Sentences with phrase «leading court opinions»

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At almost the same time that he wrote the opinion sustaining the «bubble law,» Justice Stevens issued another opinion for the Court, this one invalidating a high school policy that permitted student - led prayer before football games.

Several introductory chapters on the Court and its work, the historical background of the First Amendment and the American experiment in religious freedom, and a few of the leading themes help to put the (mercifully) heavily edited excerpts of the Court's opinions in context.

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).

However, the last - minute introduction of an ineligible substitute led to their summary expulsion from the tournament, and though they are mounting a legal challenge, the court of Polish public opinion has spoken.

I wished that the Chief Justice under this circumstances in my candid opinion could speak to the two members of parliament involved directly with signs of remorse especially when the merit of the case is NOT determined so that they can feel comfortable appearing before her in court otherwise this may NEGATIVELY affect the morale and confidence and trust of the two MPs in the process especially in the CJ going forward and it may lead to a discontinuation of the case since it's only dismissed on technical grounds but not on its merits.

This has been preceded by a flurry of media headlines, subjecting him to an open - air political trial and a trial in the court of NPP public opinion supported with earlier pressure from some leading Members of New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Government, to commence prosecution of former NDC Government appointees including Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni for alleged acts of corruption for over a year now.»

The Commission, led by retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Stephen Allan Brobbey, is to seek the views of opinion leaders and other stakeholders in the Western Region on the proposed split.

A coalition of education groups led by the National School Boards Association and its Ohio affiliate had urged the justices to review a federal appeals court opinion that denied qualified immunity to an administrator who had reported to state authorities her suspicions that a 17 - year - old girl with an intellectual disability was being sexually abused at home.

It led to an immediate «spike» in eBook prices (see p. 95 of the Court opinion).

U.S. District Court Judge, J. Wexler, entered the following legal opinion in the federal supplement, «since allowing third parties to assist consumers will likely lead to the expedited correction of credit reports, it will further the purposes of the [fair credit reporting] acts.»

If the new finding leads to a bona fide legal opinion in a court of law, it could have significant implications in broader climate - change talks because many REDD opponents fear such schemes could promote a land - grab that decimates tribes like the Suruí and others.

Indigenous rights in Brazil got a boost after a court victory in a dispute with farmers in Roraima and a legal opinion finding that the Surui tribe owns the carbon rights to the land they inhabit, perhaps leading the way for future indigenous - run forest carbon projects.

If the whole system of coming to a consensus that leads to meaningful actions is looked at from a chaos theory perspective, I think this so called «bump» may lead to a more chaotic and unpredictable state of affairs for a while longer... i.e., we can't predict what is «likely» to happen in the court of public / policy maker opinion for a more extended period before settling down.

This is the story of how an airbag led to attorney Eric Forstrom's law license being suspended in two states, according to a Supreme Court of Wisconsin opinion (via the Legal Profession Blog) that lays out Forstrom's account of what happened:

The political dilemma surrounding the signing of CETA and leading to the Walloon compromise (ultimately resulting in Belgium requesting the Court of Justice in Opinion 1/17 to decide on the compatibility of CETA's investor - state dispute settlement provisions with EU law) illustrates the practical implications that Member State parliamentary involvement has on the ratification of EU agreements.

He asserts that when courts set out vague, multi-pronged tests, the opinion might be more literary or imaginative, but the tests, when applied, lead to less predictable results.

Fourthly, in rejecting the appellant's argument that upholding the trial decision could lead to indeterminate liability, the Supreme Court implicitly capped the damages that can flow from a single audit opinion at one year — given that statutory audits must occur annually.

In my opinion the ECJ's decision in Taricco I that national courts must disapply the rules of statutes of limitations if they prevent Member States from fulfilling their obligations under Article 325 TFEU (in the present case, the relevant Italian legislation) leads to perceiving serious fraud as a crime against the rights and interests of citizens, i.e., against fundamental social human rights guaranteed under Articles 2 and 3 of the Italian Constitution, and hence calls for resolving the conflict within the Italian Constitution by balancing the rights under these articles and the accused's individual rights guaranteed by the legality principle (Art. 25 (2) Const.).

«Brandeis» dissent in Ruthenberg would have become a leading light of First Amendment law instead of his Whitney concurrence were it not for Ruthenberg's untimely death from acute peritonitis in March 1927 before the release of the Court's opinion.

In a video tribute to her, former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell called Chief Justice McLachlin one of the most productive members of the court, who has written leading opinions in every area of theCourt justice Thomas Cromwell called Chief Justice McLachlin one of the most productive members of the court, who has written leading opinions in every area of thecourt, who has written leading opinions in every area of the law.

Above the Law is one of the leading legal web publications in the United States, providing news, insights, and opinions on law firms, lawyers, law schools, lawsuits, judges and courts.

The relationship between the U.S. Supreme Court and public opinion was vigorously debated in the months leading up to the same - sex marriage cases decided in June.

There is also «Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Slip Opinions,» which would have led me to the Social Law Library.

Essentially, the court's opinion was that allowing a plaintiff to re-file after a delay caused by a failure to prosecute could lead to an abuse of the system in which cases may not be decided for decades after the alleged negligence occurred.

[60] In the opinion of the appellate court, the use of such a method recognizes the concerns raised by the commentators and the courts that dollars spent on increased access or shared custody do not necessarily lead to a reduction in expenditures for the recipient parent.

He has successfully prosecuted cases both in Florida and across the country, including serving as lead counsel in Kellner v. David, a 5th District Court of Appeal opinion upholding his firm's $ 3.5 million verdict, which was largest verdict in the history of Citrus County at the time.

On the contrary, it is the daily practice of this court, and of all appellate courts where they reverse the judgment of an inferior court for error, to correct by its opinions whatever errors may appear on the record material to the case, and they have always held it to be their duty to do so where the silence of the court might lead to misconstruction or future controversy and the point has been relied on by either side and argued before the court.

Both the majority and dissenting opinion were written by appellate judges who had previously been family court judges (and, therefore, they had presumably given much thought to the kind of circumstances that should lead to a parent losing his or her parental rights).

«While it is certainly understandable that the judges who preside over these courts may often feel stressed... that does not excuse conduct by a judge of the sort described in the lead opinion,» Alexander wrote.

The Fifth Circuit, in effect, denied about $ 5.5 million in fees and costs to Baker Botts in the ASARCO bankruptcy if we read the Fifth Circuit opinion correctly, leading to a grant of certiorari (No. 14 - 103) to resolve the split among federal circuit courts.

The recent Court of Appeals opinion made rulings on two distinct but related lead poisoning cases....

1848 Hungarian declaration of independence — though it did not actually lead to independence... 1861 H.S. Maine, Ancient Law 1881 French law on freedom of the press 1932 Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562 1945 Charter of the United Nations 1952 Completion of the Uniform Commercial Code 1957 Civil Rights Act of 1957 1963 Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 1963 Gideon v. Wainwright establishes a constitutional right to counsel 1971 John Rawls — A Theory of Justice 1982 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 1996 International Court of Justice's Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the use of Nuclear Weapons 1996 UN Model Law on Electronic Commerce

In my opinion, how the Smith case was decided first by the trial judge, then by the 4th DCA, and now by the Florida Supreme Court, is largely attributable to one variable: the framing effect, a cognitive bias that leads people to react to the same choice in different ways depending on how it's presented.

Counsel tend not to stand on the steps of the court to make televised announcements to the public — so for that reason and to get «counsel's opinion» on the matter I am talking to John Cooper QC who led the legal team before the chief justice Lord Judge.

The Lonsdale case, in which the leading opinion was given by Lord Hoffmann, upheld the Court of Appeal judgment of Lord Justice Moore - Bick -LRB-[2006] EWCA Civ 63, [2006] All ER (D) 90 (Feb)-RRB-, confirming compensation under the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 (SI 1993/3053)(the regulations), reg 17 should be assessed on the basis of the open market value of what a purchaser would be prepared to pay to «stand in the shoes of the agent».

Such situations inevitably lead to expert wars, aking it incredibly difficult, if not impossible, for courts to pick one opinion over the other.

Such a dispute over a common story immediately highlights the most serious problem with the Court's opinion: we all see what we want to see; behavioral biases like attribution and availability lead to individualized view of events.

This case is an example of the Court of Appeals, led by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman who authored the opinion, carefully analyzing the policy language and the claim made to arrive at a just result.

The courts generally maintain the opinion that it is in the best interest of the child to spend time with both parents, but a variety of factors can lead a judge to decide that one parent deserves full control over the welfare of the child.

If you could get in heaven because of your good deeds, why would JESUS had to have gone to the cross, you will not go to hell because you sinned, the bible says we all have sinned, you will go for rejecting GODS free gift, his son, JESUS, SEE, HE TOOK YOUR PLACE IF YOU EXCEPT HIS OFFER BUT IF NOT YOU PAY FOR ALL YOUR SINS, KIND OF LIKE COURT, BETTER TO TAKE AN ATTORNEY THAN REPRESENT YOURSELF, sorry for caps, GOD loved you so much he sent his son to die for you as payment for sin, you will answer to GOD for everything you do, JESUS lived a perfect life which was accepted by GOD for payment of sins, thats up to you if you except it, is bible vs man made religions, thats alot of commeon since, there are man made laws you go by or suffer for, plus, there are so many religions you can make one up to best suit you, it do nt work that way, plus, excepting JESUS is the best way to heaven, why would you think you caould live perfect your whole life, you cant, the devil will use religion to lead as many people away from CHRIST as he can, even in the garden, eve was decieved.if the bible is not true than no man has anyright to even say whats right or wrong, things some people do they think is fine and so on, is stealing your car wrong, why, who said, and why are they right, think about it, salvation is simple, man makes it hard, other religions say you have to earn it, fine, if they live that good, they should except JESUS, why not except him, my way is through JESUS, if thats wrong, what have i lost, other ways are thru something or anything else, what if they are wrong, high price to pay for opinion, what if your son took someoneles punishment, and it cost him his life, how would you feel, think about GODS feelings, you cant take a few verses from man religion and get anywhere, read the bible, if you believe theres a GOD in heaven, please do nt reject his son, all very good questions, thanks, i do nt want to be a problem, i just want you to be in heaven someday, i cant be good enough to there there on my own, so i looked to the perfect one, JESUS, you do nt worked to get saved, you work because you are savd.you get get back out in sin and backslide, but, if your really saved, the LORD lives inside you, it will bother you to do certain things, but you can get numb to it, plus, the bible says, you are not your own, you were bought with a price, JESUS BLOOD, free to you but cost him his life, GOD will chastise for repeated sin, you are his child, just like with your children, spend some time alone with GOD, ask him to show you, would love to talk to you guys over phone, i cant type, you can tell, theres so much more i can say please call me [PHONE NUMBER REMOVED] or email is [EMAILREMOVED]