Sentences with phrase «majority decision»

The latter would assume a predominantly administrative role, instead of one which effectively inhibits the power of the bishops by demanding majority decisions.

If the European Council, after consulting the European Parliament and the Commission, adopts by a simple majority a decision in favour of examining the proposed amendments, the President of the European Council shall convene a Convention composed of representatives of the national Parliaments, of the Heads of State or Government of the Member States, of the European Parliament and of the Commission.

We are waiting to hear whether the judgment will be appealed to the Supreme Court, following the 2:1 majority decision of the Court of Appeal that the exceptional funding scheme is not unlawful.

I / P Updates offers this advice, stemming from yesterday's majority decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Versa Corporation v. AG - BAG International Limited:

The Supreme Court of Canada's October 2, 2014 majority decision regarding the (non) constitutionality of pricey court fees in Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59, is big news here in BC.

The Supreme Court of Ghana in a 6 - 1 majority decision ruled that the action by the then President Mr Mahama to accept the Gitmo 2 into Ghana was unconstitutional.

She barely got by Liz Carmouche, and made a surprising majority decision upset against McMann.

Showtime Boxing: Billy Joe Saunders stripped Andy Lee of his WBO middleweight world title after knocking Lee down twice in the third round and going on to win via majority decision.

Right now, the Severson / Golden majority decisions are only binding in the Seventh Circuit, and have no applicability to local disability statutes such as the New York City Human Rights Law which permits open - ended long term leaves as reasonable accommodations.

For qualified majority decisions (80 % required) only France has a similar position, for emergency procedures (85 % required) also Italy.

There has been some clarity on the law in relation to negligent misstatement following this Supreme Court majority decision.

The decision was unusually critical of an earlier decision by a panel of three Federal Circuit judges, who vigorously dissented from the en banc majority decision.

The decision included a lengthy Majority decision and a detailed dissent.

The language that the SCOTUS majority decision focused on, it is hard for the justices to figure out what the state was intending with the statute.

Volokh takes a stab at predicting how Kennedy will rule, based on his approach to Kennedy's majority decision in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court in 2004.

The Supreme Court of Canada's October 2, 2014 majority decision regarding the (non) constitutionality of pricey court fees in Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59, is big news here in BC... [more]

But without a majority decision on Halo, it could be more difficult for district courts to award attorneys» fees to prevailing parties in patent troll cases, which every year sap billions of dollars in such fees.

He signed on to the majority decision along with Justices Russell Brown and Andromache Karakatsanis, with Rosalie Abella and Suzanne Côté concurring.

It should also be noted that in many (but not all) cases, once a majority decision has been reached it ought to be supported as such.

Paulsson explained that it was worrying to see the campaign's efforts sabotaged by some members of the farmers» association, who chose not to respect the majority decision and instead serve «the worst possible junk food» to students at the school.

He lost a majority decision by the thinnest of margins.

That fight wound up being a majority decision for Mayweather, though it wasn't exactly a competitive fight, and the judge who scored it a draw was ushered into retirement shortly thereafter.

I will obey the majority decision.

If the high court decision stands, it will place the interests of one set of the British people against the will of the majority

But, the reports on the two, when they were laid before the full House on Friday, erupted a fierce debate with the Minority still insisting that the two nominees provided evidence for the statements they made or they would want their approval to be recorded as by Majority decision.

Perhaps any majority decision one disagrees with could be described as ochlocratic.

«The majority decision ignores both the Court's own precedent and common sense regarding the corrupting influence of unlimited contributions to parties or candidates if they are spread across different committees,» Schneiderman said.

In a 4 - 1 majority decision, the apex court ruled that the High Court erred in law when it assumed jurisdiction over Article 94 clause 1 (a) of the 1992 Constitution.

The city of Baltimore took down monuments to Lee, Jackson and pre-Civil War Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, who wrote the majority decision in the Dred Scott Case, ruling that the descendants of slaves were not US citizens.

He said, «I have read news reports and all manner of comments and opinions that have tried to frame the majority decision of NEC as an attempt to primarily secure «tenure elongation» for Oyegun and the NWC.

In the past days, I have read news reports and all manner of comments and opinions that have tried to frame the majority decision of NEC as an attempt to primarily secure «tenure elongation» for Oyegun and the NWC.

«In fact, the need for government confidentiality may be at its zenith when a law enforcement agency is undertaking a covert investigation of individuals or organizations, where the lives of the public, cooperators and undercover officers may hang precariously in the balance,» Chief Judge Janet DiFiore wrote in the majority decision.

The seven - member Supreme Court panel, presided over by the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, in a 6 - 1 majority decision, said the two are illegally in the country since the then government allowed them into the country without prior approval by Parliament.

A Supreme Court panel presided over by Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo by a majority decision in June ruled that the stay of the duo in the country was illegal, since they had no prior approval by Parliament.The order followed a suit brought against the Attorney General and Minister of Justice as well as the Minister of the Interior by two Ghanaian citizens — Margaret Bamful and Henry Nana Boakye who's currently the Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Scheme.

The Chief Justice of Kenya, David Maraga, reading the 4 — 2 majority decision, said there were widespread irregularities which affected the credibility of the election results.

The postal ballot was triggered when the executive council came to a vote with a majority decision not to endorse his candidacy.

the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority

164 acres of land in 2015, a decision that Convers attributed to a town board that was elected thanks to the majority

Oyegun reportedly overruled the majority decision of the National Working Committee of the APC that voted for cancellation of the primaries.

Carl Frampton became a two - weight world champion with a majority decision victory over Leo Santa...

«Reckless conduct, which requires the conscious disregard of a known risk, is not an accident: It involves a deliberate decision to endanger another,» wrote U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan in the majority decision for Voisine v. United States last month.

«Brown treats funds to TAs, RAs, proctors and fellowships as financial aid and represents them as such in university - wide or departmental brochures,» the majority decision states.

Glyphosate manufacturers and the farm lobby objected fiercely, and member states could not reach a majority decision about how to proceed.

Though the Supreme Court was closely divided in the Seattle case, the majority decision has broad public support.

Given that only four members will be voting, it might be difficult to achieve a majority decision.