Sentences with phrase «new federal court decision»

(A brand - new federal court decision just found that students have a right to wear «Be happy, not gay» tee - shirts to protest gay tolerance initiatives.)

Not exact matches

«While we had significant victories in the federal district courts in New York and Boston and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the reversal of the Second Circuit decision in June by the U.S. Supreme Court has proven difficult to overcome,» Kanojia conceded in a blog post titled «The «Next Chapter.»

As Compton carefully explains, the court's rulings on moral reform did not lead directly to the New Deal decisions that dealt the final blow to constitutional limitations on federal power.

The public benefit test was recently considered, albeit not in a media merger context, by the Full Federal Court in ACCC v Australian Competition Tribunal [2017] FCAFC 150 (Tabcorp) where the Court applied a broad concept of public benefit consistent with the Fairfax decision in New Zealand:

Advisers have welcomed the decision, saying it may be the first manifestation of a new «commercial» approach to mergers and acquisitions flagged by ACCC chairman Rod Sims after the commission's Federal Court defeat in the Metcash / Franklins case.

SB 219 would serve to clarify employer requirements and keep New Hampshire in compliance with current Federal laws and court decisions, including the March 25 Supreme Court ruling on Young vs United Parcel Service (UPS), which ruled in favor of Peggy Young to reverse the lower court's decision and to have a trial, after she sued UPS under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, for failure to provide pregnancy accommodFederal laws and court decisions, including the March 25 Supreme Court ruling on Young vs United Parcel Service (UPS), which ruled in favor of Peggy Young to reverse the lower court's decision and to have a trial, after she sued UPS under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, for failure to provide pregnancy accommodatcourt decisions, including the March 25 Supreme Court ruling on Young vs United Parcel Service (UPS), which ruled in favor of Peggy Young to reverse the lower court's decision and to have a trial, after she sued UPS under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, for failure to provide pregnancy accommodatCourt ruling on Young vs United Parcel Service (UPS), which ruled in favor of Peggy Young to reverse the lower court's decision and to have a trial, after she sued UPS under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, for failure to provide pregnancy accommodatcourt's decision and to have a trial, after she sued UPS under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, for failure to provide pregnancy accommodfederal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, for failure to provide pregnancy accommodations.

· Amend The Penal Law To Prohibit Undisclosed Self - Dealing By Public Officials: To address the Supreme Court's decision in Skilling, which severely hampered the federal government's ability to prosecute cases involving deprivation of «honest services» by public officials, New York State should enact a felony - level crime of «Undisclosed Self - Dealing» to target public officials who further their own financial self - interest while purporting to be acting on behalf of their constituents or government employer.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed court papers in a New York case arguing that a major federal civil rights law does not protect employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation, taking a stand against a decision reached under President Barack Obama.

The US Supreme Court's decision in Windsor v. US, in June 2013, holding that denial of federal tax benefits to same - sex widow Edith Windsor, which she would have received if her spouse had been male, was unconstitutional, has speeded up the process of legalising same - sex marriage in New Jersey, and may do so in other US states as well.

The GOP had moved more aggressively into the new Wild West - like campaign cash environment created by federal court decisions striking down spending and fundraising restrictions as unconstitutional infringements on free speech.

An 11 - page policy paper released by the New York Public Interest Research Group on Friday takes issue with the state Board of Elections to suspend the aggregate political contribution limits in the wake of the Supreme Court decision, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.

A federal appeals court shot down ex-City Councilman Dan Halloran's bid to stay out of prison on bail while he appeals his bribery conviction — in a decision that also casts doubt on his chances for a reversal, new court papers state.

The justices let stand a decision by the federal appeals court in New York last year that threw out insider trading convictions of two high - profile hedge fund managers.

The New York federal appeals court denied the pagan ex-politician's request in a decision released yesterday.

In a $ 60 million lawsuit filed in New York federal court, Optima Media Group is attributing a decision by Bloomberg LLP to walk away from an African television partnership to negative publicity.

As the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade marked its 45th anniversary yesterday, efforts to codify the federal law's abortion protections in New York law continue at the start of the legislative session.

She released a new TV ad today that continues her ongoing effort to link Martins with disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who lost his job in a federal corruption scandal — though his conviction was recently overturned, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the definition of an «official act» in connection with public corruption.

Federal prosecutors argue in court papers that former state Sen. John Sampson doesn't deserve a new trial despite the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in the case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDoncourt papers that former state Sen. John Sampson doesn't deserve a new trial despite the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in the case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonCourt's recent decision in the case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Federal prosecutors could attempt to retry McDonnell based on new, tougher standards on federal corruption charges laid out by Monday's Supreme Court deFederal prosecutors could attempt to retry McDonnell based on new, tougher standards on federal corruption charges laid out by Monday's Supreme Court defederal corruption charges laid out by Monday's Supreme Court decision.

A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned the 2015 corruption conviction of Sheldon Silver, once the powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly, saying the judge's jury instructions were in error in light of a United States Supreme Court decision that has since narrowed the legal definition of corrupcourt on Thursday overturned the 2015 corruption conviction of Sheldon Silver, once the powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly, saying the judge's jury instructions were in error in light of a United States Supreme Court decision that has since narrowed the legal definition of corrupCourt decision that has since narrowed the legal definition of corruption.

A federal appeals court's decision to overturn the convictions of former New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver shows how public corruption cases have become much more difficult to substantiate in the wake of a Supreme Court decision narrowing what qualifies as corruption, legal analysts court's decision to overturn the convictions of former New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver shows how public corruption cases have become much more difficult to substantiate in the wake of a Supreme Court decision narrowing what qualifies as corruption, legal analysts Court decision narrowing what qualifies as corruption, legal analysts said.

When a federal court declared the Denver public schools desegregated, local school officials hailed the decision as the dawning of a bright new day.

A New Jersey judge has ruled that the Woodbury school district may continue its 22 - year - old policy of starting each school day with a moment of silence «for contemplation» pending a trial on that case and decisions in two related federal - court cases.

School Board Notes»... provides New Jersey school board members with timely information about state and federal legislation, state board action, relevant court decisions, local and county school board activities and NJSBA events and membership services».

Although the federal labor policy contained in Taft - Hartley is not to be ignored, the paramount concern must be with the public policy against racial discrimination which is reflected in civil rights legislation and in the Court's New Negro Alliance decision, which immunized racial - labor disputes from injunctions under NorrisLa Guardia long before the advent of civil rights legislation»...

For example, the federal appeals court in Chicago (7th Circuit) will still make its own determination on the appeals for the Cook County and Chicago ordinances and will not be required to follow the decisions on appeal in Phoenix and New York because they are in a different circuit.

Their lawsuit contends that the new decision to look at trophy hunting on case - by - case basis should be thrown out because it goes against a recent federal appeals court ruling requiring a public comment period on new rules.

The decision references a number of relevant cases, including the New Brunswick Court of Appeal's 1983 ruling in Federal Business Development Bank v. Belyea, which lists factors that must be considered when analyzing the cost of receivership services.

The German patent office will most likely treat the Federal Patent Court's opinion on the photo gallery patent as binding case law for the purposes of the utility model revocation proceedings; if not, Apple can always ask the Federal Patent Court to review the decision, and a panel presumably consisting of partly the same people would probably affirm the previous decision in the new context.

The new Liberal government asked the Supreme Court of Canada today for a six - month delay in applying its decision on physician - assisted suicide because of the recent federal election.

«After eight years of Republican majorities and relatively well - balanced NLRB decisions, most of which were accepted by the federal circuit courts of appeals, the Obama Administration will usher in a new Democratic, pro-union majority set to reverse Bush Board decisions and much more,» says the report, The National Labor Relations Board in the Obama Administration: What Changes to Expect.

It highlights new court decisions, new state and federal laws and policies, and actions at the local government level that guide and / or impact land use and community development.

In a 1992 New York federal court decision about glide paths for aircraft on county property (County of Westchester v. Town of Greenwich, Connecticut), the court wryly observed: «Aircraft regularly passing overhead during their landings and takeoffs are hard to miss.

Received favorable and novel reported decision from New Jersey Federal District Court interpreting provisions of a Federal law offering long term care insurance to employees and retirees, which rejected a retiree's claim that the Federal law violated disability discrimination laws.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled today in a split decision that the Patent and Trademark Office did not overstep its authority in adopting a set of new rules that some intellectual property lawyers say fundamentally alter patent practice and threaten innovation.

Received favorable decision from New Jersey Federal District Court dismissing age and disability discrimination claims of former employees involving comments not previously addressed by the Federal Courts in the applicable Circuit.

Ted notes the exceptions of New Brunswick and decisions of the Federal Courts and the Supreme Court, which publish decisions in both languages; this is also referenced in the Legal Post article.

The TransCanada decision came only a few days after the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal ordering the federal government to renegotiate the terms under which the Trans Mountain pipeline crosses a First Nations reserve in British Columbia, raising new questions about the fate of Kinder Morgan Inc.'s federally approved plan to expand the piFederal Court of Appeal ordering the federal government to renegotiate the terms under which the Trans Mountain pipeline crosses a First Nations reserve in British Columbia, raising new questions about the fate of Kinder Morgan Inc.'s federally approved plan to expand the pifederal government to renegotiate the terms under which the Trans Mountain pipeline crosses a First Nations reserve in British Columbia, raising new questions about the fate of Kinder Morgan Inc.'s federally approved plan to expand the pipeline.

CLIENT ALERT: Recent New York Federal Court Decision Confirms Applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act to Various Commercial Consumer - Oriented Websites as Places of «Public Accommodation»

The Federal Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, holding that it was not appropriate for the Federal Court judge to rely on the decision of the New York Court of Appeals to effectively overturn relevant decisions of the Alberta and British Columbia courts.

Members of the group monitor state and federal appellate courts in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States, to report breaking appellate decisions important to our clients.

On June 6, 2017, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas dismissing a declaratory judgment action filed against Brooks Kushman's client Ford Global Technologies LLC by New World International, Inc..

The Court of Appeals then summarized decisions from the Second and Fifth Circuits addressing whether the New York Convention applied to the states as a treaty or as implementing federal lesiglation, and the Fourth Circuit saw a conflict in the holdings of the Second and Fifth Circuits.

According to Law 360, «[t] he federal government on Wednesday [December 10, 2014] joined state bar associations from California, Florida, New York, Texas and others urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Fifth Circuit decision that overturned fees associated with Baker Botts LLP's $ 117 million fee award for defending Asarco LLC in the mining company's bankruptcy.»

A new, free, daily online service — called Justia Daily Opinion Summaries — that publishes summaries of new decisions of the U.S. federal circuit courts of appeal and selected U.S. state supreme courts, is now available from Justia.

In a key sentencing decision handed down this year, the United States Supreme Court held that the Ex Post Facto Clause is violated when a defendant is sentenced under provisions of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines promulgated after he committed the crime and those new provisions result in an increased risk of greater punishment.

Federal legislation, provincial legislation, court decisions on multiple levels and a wide range of expert analysis affect the complexion of the field with each new day.

This decision continues the recent trend of the Supreme Court of Canada rulings against new legislation from the Federal Government.

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In line with a growing trend reflected in decisions from state supreme courts (those in Georgia, Massachusetts and Oregon), as well as from several federal trial courts, the New York intermediate appeals court recognized that «attorneys who have sought the advice of their law firm's in - house general counsel on their ethical obligations in representing a firm client may [properly] invoke [the] attorney - client privilege to resist the client's demand for the disclosure of communications seeking or giving such advice.»