Sentences with phrase «of legal press»

On the contrary, I am — as an alumni — generally a defender of the legal press, a much - maligned yet vital part of the legal community.

Maybe it's the total failure of the legal press to do their jobs of reporting on this issue so we have an informed legal profession.

But as Pam Smith of Legal Press writes here, that's the scenario in Maughan v. Google, where Justice Miriam Vogel argued that the lower court judge erred in cutting Google's request for attorney fees after prevailing on an anti-SLAPP (strategic litigation against public participation) motion.

This point has occupied a large swathe of the legal press lately with firms» press teams battling it out as to who will promise the highest percentage of female leaders by 2020.

Not exact matches

The U.S. Supreme Court emasculated the controversial legal concept of «honest services» on Jun. 24th and in so doing, handed a moral victory to jailed former press baron Conrad Black.

Arguably the most pressing legal concern remains its long - running dispute with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over the mis - selling of mortgage - backed securities a decade ago.

The Supreme Court only accepts around 1 % of all appeals, and typically does so when there's a pressing legal question or a significant split between appeals courts.

Since 2010, he has been responsible for developing and executing global legal strategies in governance, litigation, and regulation for all aspects of the bank's businesses,» according to an SEC press release.

«For more than four years, the government of Ecuador has offered to cooperate in facilitating the questioning of Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, as well as proposing other political and legal measures, in order to reach a satisfactory solution for all parties involved in the legal case against Julian Assange, to end the unnecessary delays in the process and to ensure full and effective legal protection, Ecuador said in a statement, Press Association reported.

Fortune: Do you worry that with the legal scrutiny and all the press, the tide of public opinion may be turning negative?

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 available.)

Actually free services: I'm a little hard pressed to think of Internet features that still fall into this category, other than Wikipedia, personal blogs and piracy, which is ultimately going to be countered either by copyright cops on the down side or superior, paid legal services on the upside.

The admission won Apple a legion of bad press and enough lawsuits to keep its legal department in fancy cars for the next decade.

This press release contains forward - looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other legal authority.

This press release contains «forward - looking statements» within the meaning of the private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other legal authority.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters that the President also did not rule out raising the legal age at which someone could buy an AR - 15 style weapon, the type of firearm used by the 19 - year - old confessed shooter in Florida.

While Trudeau presses ahead for legalization of marijuana by next summer, some provinces say they need more time to plan for heavy lifting on regulating and policing legal pot sales.

Daniels's suit over the nondisclosure agreement is temporarily on hold for 90 days, as Cohen faces more pressing legal troubles in the form of a federal criminal probe.

This popular freelance marketplace lets writers set up a profile and applies to a variety of writing jobs from legal writing to press releases to product reviews.

Giuliani, who joined Trump's legal team last week, conveyed the ongoing resistance of Trump and his advisers to an interview with federal investigators, but did not rule out the possibility, the people said, adding that Giuliani pressed Mueller for clarity on when the probe is expected to end.»

The press release indicates that Bitt Inc.'s software is capable of minting immutable DXCDs, and that with the ECCB's blessing, these digital tokens would be considered «legal tender» across the ECCU.

«As part of the new Regulations, an official joint announcement will be released during the upcoming PBOC press conference making it clear that neither the People's Bank of China nor the Hong Kong Monetary Authority recognises Bitcoin or any other virtual currency as legal tender, thus, making its use as an official currency to settle debts and financial obligations illegal.

The R3 Blockchain consortium has announced their creation of a Legal Center of Excellence (LCoE) today, Feb. 20 — a team consisting of ten law firms that will educate lawyers globally about new Blockchain technologies, according to a press release published on FinExtra.

On 5 December 2013, the People's Bank of China announced in a press release regarding bitcoin regulation that whilst individuals in China are permitted to freely trade and exchange bitcoins as a commodity, it is prohibited for Chinese financial banks to operate using bitcoins or for bitcoins to be used as legal tender currency, and that entities dealing with bitcoins must track and report suspicious activity to prevent money laundering.

Legal actions launched by the government targeting reporters to demand the names of confidential sources represent gravest threat to journalistic expression in Canada, said a senior official with Reporters Without Borders amid celebrations of World Press Freedom Day on May 3.

He «announced that he was setting up a $ 1 million fund to pay the legal expenses of people wanting to sue Mother Jones or other members of the «liberal press.»»

«It is not a stable source of value, and it doesn't constitute legal tender,» she told reporters at her last press conference as leader of the central bank.

Attorney John Dowd told The Associated Press on Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller's team broached the subject during a meeting with Trump's legal team while they were negotiating the terms of a possible interview with the president.

Any sharing of the evidence with legal authorities or the press was utterly forbidden.

Leaving aside the fact that nearly twenty - five years later legalized abortion still remains our most pressing legal and social issue, the claim that the issue of abortion could be medicalized turns out to be wrong in a way that we should have been able to predict long before: the medical profession has for the most part declined to join the partnership.

In his stunning new book Law and Revolution: The Formation of the Western Legal Tradition (Harvard University Press, 1983), Harold J. Berman argues that the roots of modern universalistic principles of law, morality, science and scholarship derive from essentially theological insights which are now in peril of being lost by neglect.

It is important to recognize, in this regard, that it is not simply the existence of a legal system, an educational system, a press or a religious institution that is important.

It might be supposed that we could turn to the schools, since the task of the schools is constantly being enlarged, but the very nature of the modern school precludes this, as we have already noted in Chapter I. (For a careful and scholarly study of this problem see Alvin W. Johnson, The Legal Status of Church - State Relationships in the United States with Special Reference to the Public Schools, University of Minnesota Press, 1934.)

First, it presses toward the elimination of any distinction (philosophical, political, and eventually legal) between relatively clear crimes against property and bodies and crimes against (for want of a better term) individual psychological well - being.

They will be on the spot, especially if the Bush Administration proves to be creative and determined in pressing the legal implications of the Act when it comes to hospitals that allow the killing by exposure (or more direct means) of children who survive abortion procedures.

The National Press Club event will mark the latest in the complicated dance of distance and embrace between the nation's premier conservative legal organization and a man who professionally benefited from his association with the group but then used his considerable cachet to further a cause opposed by many of its members.

It also employs a legal staff, oversees Baptist Press, and maintains information on Southern Baptist churches: location, number of members, yearly baptism records, etc..

The legal group said a Muslim and two political activists pressed charges when he preached against the Quran, accusing him of preaching lies and of being Islamophobic.

About half of Americans support gays and lesbians marrying in their own states, and half support same - sex marriage being legal nationwide, according to the Associated Press (AP).

American Lawyers and Their Communities: Ethics in the Legal Profession by Thomas L. Shaffer University of Notre Dame Press, 272 pages, $ 24.95 Written «with Mary L. Shaffer,» this volume should not be confused with innumerable volumes on «legal ethics» that are designed to keep lawyers out of trouble with theLegal Profession by Thomas L. Shaffer University of Notre Dame Press, 272 pages, $ 24.95 Written «with Mary L. Shaffer,» this volume should not be confused with innumerable volumes on «legal ethics» that are designed to keep lawyers out of trouble with thelegal ethics» that are designed to keep lawyers out of trouble with the law.

The Impact of Legal Change on Massachusetts Society, 1760 - 1830 (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, «975).

The First Amendment is packed with political and legal content: in just one sentence, it attempts to secure the freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition.

Recovering Self - Evident Truths: Catholic Perspectives on American Law edited by Michael A. Scaperlanda and Teresa Stanton Collett Catholic University Press, 403 pages, $ 35.95 paper An extremely useful collection of informed examinations of how natural law theory can constructively engage American legal and political traditions.

Because he was pressed by escalating lawyers» fees — he was also suing another newspaper — he accepted The Mail on Sunday's offer of a sum amounting to those legal fees in return for a «confession» of sorts.

The long answer is that, it is true that the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) initially decided in July 2013 that modification of helmets with third - party after - market add - ons, such as impact sensors installed inside a helmet or to its exterior, would be viewed as voiding the helmet manufacturer's certification, and that the certification could only be regained if the helmet was retested by the manufacturer with the add - on, NOCSAE later issued a press release clarifying that position: Instead of automatically voiding the certification, NOCSAE decided it would leave it up to helmet manufacturers to decide whether a particular third - party add - on affixed to the helmet, such as a impact sensor, voided its certification of compliance with NOCSAE's standard, and now allows companies which make add - on products for football helmets to make their own certification of compliance with the NOCSAE standards on a helmet model, as long as the certification is done according to NOCSAE standards, and as long as the manufacturer assumes responsibility (in other words, potential legal liability) for the helmet / add - on combination.

The symposium is being billed as an exploration of «The Science, Treatment and Legal Considerations Behind One of Our Nation's Most Pressing Issues.»

Because doctors can't sweep this information under the rug, there are public records of what happen, but you read those Hurt by Homebirth stories and see how many times a perfectly nice wonderful BFF of a midwife then turns into a complete bitch when the birth goes wrong and they fear that there might be some sort of legal repercussion or bad press for them.

Press release 25 October 2012 The industry - funded UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is holding an event today to celebrate its 50 years of ensuring advertising is «legal, decent, honest and truthful».

Also at 11 a.m., the New York Civil Liberties Union holds press conference to announce legal action it will take regarding mistreatment, abuse and denial of rights for farmworkers in New York state, East Capital Park steps, Albany.

And in the twentieth century, movements pressing for colonial liberation and female emancipation furthered the demand for equal legal protection, building campaigns for human rights on the back of the promise of Magna Carta.