The BC Court of Appeal is very hesitant to set aside or invalidate a BC Supreme Court judgement because
of a factual error.
As Lee points out, Kennedy v. Louisiana represents the first time that a Supreme Court decision has been impacted by a blogger's «micro-discovery»
of a factual error that would otherwise have gone unnoticed.
Hmmm... my last correction
of a factual error is still in moderation, so not sure if this one will be approved.
Well, Judy, the problem wasn't so much doing a drive - by, but rather posting a drive - by full
of factual error, then showing up again in a hissy fit when the errors were pointed out.
I don't know whether Mukasey intended to mislead your readers, but he should certainly apologize to the author of the book under review for accusing
him of factual error.
I love the illusion of method here and the effort to cast murky questions as matters
of factual error.
Furthermore, there are a number
of factual errors like his claim that Harriet Harman educated her children at private schools or reversing the RAF rank of air vice marshal to «vice air marshal».
Within seconds Bryant was retracting his own press release, admitting no knowledge
of factual errors in his own speech and was reduced to general incoherence.
I read the Slate article, and I think it must have set some kind of record for the number
of factual errors per column inch of any nutrition article written for the general public.
In days gone by, one could count on fellow scholars to lay out the books» argument, skewer it, then identify a laundry list
of factual errors that demonstrate the author was careless or worse.
Last month, the Park View Trust, which oversees the academy, wrote to Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw saying it was «astonishing» that «the Trojan Horse dossier, though anonymous, unsigned, undated and being full
of factual errors and malicious allegations has unfortunately received so much credence».
Although it has its fair share
of factual errors, much of the film was actually filmed on the island — which remained open to the public during production.
We could argue about whether or not «Calling for correction
of factual errors in a student textbook is censorship», but the complaints made by FoE and James Hansen do not relate to matters of fact.
Calling for correction
of factual errors in a student textbook is not censorship.
Very briefly, two examples
of factual errors.
The article has caused a major controversy in the climate community, in part because
of some factual errors in the piece — though by and large the piece is an accurate portrayal of worst - case climate catastrophe scenarios.
I would have liked to think that he would have approached us first, before broadcasting a message full
of factual errors.
It's interesting too that the «skeptics» page has a number
of factual errors on it....
It would be depressing to publish a paper critical of something and * then * discover you had made a series
of factual errors that that reviewer would have spotted.
[17] The Teachers» Federation asserts that the judgment is the product of (i) fundamental errors of law regarding interpretation and application of the duty of fair representation, and (ii) a multiplicity
of factual errors involving findings not based on the evidence and contrary to the evidence, which are palpable in nature and overriding in effect.
[17] The Teachers» Federation asserts that the judgment is the product of (i) fundamental errors of law regarding interpretation and application of the duty of fair representation, and (ii) a multiplicity
of factual errors involving findings not based on the evidence and contrary to the evidence, which are palpable in nature and overriding in effect... [more]
The independent body would also offer an opportunity for a thorough investigation and review of many cases for which an investigation is not provided on appeal or post-conviction review due to appellate courts» procedural bars and emphasis on legal and procedural errors instead
of factual errors.
The Respondent cross-appealed, arguing that the trial judge made a number
of factual errors in calculating damages.
Not exact matches
It's as easy as opening up the webpage with"genius.com» in front
of the URL, finding a
factual error, annotating it, and tweeting it out.
Uber executive William Barnes contested Commissioner Avakian's findings, arguing that it was «on an erroneous and incomplete picture
of how drivers use the Uber application in Oregon and as such, is filled with
factual errors and assertions that are simply wrong.»]
Information on this blog may contain
factual errors, outdated facts, or misrepresentation
of information and I am not liable for any losses (financial or otherwise) caused as a result
of the actions
of my readers.
«It's not that there's been one or two cases where people found mistakes in proxy reports, it seems that almost every issuer who wrote in had a specific experience where they believed
factual errors have been made in their proxy reports which then leads to all sorts
of problems,» says Tuzyk, who has had clients who have experienced this problem.
Through the Issuers section
of Glass Lewis» public website, issuers and their representatives can contact us to request a meeting, receive an alert that the Glass Lewis Proxy Paper report for their company has been released, provide notification
of a supplemental or amended filing or report purported
factual errors / omissions.
Third, the Book
of Mormon abounds in textual
errors,
factual errors, and outright plagiarisms from other works.
«Attempts now to rewrite the story
of this hate crime appear to be based on untrustworthy sources,
factual errors, rumors and innuendo rather than the actual evidence gathered by law enforcement and presented in a court
of law,» the spokesperson said.
Metaphysical
error is exclusively a matter
of confusion, inconsistency, or lack
of definite meaning, rather than
of factual mistakes» (CSPM 69).
In writing any history
of the recent past,
factual error is a danger, as is distortion
of perspective, oversimplification or faulty inference.
«Detailed Inerrantists» claim that a commitment to Scripture's inspiration demands that the original copies
of the Bible be considered without
error,
factual or otherwise.
I rather like the response
of Father Thomas Williams, a Legionary priest in Rome, who was asked in the course
of a television interview whether there are
factual errors in the Da Vinci Code.
The book
of Mormon especially has numerous historical and
factual errors.
Mr. Olson's study is filled with
factual errors (Fuller Seminary» a center
of dispensationalism?).
The article included several
factual errors and a lot
of assumptions about my motives for taking on the year
of biblical womanhood project.
«Attempts now to rewrite the story
of this hate crime appear to be based on untrustworthy sources,
factual errors, rumors and innuendo rather than the actual evidence gathered by law enforcement and presented in a court
of law.
And then there's The New York Times, that sterling vanguard
of journalistic glory whose delightful blend
of gravitas and (unintentioned) hilarity should be the standard for how
factual error corrections ought to be done.
Although I think Jeremy Waldron is a bit over the top when he describes my review as «actively misleading» for stating, incorrectly, that there were no interrogations at Abu Ghraib, he is both correct and right to point out that there were such interrogations; insofar as his letter illustrates that
factual errors undercut a criticism
of someone else's
factual errors, I take his point.
I wasn't talking about
factual errors, I was talking about misrepresentation
of facts.
The definition
of being «wrong» has changed as well: in the old days it probably meant that you were going off message, but now it's more likely to involve actual
factual errors (if all you're putting out is a spun message, you're probably not even in the game).
The part
of the decision on the merits is only one short paragraph long, and does not discuss the
factual error in the U.S. District Court's decision.
Usual caveats apply: Plenty
of typos and grammatical and
factual errors, some, but not all,
of which will be cleared up later.
Troy officials would not explain what Mayor Patrick Madden asserted were
factual errors in the State Attorney General's Office report criticizing the Troy Police Department's investigation
of the fatal officer - involved shooting
of a DWI suspect during an April 2016 traffic stop.
* Correction, 27 March, 10:15 a.m.: An earlier version
of this story contained several
factual errors.
Correcting their
factual errors — all
of their
errors — is one
of them,» say psychological scientists Janet Metcalfe and David Friedman
of Columbia University, who conducted the study.
They claimed that the investigatory panel had made
factual errors and failed to meet the deadlines laid out in Harvard's bylaws, that members
of the panel had conflicts
of interest, and that Nabel and Brodnicki had disclosed confidential information by sharing details
of the investigation with editors at
Wilson's book contains numerous
factual errors, such as «if Darwin were correct, there would be hundreds, thousands
of examples»
of transitional fossils.
Factual errors abound, reaching their peak with every reference to the «father»
of science fiction, Hugo Gernsback, as Hugo Gernsbeck.