Sentences with phrase «legal rulings of any judge»

The issue sought to be raised in the Amicus brief is that the KBA has no jurisdiction to review the legal rulings of any judge made in his official capacity due to the Judicial Immunity Doctrine.

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A Quebec Superior Court judge awarded a group of Dunkin' Donuts franchisees $ 16.4 million in damages, plus legal costs, after ruling that parent company Dunkin' Brands failed to heed 15 years» worth of warnings that Tim Hortons was poised to topple the U.S. chain's long - held dominance of the Quebec market.

«A ruling by a single judge in one circuit can not and does not undo the years of clear legal precedent nationwide establishing that transgender students have the right to go to school without being singled out for discrimination,» said a statement from five groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), that have filed «friend of the court» briefs on behalf of transgender students.

Next up in the fiduciary rule legal battle is the preliminary injunction requested by insurer Market Synergy on Sept. 21 before Judge Daniel D. Crabtree in the District of Kansas, which Sweeney says is «historically a more hostile venue» for the DOL.

The European Commission said on Wednesday it would start legal action against Poland over a law reforming the judiciary that undermines the independence of judges and therefore breaks EU treaty rules.

Working behind the scenes, members of the old establishment, some of them close to Mr. Mubarak and the country's top generals, also helped finance, advise and organize those determined to topple the Islamist leadership, including Naguib Sawiris, a billionaire and an outspoken foe of the Brotherhood; Tahani el - Gebali, a former judge on the Supreme Constitutional Court who is close to the ruling generals; and Shawki al - Sayed, a legal adviser to Ahmed Shafik, Mr. Mubarak's last prime minister, who lost the presidential race to Mr. Morsi.

On 6 August 2013, Federal Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas of the Fifth Circuit ruled that bitcoins are «a currency or a form of money» (specifically securities as defined by Federal Securities Laws), and as such were subject to the court's jurisdiction, [274][274] and Germany's Finance Ministry subsumed bitcoins under the term «unit of account» — a financial instrument — though not as e-money or a functional currency, a classification nonetheless having legal and tax implications.

The perception of the average American, however simplistic or formalistic the legal academy may regard it, remains that the judge's vocation is the neutral application of established rules of law.

The judges stopped short of ruling drivers have a legal duty to force non-disabled people off buses if they refuse to move for disabled people, but they said drivers could urge them to move in other ways, for example by refusing to drive the bus.

The politicians rule us, rather than represent us, and the justice system has been replaced by a legal system wherein the judges and lawyers play games at the expense of the taxpayers.

In the case of religious expression, having a government authority like a school district abuse their authority by forcing the graduating class to listen to only one religious viewpoint and prayer is reprehensible from a legal standpoint regardless of what corrupt judge you find to rule differently.

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.

The couple, both in their 30s and from Bedfont, west London, want to take the baby to a hospital in the US for experimental treatment, but lost a lengthy legal battle after judges ruled in favour of doctors at GOSH, who argued the therapy would not improve Charlie's quality of life.

What the correct legal status now is of Judge Vaughn Walker's bizarre district court ruling is an interesting question.

«Judge Smith's legal and professional career showed a commitment to independence, fairness, and the rule of law,» said Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.

The Code provides in the same Rule that «A judge is permitted to make public statements (my emphasis) in the course of his or her official duties or to explain for public information the procedure of the court, general legal principles, or what may be learned from the public record in a case.

The Code of Conduct further provides in Rule 5 (B) that a judge may engage in «avocational activities», that is «activities to improve the law, the legal system, and the administration of justice if such avocational activities do not detract from the dignity of his office or interfere with the performance of his judicial duties».

«As we celebrate our departed judges, as members of the legal community, it is necessary that we recommit ourselves to the entrenchment of the rule of law in our country.

A federal judge in New York tossed out a sweeping lawsuit that sought to make marijuana legal under federal law, ruling that the plaintiffs had failed to take the necessary first step of asking the DEA to remove cannabis from its list of dangerous substances.

But U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni agreed Wednesday to allow Silver to remain free until at least Aug. 31 as he waits for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the case of former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell, which Silver's legal team believes could have an impact on his case.

«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.

A judge ruled that poor people accused of crimes were not getting their constitutionally guaranteed right to legal defense, as determined under the U.S. Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright.

The judge ruled that some of the biggest changes in the history of publicly funded legal aid had to be stopped in their tracks.

After the 2nd Circuit ruled last week, the three - judge panel hearing the appeal in the Skelos case asked lawyers to submit additional legal arguments in light of the Silver decision.

A federal judge handed indicted Albany politician Dean Skelos a pile of legal defeats Tuesday, tossing out his motion to dismiss two of his corruption charges and ruling that prosecutors...

A federal judge handed indicted Albany politician Dean Skelos a pile of legal defeats Tuesday, tossing out his motion to dismiss two of his corruption charges and ruling that prosecutors can use all the evidence they scored by wiretapping his cellphone, new court papers state.

A majority of the candidates who ran on the newly formed ballot line last year have not signed off on a set of rules for the party and a judge's ruling this month threw the party's status into legal limbo.

The couple's legal battle against the bedroom tax began in 2014 when a judge at a first tier tribunal ruled that the policy was in breach of their human rights.

It was also not a good night for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his supporters, some of whom complained bitterly about being unable to vote for their preferred candidate due to the state's closed primary system, (though the rules have been as they are for some time, and not at all a secret), and saw a last - minute legal challenge in hopes of opening up the Democratic primary rejected by a judge.

An appeals court judge has upheld a previous ruling that the MTA's policy of refusing all political and religious ads in the transit system is legal, meaning the agency can continue to reject controversial posters by firebrand Pamela Geller and the anti-Muslim American Freedom law Center — for now.

This was a fall - out of the ruling of the judge when he dismissed a suit filed by seven persons against the Commission and the Attorney General of the Federation challenging their invitation by ICPC during the investigation of a matter involving them and one of Nigeria's notable legal practitioners.

Following months of legal wrangling, the commissioner said the county BOE would agree to grant access to those records if the judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff.

The legal battle started when a Belfast judge ruled that Northern Ireland health minister Edwin Poots did not have the power to maintain a lifetime ban on gay men giving blood and that it was up to the secretary of state to make the call.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN)- Perhaps laying the groundwork for an appeal to a higher court, Republican Norm Coleman's attorneys are beginning to publicly question the three - judge panel presiding over his post-election legal battle, saying Wednesday that the judges are creating a «real problem» by not reconsidering their ruling from Friday that put a damper on much of Coleman's case over rejected absentee ballots.

Members of the city's prison - guard union will have to foot the bill for their disgraced ex-president's legal costs during his upcoming corruption trial — at least for now, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Monday.

Pearce earned his B.S. in Management at the University of Phoenix in 1981 and earned four certificates from the following institutions: Arizona State University (Advanced Executive Development), the University of Colorado, Boudler (Motor Vehicle Legal and Law College), Arizona Judicial College (Court Rules & Procedures for New Judges) and Harvard University (Government).

Within a span of just five days, Teachout's long - shot Democratic campaign won round one of a legal battle with Cuomo over her residency, though the governor is appealing the Brooklyn judge's ruling; got a much - needed infusion of some $ 50,000, thanks to a boost from the political action committee of Harvard law professor and leading campaign finance reform advocate Lawrence Lessig; and announced an endorsement from the Public Employees Federation, New York's second - largest public union.

A judge ruled the jury reached the verdict against the preponderance of evidence in the case because prosecutors strayed from the legal theory presented in the original indictment.

While it is likely that Vacco will ask a judge to halt the Paladino replacement process sometime in the next few weeks before the board moves on that, Cambria says a state supreme court challenge to an administrative ruling — called an Article 78 proceeding in legal - speak — actually has a longer timetable and must be filed within four months of the ruling.

But ruling on the application, the tribunal, held that the comment credited to him was unverified and that the defence failed to meet the legal standard of proving allegation of bias against a judge.

In August, federally funded work on stem cells was temporarily suspended after a judge ruled that work on hESCs violates a legal amendment in 1995 forbidding funding of any experiments that involve destruction of human embryos.

But the High Court ruled that NHS England does have the legal power to commission PrEP, a decision that has now been supported by three Court of Appeal judges, who decided to rule in favour of the National Aids Trust.

«Judge Nakamura's ruling reaffirms our position that the BLNR's actions have failed to protect Native Hawaiian rights and the public's interest in these public lands of Mauana a Wakea,» Kalani Flores of the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation said.

In a novel legal case that has raised privacy concerns about online education, a New Hampshire judge has ruled that a parent may inspect logs of Internet sites visited by students and school employees.

California officials must publicize a court order that restricts enforcement of the controversial Proposition 187 until legal challenges to the new law are resolved, a federal judge has ruled.

On Thursday, February 6, the Institute for Justice, the nation's leading legal advocate for school choice, will ask a judge to rule on behalf of parents who are using the Alabama Accountability Act to get their children into safe and effective schools of their choice.

Alliance leaders have denied the claims but lost a number of legal rulings by both PERB and Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant.

A California Administrative Law judge has issued a number of rulings in the year - plus legal battle between Alliance College - Ready Public Schools and the LA teachers union, UTLA.

Jepsen lightly approached the question of where Judge Thomas Moukawsher's broad indictment of public K - 12 education was right or wrong as a matter of policy, but the appeal sharply attacks the judge's legal basis for ruling that shortcomings he identified violate students» rights under the state Constitution to a free and adequate educaJudge Thomas Moukawsher's broad indictment of public K - 12 education was right or wrong as a matter of policy, but the appeal sharply attacks the judge's legal basis for ruling that shortcomings he identified violate students» rights under the state Constitution to a free and adequate educajudge's legal basis for ruling that shortcomings he identified violate students» rights under the state Constitution to a free and adequate education.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Chalfant ruled Tuesday in the lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Southern California and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center.