Sentences with phrase «of federal cases going»

Only 1 % of federal cases going to trial.

Judge Waxse stated that roughly 1 percent of all federal cases go to trial.

Not exact matches

It's one of the rare cases when it actually might be worth going private over federal.

It's ABSURD to suggest that ANY U.S. court (at the federal or state level) is going to suddenly ignore over 200 years of American legal precedent and decide a case based on Islamic law.

In my client's case, since we're dealing with a federal Political Action Committee, he's likely to end up going with ActBlue, but I was surprised at the range of possibilities out there.

Plaintiffs» lawyer Elizabeth Saylor told The Post that Allied workers may have used their smartphones to capture surveillance video of some JFK sexcapades, and she's hoping to obtain the recordings before the case goes to trial in Brooklyn federal court.

Therefore, although the PSOE has stated its preference for a federal model of State, in no case has it gone so far as to contemplate the possibility of a multinational State based on a constitutional compact between its three dominant nations or nationalisms (Spanish, Basque and Catalan).

Each of the votes were marked by violence, and in the case of Bayelsa and Rivers, extreme violence; and in all of them, the fact that the federal government desired a predetermined outcome, even if it did not go so far as to outrightly impose its preference, was clearly evident.

«There is that banner headline «Dogara sues Oyegun», but when you go to the main body of the story, you will discover that a case has been filed before the Abuja Federal High Court but the Chief Judge of the High Court has not even assigned that case to a judge.

In fact, this politics in place of law has gone on for so long, that the body of Federal case law is so convoluted and conflicting that now there there is precedent for nearly any outcome.

NEW YORK (AP)-- For the second time in a month, one of New York State's biggest political figures is going on trial in a case brought by a federal prosecutor crusading against corrupt elected officials.

White Plains federal Judge Kenneth Karas got fed up with a politically connected lawyer's bid to delay the upcoming corruption trial of state Sen. Malcolm Smith over her pregnancy, suggesting in a ruling Wednesday that she lied about needing doctor - ordered bed rest when the case is scheduled to go to trial.

A federal agent who went undercover as a wealthy businessman in the bribery case of state Sen. Malcolm Smith testified Monday that he believes co-defendant and former City Councilman Dan...

Now Syracuse officials have gone further, saying Cor's agreement with the city to develop the 32 - acre harbor should be ignored because the company might not survive the federal case against two of its four principals.

After hundreds of hours of testimony — sometimes explosive, sometimes plodding — about whether Joseph Percoco, a former aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, sold his influence in state government, the case in Federal District Court in Manhattan has gone to the jury.

The Manganos - Venditto case is the latest to go to trial as the result of recent investigations into political corruption on Long Island by Eastern District federal prosecutors, the FBI and IRS.

The Manganos - Venditto case is the latest to go to trial as the result of recent investigations into political corruption on Long Island by Eastern District federal prosecutors.

Such wiretapped exchanges are expected to play a central role when the Skeloses go on trial in federal court in Manhattan starting Monday in a case that is at its core about the stunning lengths a father will go to help his son, alleging that one of New York's most powerful men «monetized» his office in a bid to get his child's career on track.

Justice Ibrahim Auta, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, assigned the case to Justice Quadri when Justice Ademola went on suspension following corruption charge against him and his wife.

The case went back to Judge Haik, who once again ruled in favor of the mining groups, holding the federal government in contempt of court and reaffirming that the DEMS scientists must turn over all data and drafts of any papers they plan to publish.

Although the case never went to trial because of Ivins's suicide, it prompted federal agencies to review policies for screening and monitoring individuals with access to select agents.

Several Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court asked last week whether federal - court supervision of the Kansas City, Mo., school district has gone too far as the Court heard oral arguments in a major school - desegregation case.

The suit would be tried in state court — unless I brought a counter-suit against card issuer for some violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, in which case the trial would probably go to federal court.

Based on this chart, the case could be made that the fate of passive investing's performance is tied to how the Federal Reserve Board acts going forward.

«For their part, they are clean however, we are going to remain attentive in what confers to the surveillance of the destination in these types of cases,» Julio Mendoza Alvarez, the head of Mexico's Federal Commission for Protection Against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris), told Riviera Maya News.

Meanwhile, federal prosecution of the oil and gas industry and pesticide applicators goes back to the 1970s, and the government brought its first case against an electric utility for electrocuting birds in 1998.

However, the Court of Appeal in this case seems to have gone beyond prior jurisprudence in its attempt to limit the rights granted to ICBC, drawing conclusions that appear out of line with other jurisprudence from the Federal Court.

Fortunately, I've got a couple of cases pending in federal court, so I'm going to download RECAP and join the revolution!

In order to e-file in the federal appellate circuits, you must go through the Case Management / Electronic Case Files System (CM / ECF), the nemesis of so many lawyers.

Last week, U.S. Judge Royce Lamberth of the federal court in D.C. issued a ruling permitting the case to go forward, finding that there were valid questions as to whether Wachovia acted legally when it terminated the loan.

I reported here in November that 1.8 million pages of federal case law would go public early in 2008 through an agreement between Carl Malamud's nonprofit organization Public.Resource.Org and the legal research company Fastcase.

(See 1.8 M Pages of Federal Case Law to Go Public and More Government Docs to Go on Web.)

The first time I discussed the case with opposing counsel, a partner from a big firm yelled at me and told me something along the lines of «the federal court is going to hate this little case — and they don't even have jurisdiction anyway — we will just move to dismiss on those grounds.»

These kinds of cases can be large and complex, and may have to go to federal court if they involve multiple parties from different states.

The Swiss Federal Tribunal goes, as did the European General Court in 2005 (EU General Court (formerly Court of the First Instance), 21st September 2005, case T - 315 / 01, Kadi v Council of the EU & Commission of the EC), in that direction, by holding open the door for not carrying out resolutions which violate ius cogens (BGE 2A.783 / 2006, para. 9.2.).

If you are facing federal drug charges involving trafficking or manufacturing, we can explain the laws, help you understand the possible consequences and go to work immediately investigating all aspects of your case to prepare the best possible defense strategy.

Keep in mind that while consultants can not go to the federal court, not all lawyers are interested handling these type of cases either.

«The federal courts» review of the impact of the new Detainee Treatment Act on the pending cases of terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will now go forward on two tracks: in the Supreme Court and in the D.C. Circuit Court.»

In answer to the question «does price parity mean price increase», perhaps the last word should go to the president of the Federal Cartel Office who, in relation to the HRS case, stated: «Only at first view do most favoured customer clauses used by online booking portals seem to benefit customers.

The First Circuit panel also accepted Hughes Hubbard's argument that his request to have his claim considered by the highest court of Massachusetts was untimely because he chose to file his case in federal court and go to trial without requesting that the state court consider his novel legal theory.

Since Haida Nation, the Supreme Court of Canada's seminal case articulating the duty to consult framework in 2004, there have been hundreds of court cases in which Aboriginal groups have gone to court to challenge an alleged lack of adequate consultation and / or accommodation on decisions by the federal, provincial, and territorial governments.

Let Mike McKneely's 15 years of experience defending cases on behalf of clients throughout the state and in federal courts across the country go to work for you.

About 60 percent had cases that raised e-discovery issues, and 86 percent of those had issued or received a discovery request for electronically stored information (ESI) since the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) went into effect in December 2006.

In the following, on 30 August 2017 the German Federal Labour Court confirmed that it is going to uphold this case law in accordance with the ruling of the European Court of Justice (Casecase law in accordance with the ruling of the European Court of Justice (CaseCase No.

Daniel B. Rodriguez: And is that also true if and when the case goes to appeal, so if it goes up to the Federal Appellate Court, is the Federal Appellate Court too required under habeas doctrine to defer to the judgments of the State Courts?

I'm going to Federal Court (solo) for the first time (my streak of consents officially ends now) next week on an interesting procedural fairness case.

For example, many are in high dungeon, and will endeavor to use this screw up as a reason to bash the entire Federal Circuit and perhaps to do away with that specialized body altogether with the idea of sending patent cases back to the regional circuits as in days gone past.

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