Sentences with phrase «legal evidence in»

Below, forensic psychologists opine on law and legal evidence in connection with doing custody evaluations (parenting evaluations) that as we already know, have little or nothing to do with psychology.

Reasons for judgement were released this week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry highlighting the importance of medico - legal evidence in personal injury trials.

Not exact matches

In the email, Stone also said that the suit opens the Democrats up «to discovery» — a procedure allowing both sides of a legal dispute to obtain evidence from one another.

«Fruit of the poisonous tree,» that is evidence obtained unlawfully as here, is generally excluded in legal proceedings.

Evidence of lack of business integrity (such as indictments, pleas of guilt in legal cases, convictions for violations of legal behavior, adverse civil judgements, or out - of - court settlements).

Legal experts told Business Insider that the plea deal struck by Michael Flynn, the former White House national security adviser, with the special counsel Robert Mueller was most likely evidence that Flynn has damaging information to offer prosecutors on other persons of interest in the Russia investigation.

The court specifically noted that this was not a final determination of the issue and that discovery would be needed to fully resolve the legal question, which we think should be decided in our favor when all of the evidence is in.

If Perkins is involved in any «criminal or legal process» that requires her to give evidence about Weinstein or Miramax, his production company at the time, she'd need to give 48 hours» notice to a designated lawyer first.

However, Spicer then signaled that the White House sees recreational pot very differently, with the press secretary even attempting to link recreational use of the drug to the abuse of opioid drugs across the U.S. (In fact, there has been little scientific evidence linking marijuana legalization to opioid use, with some studies actually showing a decrease in opioid overdoses in states where legal marijuana is availableIn fact, there has been little scientific evidence linking marijuana legalization to opioid use, with some studies actually showing a decrease in opioid overdoses in states where legal marijuana is availablein opioid overdoses in states where legal marijuana is availablein states where legal marijuana is available.)

This study, plus an earlier on in Israel, bolsters anecdotal evidence that in states where marijuana is legal, opioid overdoses decline.

«The US government acted as police force (identifying the foreign government's crime), prosecutor (making the legal arguments), jury (ruling on the evidence), and judge (sentencing the foreigner to US retaliatory punishment),» Chad Bown, a senior fellow at the pro-free trade Peterson Institute for International Economics, wrote in a memo about Section 301's history earlier in August.

Stockholder recommendations for candidates to the Board must be directed in writing to Tesla, Inc., 3500 Deer Creek Road, Palo Alto, California 94304, Attention: General Counsel / Legal, and must include the candidate's name, home and business contact information, detailed biographical data and qualifications, information regarding any relationships between the candidate and Tesla within the last three years and evidence of the nominating person's ownership of Tesla stock.

The company would have to file a notice with the regulatory department; pay a registration fee of $ 250; provide evidence of registration with FinCEN as a money services business; agree to not invest or pledge virtual currency in its custody or control on behalf of others or to engage in the exchange or transfer of legal tender; and prove its policies for reporting, disclosures, and compliance.

MSNBC legal analyst Danny Cevallos argues that the weight of the evidence favors the view that the case must be dealt with in arbitration.

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) have recently developed new strategies and requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges to follow, in the wake of the devastating Coincheck hack in January, evidence that the government are keen to facilitate cryptocurrency activity within its borders but are equally keen to ensure that trading remains above board, legal and safe.

Sustainability Reporting: Final chart in this session looks at the proportion of companies which have adopted «sustainability reporting» - it speaks to the emerging field of ESG research where there is a growing acceptance and body of evidence which says that ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) factors are also relevant and can particularly be useful in filtering out companies that are at risk of brand impairment, legal liability, and general backlash due to inferior ESG practices and ratings.

Despite their short track record, we have some evidence that they choose effective opportunities to help animals within this field.59 GFI also attempts to support other work on plant - based and cellular alternatives to animal products by guiding startups, analyzing legal challenges, and drawing in bioengineering talent.60

A High Court judge is preparing to analyse evidence in a legal battle between Sir Cliff Richard and the... More

A High Court judge is preparing to analyse evidence in a legal battle between Sir Cliff Richard and the BBC.

But a serious analysis of survey data over time provides little evidence that this fall's election cycle substantially shifted public opinion in favor of legal abortion.

Ironically, the 2016 — 2017 Supreme Court roundup also appearing in the October issue of First Things («A Less Corrupt Term») quotes Justice Samuel Alito saying of the Court's majority opinion on same - sex marriage that it «evidences... the deep and perhaps irremediable corruption of our legal culture's conception of constitutional interpretation.»

In Darwin on Trial, 3 Philip E. Johnson, a professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, and an expert on the use of evidence in legal proceedings, examine the evidentiary basis for the currently accepted interpretation of biological evolution, «the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis.&raquIn Darwin on Trial, 3 Philip E. Johnson, a professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, and an expert on the use of evidence in legal proceedings, examine the evidentiary basis for the currently accepted interpretation of biological evolution, «the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis.&raquin legal proceedings, examine the evidentiary basis for the currently accepted interpretation of biological evolution, «the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis.»

I guess under Judge Martin's brilliant legal analysis, if the gun - toting, bible - beatin» Christians of his county find his ruling «offensive» they can just bring their pitchforks and remove him from the bench, and then in any subsequent prosecution all evidence will be thrown out and Judge Martin can be called a «doofus» for making a ruling that offends them.

My conclusion from my work with sexual and domestic violence is that porn is a serious danger to public safety, akin to shouting «Fire» in a crowded theater; but given legal rules of evidence, there may be little hope of convincing courts of this analogy.

Every year scientists (CSIs) gather evidence which lawyers discount in court for legal reasons.

It is considered politically incorrect and illiberal in Britain to question «gay opinion» and there is growing evidence from the Christian Institute and the St Thomas More Legal Centre of the Establishment's intent to censor debate and deny freedom of speech on the issue.

Throughout the ongoing debate over the definition of marriage, Right Wing bigots have cited the damage caused by hom.ose.xuality and hom.os.exual relationships in an attempt to justify legal discrimination against gays.The scientific evidence on the matter is out there.

A special feature in this movie is that the filmmaker anticipates possible legal complaints lodged by Nestlé: It shows again and again discussions with a lawyer about deficiencies in evidence for the allegations by the Whistleblower.

Every law that alters the legal rules of evidence and receives less or different testimony than the law required at the time of the commission of the offense in order to convict the offender

The coroner running the hearings into the July 7th bombings will not face a legal challenge from the government after her decision to hold all evidence sessions in public.

Take the psychoactive substances bill, in which May outlawed drugs which did not exist, by banning something she could not define, despite plenty of evidence from other countries that this would exacerbate the legal highs problems.

Silver's lawyer, Michael Feldberg, in his opening statement, insisted the evidence would show that there was no corrupt agreement, quid pro quo or bribe involving his client, saying: «Everything that happened in this case was not only legal, it was designed to — and did — help people.»

In addition, Freedom from Torture regularly supports torture survivors whose legal representation has previously been poor and as a result, vital medical evidence of torture has not been submitted as part of their asylum claim or appeal.

«The home secretary is now running out of legal options after three appeal court judges unanimously dismissed her challenge, ruling that «torture is universally abhorred as an evil» and that the UK can not deport Abu Qatada if there is a risk that evidence gained through forced or violent confessions will be used against him in a trial.

So, in short, if they think a lawyer has broken the law, and they have sufficient evidence to get a warrant and they believe that lawyer might destroy his records, then it's perfectly legal to investigate that lawyer.

They would also abolish the use of the legal method by which evidence of British officials» involvement in torture and rendition was first brought to light, campaigners from human rights group [Reprieve said.

On the other hand, the fact that the case is already so far in the public domain might be evidence that arguments used by m» learned friends to try and stuff it back into the obscurity from which it sprang are little more than legal tosh and nonsense.

«The Second Circuit also held that the evidence presented at the trial was sufficient to prove all the crimes charged against Silver, even under the new legal standard,» the former prosecutor wrote in a statement.

«Although finding that the Supreme Court's McDonnell decision issued after Silver's conviction required a different legal instruction to the jury, the Second Circuit also held that the evidence presented at the trial was sufficient to prove all the crimes charged against Silver, even under the new legal standard,» Kim's statement reads, in part.

The BHA was called to give evidence to the Commission's inquiry into whether there should be a change in law to legalise assisted dying in the UK and made the case that there are good ethical reasons not to limit legal assisted dying only to terminally ill people but to others who are incurably suffering, and to permit voluntary euthanasia as well as assisted dying to maximise autonomy of patients who wish to end their lives but are unable to do so themselves.

Instead, Venditto was willing to try to work out a «legal way» — evidenced by the seeking of lawyers» opinions — for the town to guarantee Singh's loans in order for him to make upgrades to the beach and golf course where he was a concessionaire, Agnifilo said.

However, legal experts have warned against scrapping the reduction for a guilty plea, saying it is the only incentive for offenders to confess, thus ensuring victims do not have to give evidence in court and speeding up the whole justice process.

Several reasons were cited by the EC Chair, Mrs Charlotte Osei, for disqualifying the presidential hopefuls, including the lack of evidence on statutory declaration as to home town or residence in the constituency as per the legal requirements and the use of the same subscribers by various candidates.

In practice, the evidence that a state is a legal state is recognition, so (in practice) there are no unrecognized legal stateIn practice, the evidence that a state is a legal state is recognition, so (in practice) there are no unrecognized legal statein practice) there are no unrecognized legal states.

The Skelos trial is expected to showcase a facet of politics that is more bare knuckles than the evidence that has surfaced in the Silver trial, where jurors are being told that the longtime politician disguised bribes as legal fees.

He held that the legal system had provided remedy for a suspect in the civil suit for relief from malicious process «if after the investigation with or without arrest and detention» or «after the trial the evidence does not establish the guilt of the suspect.»

The budget also removed the requirement for individuals in correctional facilities to give written consent for HIV testing, encouraged high - risk populations to use condoms by prohibiting prosecutors from using them as evidence in prostitution cases, and made it legal to possess syringes obtained through a syringe access program.

Warned Paterson: «It is not unreasonable that these individuals could be targeted in future investigations even though no evidence of wrongdoing was found during the initial stop that warranted further legal action.»

She rejected arguments for the use of prima facie evidence tests before extradition, saying it would be «absurd» to demand it of «mature legal systems» in the US, Canada and Australia when it is not required for other countries.

«Today, we presented compelling evidence that Daily Fantasy Sports competitions are as legal now as they have been for the past seven years that New Yorkers have been playing them,» DraftKings said in a statement.