as his children), rather than a kind of law - court or imperial audience with a terrifying deity.

Certainly Informed, no eveidence other than numerous firsthand accounts, and thousands upon thousands of accounts that in a court of law would be dismissed as heresay.

«Attempts now to rewrite the story of this hate crime appear to be based on untrustworthy sources, factual errors, rumors and innuendo rather than the actual evidence gathered by law enforcement and presented in a court of law.

In the Roman case, Coontz isn't entirely wrong in calling it a contract, insofar as marriage law would more often than not be adjudicated in the civil courts just like a contract laIn the Roman case, Coontz isn't entirely wrong in calling it a contract, insofar as marriage law would more often than not be adjudicated in the civil courts just like a contract lain calling it a contract, insofar as marriage law would more often than not be adjudicated in the civil courts just like a contract lain the civil courts just like a contract law.

If you're interested in digging deeper, you might like knowing that Wake Forest University has published a short, objective Q&A primer on the current law (rather than history) of separation of church and state — as applied by the courts rather than as caricatured in the blogosphere.

«A restaurant or similar retail food establishment shall not be liable in any civil action in Federal or State court (other than an action brought by the United States or a State) for any claims arising out of an alleged violation of this clause or any State law permitted under section 403A (a)(4).»

In some European nations, there are more equal gender laws concerning public nudity but those nations have LESS sexual assault and violence against women than in the United States - so there is no legal rationale for this double - standard - it's simply an unconstitutional tradition that has never been challenged in court by ACLU attorneyIn some European nations, there are more equal gender laws concerning public nudity but those nations have LESS sexual assault and violence against women than in the United States - so there is no legal rationale for this double - standard - it's simply an unconstitutional tradition that has never been challenged in court by ACLU attorneyin the United States - so there is no legal rationale for this double - standard - it's simply an unconstitutional tradition that has never been challenged in court by ACLU attorneyin court by ACLU attorneys.

But in reality the courts often hand out nothing more «than a derisory fine or a conditional discharge», Mr Thomas says - prompting him to call for a change in the law to ensure offenders can be sent to jail.

The federal government could, however, decide to resume enforcing these laws any time it wanted to and the states would have little - to - no recourse to stop it from doing so, other than attempting to argue in court that federal drug laws aren't authorized under the Constitution in the first place.

Silver said he believes there will be changes in the way redistricting takes place after the 2010 Census numbers come in, but he stressed this reform effort might be easier said than done, adding: «There are a whole bunch of things that are recognized either by law, federal law or the Supreme Court that go into this.»

Old French law dictates that the eldest candidate should win, but recently it was decided in court that they would rerun an election rather than fall back on the elder candidate.

The Second Circuit found that a new Supreme Court decision narrowing public corruption laws in a case involving former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell required different instructions than those used by Manhattan U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni.

«It is with great compunction that this Court renders this decision as this Court recognizes the benefit that such a law would provide,» Judge Wright wrote in his decision, going on to question «the wisdom in the Mayor's zeal for the possibility of welcoming to New York City a business that would pay its building service employees less than the prevailing wage.»

When they arrive in court, many try to explain the treatment they received, but in contravention of international law judges typically asked them to prove the torture rather than ensure the allegations were investigated.

It has been more than 40 years since the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing a women's right to choose an abortion, but advocates say New York lawmakers have yet to translate the provisions of the landmark Supreme Court decision into law in the state.

«New York, by in large, can always provide more protection of rights and liberties than the U.S. Supreme Court does,» said Vincent Bonventre, an Albany Law School professor and noted court - watCourt does,» said Vincent Bonventre, an Albany Law School professor and noted court - watcourt - watcher.

It is, therefore wrong for anyone to claim that some of the incidents are motivated by religion, ethnicity, tribalism and elitism when we are living witnesses to the fact that Sheik Ibrahim El - Zakzaky of Islamic Movement of Nigeria and Sambo Dasuki, the former National Security Adviser are both Muslims and Northerners, who have been in detention for more than two years against all conventional laws and court orders.

Claims by the Secretary of State for Wales that the current devolution settlement does not need major changes are misguided and could help to entrench an unsatisfactory system in place where the courts become the final arbiter of laws rather than the electorate, the Welsh Liberal Democrats Assembly Member, Peter Black has said.

The way to resolve this is by way of a new wild mammals welfare law that would address such situations and any accusations of causing unnecessary suffering would then be tested in court on the basis of evidence, rather than prejudice or ignorance.

«Who wants to tell the 80 % of music businesses that employ fewer than five people, and the thousands of artists who self - finance the production of their own albums, that to enjoy the protection of the law, all they need now is to have millions of pounds and spend years in court to protect their work?»

The anti-hunting organisations, being more obsessed with banning hunting than improving animal welfare, know that proving hunting to be cruel in a court of law is problematic and consequently they oppose a far better wild animal welfare law.

The governor, who insisted that due process of the law must be followed in fighting corruption, noted that disobedience to court orders itself is a criminal offence that is more grievous than corruption.

Even though we are outside the euro we are still subject to an unelected EU commission which is generating new laws every day and an unaccountable European Court in Luxembourg which is extending its reach every week, increasingly using the Charter of Fundamental Rights which in many ways gives the EU more power and reach than ever before.

The state's highest court may soon be called to solve a debate that's been raging in the town of Bethlehem for more than two and a half years, which involves an electronic road sign and the local zoning law.

«Anyone who has a case against any man of God should swear an oath, proceed to the law court and face the rigours, rather than engage in media trial and character assassination, which have become the hallmark of this administration.»

It has been more than 24 hours since U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley enjoined the Ohio ballot access law for newly - qualifying parties, and no mainstream news media in Ohio (or anywhere else) has yet mentioned the decision.

No fewer than five police vans, scores of armed policemen and operatives of the Department of State Services were deplored in the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Thursday to forestall the breakdown of law and order as the libel suit filed by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, against an online medium, SaharaReporters, and its publisher, Omoyele Sowore, came up for hearing.

News International has agreed to pay out more than # 600,000 to 18 victims of News of the World phone hacking, including Jude Law, Lord Prescott and Ashley Cole, in a series of settlements read out at the high court in London.

According to the report they «sought court - ordered evictions at twice the statewide rate - in a state known for high numbers of evictions and landlord - friendly laws - and frequently have done so less than two weeks after a missed payment.»

«Having regard to the settled position of the law as expoused by our courts in not less than five cases wherein the suspension of legislators by legislative houses was annulled and set aside, the Senate should withdraw the appeal filed against the judgment of the Federal High Court in the case of Senator Omo - Agege.

Since he first ran for office in 2014, Sen. Marc Panepinto, a Democrat, received more than $ 74,000 from at least a dozen attorneys or law firms that had active cases before his wife - state Supreme Court Judge Catherine Nugent Panepinto - according to campaign filings.

It's been more than 40 years since the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing a women's right to choose an abortion, but advocates say New York lawmakers have yet to translate the provisions of the landmark Supreme Court decision into law in the state.

In the State of New York, the Human Rights Law offers substantially more protection than federal antidiscrimination laws, because gender dysphoria is a recognized medical condition that falls within the broad definition of disability found in the state law, as New York courts have recognizeIn the State of New York, the Human Rights Law offers substantially more protection than federal antidiscrimination laws, because gender dysphoria is a recognized medical condition that falls within the broad definition of disability found in the state law, as New York courts have recognizLaw offers substantially more protection than federal antidiscrimination laws, because gender dysphoria is a recognized medical condition that falls within the broad definition of disability found in the state law, as New York courts have recognizein the state law, as New York courts have recognizlaw, as New York courts have recognized.

That wasn't always the case though, as New York's blue sky law was initially weaker than that of many other states, until the New York Supreme Court determined in People v Federated Radio Corporation (1926) that the act's purpose was to «defeat all kinds of fraud in connection with the sale of securities and commodities and to defeat all unsubstantial and visionary schemes in relation thereto whereby the public is fraudulently exploited,» even if the fraud can't be proven to have «originated in any actual evil design or contrivance to perpetrate fraud or injury upon others.»

However, legal experts point to an earlier appellate court decision in 2003 on the Suffolk Ethics Commission that found a county can impose more stringent ethics regulations than those required by state law.

In time, he was criticized for overreaching and being too eager to make headlines; more than a dozen convictions were tossed out following a 2014 appeals court decision modifying insider - trading law.

In a ruling delivered yesterday, the court also granted an order of interlocutory injunction restraining INEC, the PDP and their agents from dealing with or according any facility required by law (regarding the gubernatorial elections to be conducted by INEC in Edo and Ondo states) to any other persons or group other than the Sheriff, Prof Wale Oladipo and Fatai Adeyanju - led NWC of the partIn a ruling delivered yesterday, the court also granted an order of interlocutory injunction restraining INEC, the PDP and their agents from dealing with or according any facility required by law (regarding the gubernatorial elections to be conducted by INEC in Edo and Ondo states) to any other persons or group other than the Sheriff, Prof Wale Oladipo and Fatai Adeyanju - led NWC of the partin Edo and Ondo states) to any other persons or group other than the Sheriff, Prof Wale Oladipo and Fatai Adeyanju - led NWC of the party.