Sentences with phrase «majority judges of the court»

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A majority of the judges on a federal appeals court seemed skeptical of the government's defense for President Donald Trump's executive order restricting travel, during courtroom arguments Monday.

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).

It thus seems that, even on our divided Supreme Court, a majority of judges (on both ends of the political spectrum) evince a growing appreciation of intermediate associations, including religious ones.

By a majority of five to two, judges of the European Court of Human Rights supported the claim of Nadia Eweida, a BA check - in clerk who was sent home in November 2006 for refusing to remove a small silver crucifix, that this was a violation of her rights.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell claimed the votes to bust a planned Democratic filibuster of Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, as a showdown neared that could change the Senate, and the court, for generatCourt nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, as a showdown neared that could change the Senate, and the court, for generatcourt, for generations.

A majority of judges in the Supreme Court has today dismissed the appeals of Jane Nicklinson, widow of Tony Nicklinson, and Paul Lamb.

U.S. Senate Republicans deployed the so - called «nuclear option» and changed longstanding rules to clear the way for the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court, bypassing a precedent - breaking Democratic filibuster by allowing the nomination to go forward on a simple majority vote.

The bill diverts the majority of 16 - and 16 - year - old offenders to family court where judges have more leeway to connect offenders with social services and alternative sentencing programs.

Albany Law School professor and court expert Vince Bonventre says Cuomo has now chosen the majority of the judges on the court, replacing some of the more conservative and moderate judges appointed by former Governor George Pataki.

A state Supreme Court judge ruled that none of the groups have a claim over the party's leadership as a majority of the statewide candidates who ran on the line last year have not signed off on a package of rules for the party.

Control of the party has been challenged by two additional groups seeking to wrest power from a group led by Cuomo, leading a state Supreme Court judge to declare no one could claim leadership over the line until a majority of the candidates who ran last as WEP candidates sign off on the rules.

This means that now not only a majority of the Supreme Court judges will have to be appointed, but also that the Sejm being able to replace the majority of the National Council of the Judiciary means that (indirectly) the PiS can appoint the majority of the Supreme Court with judges that are PiS - friendly.

Dozens of local - level candidates this season have been denied or knock off the ballot line after a state Supreme Court judge ruled no one had control of the party because a majority of the statewide candidates are yet to sign off on rules for the WEP.

Because approximately 30 of the current 81 judges are above the age of 65, these two changes will mean that a new majority of judges on the Supreme Court will need to be appointed.

A New York federal judge ruled Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son can stay free on bail while appealing their convictions on corruption charges, saying jury instructions in their trial could be flawed in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

According to an order for declaratory judgment which was sent by Rosenblum to a New York state Supreme Court judge on Oct. 17, the mayor will seek to nullify a decision by the Democratic majority of Leon Potok, David Finch and Ilissa Miller on the village board to authorize a ballot referendum that — if passed by public vote on Election Day — would restrict Rosenblum's ability to appoint a village attorney as well as certain land use board members.

Equal Powers with the Rajya Sabha in impeachment process (initiating and passing a motion for the removal) of the judges of the Supreme Court and the state High Courts (by a majority of the membership of the House and at least two - thirds majority of the members present and voting), who then can be removed by the President of India.

If Cuomo does decide to reappoint Judge Graffeo, and keep the majority of judges Republican, he will very soon get another chance to swing the balance of the court back to the Democrats.

Three of the members of the commission were appointed by the governor, two by the chief judge of the Court of Appeals, and one each by the legislative majority leaders.

Attorneys for Sheldon Silver have asked a federal judge to throw out corruption charges against the former Assembly speaker, citing the Supreme Court case that invalidated the convictions of Silver's old counterpart in Albany, former Senate majority leader Joe Bruno.

The commission will consist of seven members: three appointed by the governor; one appointed by the Senate majority leader; one appointed by the speaker of the Assembly; and two appointed by the chief judge of the Court of Appeals.

If, as appears to be the case, the New Rochelle Police Department hushed up Latimer's car crash to shield her from unwanted attention on her relationship with Latimer you start to raise questions about ethical behavior by a sitting judge in New York State and conflicts of interest because one of three ways a Judge can be removed from the bench is to be impeached by a majority vote of the assembly then removed by a two - thirds vote a special court made up of judges of the court of appjudge in New York State and conflicts of interest because one of three ways a Judge can be removed from the bench is to be impeached by a majority vote of the assembly then removed by a two - thirds vote a special court made up of judges of the court of appJudge can be removed from the bench is to be impeached by a majority vote of the assembly then removed by a two - thirds vote a special court made up of judges of the court of appeals.

In a 2 - 1 decision, with Judge Chris Dillon agreeing in part with the majority, the three - judge appeals court panel found that the repeal of teacher tenure in 2013, a bill signed by Gov. Pat McCrory, amounted to an illegal taking of contract and property riJudge Chris Dillon agreeing in part with the majority, the three - judge appeals court panel found that the repeal of teacher tenure in 2013, a bill signed by Gov. Pat McCrory, amounted to an illegal taking of contract and property rijudge appeals court panel found that the repeal of teacher tenure in 2013, a bill signed by Gov. Pat McCrory, amounted to an illegal taking of contract and property rights.

San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Steve Malone ruled that the Adelanto School District trustees illegally rejected the petition submitted by a majority of parents to turn Desert Trails Elementary into a charter school.

Yesterday, in the case of Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Girouard — who admitted to meeting regularly with a man later convicted of trafficking — the CJC rejected the majority opinion of its own inquiry committee to remove the judge from the bench.

Forty percent of state court judges use social media profile sites, with the majority of them on Facebook.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court's conservative majority has rejected a petition from a group of retired judges seeking rules requiring judges and justices to recuse themselves from cases involving significant donors...

The majority of the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and set aside the conviction, finding that the trial judge failed to properly instruct the jury on the limitations of the use of after - the - fact evidence.

-- authored by Circuit Judge Hurwitz [majority decision] and concurring opinion by Circuit Judge Reinhardt; discussed in our Oct. 10, 2015 post: District court in Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act case which substantially reduced fee request was reversed based upon its reliance on inapt practice area hourly rates, upon its discounts for plaintiff's attorneys not delegating tasks to associates given that only small firms prosecuted these type of cases, and upon its use of stale prior fee awards involving fee claimant's attorneys.

The majority decision of the Supreme Court cited a willingness of Deloitte's audit team to succumb to Livent's transparently fraudulent demands during the audit process that left the trial judge «breathless.»

The Court of Appeal, by a majority, upheld the circuit judge who had upheld the registrar... who had dismissed the claim.

As the abortion issue heats up in Ottawa and the country returns to majority government, two upcoming retirements at the Supreme Court of Canada mean Prime Minister Stephen Harper will have the chance to nominate two new judges to the country's top bench.

The majority decision, supported by four of the seven judges who heard the case at the SCC, said lower courts must consider, among other things, the harm that could come if Muslim women who wear the niqab feel discouraged from reporting offenses.

The FC will take the vast majority of public and family law business and unite circuit, district and district judges (magistrates» courts) along with lay magistrates who can expect to be compensated for the large fall in their criminal work.

A majority of the judges of this Court agree with the reasons of the majority of the Court of Appeal.

Judges Procter Hug, Jr. (excellent name) and Richard Paez formed the majority of the 2 - 1 decision, with Judge Jane A. Restani (Chief Judge of the Court of International Trade, sitting by designation), dissenting in part.

All of these judges followed the Al - Adsani majority in upholding the immunity of the Saudi state, but there was a stark difference between the Court of Appeal and House of Lords judges on the liability of the individual officials.

In Her Majesty the Queen v. Robert David Nicholas Bradshaw, the majority of the Supreme Court found that the trial judge had erred in admitting a video re-enactment statement into evidence, as «[t] he Crown failed to establish the threshold reliability of this statement on a balance of probabilities.»

Both the majority and the concurring judges of the SCC agreed that the test for constructive dismissal required clarification, as courts have sometimes conflated different aspects of the test or confused different types of dismissals.

12/20/07 Order filed stating On December 3, 2007, a majority of the active judges of the Court voted to hear this case in banc.

Although Superior Court judges may sit in the Small Claims Court, the vast majority of cases are, in fact, heard by lawyers who serve as part - time deputy judges.

And given the new reality, the legal issue for consideration now and in the future by Canadian law societies and courts is not whether TWU Law graduates would become good lawyers and judges who do not discriminate against LGBTQ people — few opponents of accreditation doubt that the vast majority of them would become good lawyers and judges despite some discriminatory beliefs.

Meanwhile, these four types of damage caused by the problem are getting worse: (1) to the population in that there are many thousands of people whose lives have been damaged for lack of legal services; (2) to the courts in that they are being clogged, as judges have warned, by high percentages of self - represented litigants, because their cases move much more slowly than those that have lawyers; (3) to the legal profession in that it is shrinking and is predicted to have a very negative future of contracting and of law firms failing; and, (4) to legal aid organizations because it is politically very unwise for governments to fund them better with taxpayers» money, to enable them to provide free legal services to more poor people, while the majority of the taxpayers can not obtain legal services for themselves at reasonable cost.

Although this appeal does not raise only issues of credibility, I agree with the majority of the Court of Appeal that the trial judge's decision was reasonable, was supported by the evidence and that he had committed no error in the application of the relevant law to the facts.

2016), the judge noted the majority of courts, as well as the dissenting judge in the Ninth Circuit decision, had determined that those regulations were not entitled to deference, see id.

The majority seven judges of the court made clear that it makes no difference to the protection given under section 2 (a) whether religious beliefs are ancient, «traditional» beliefs, or new, modern beliefs.

His appeal against conviction was dismissed by a majority of the Court of Appeal for Ontario... We agree with Justice Pardu that the trial judge's reasons, even when read as a whole and in the context of the trial record, fail to reveal the basis on which the trial judge concluded that the Crown had proven the mental element of the offence beyond a reasonable doubt.

The majority of the Court of Appeal held that the trial judge's decision should be set aside because of the extensive copying from the plaintiffs» submissions and ordered a new trial.

Couples coming into conferences through the court system are referred by judges to the project, Lazar says, and the vast majority of cases handled so far has been successful.