Sentences with phrase «opening court sessions»

The government's display of the creche in this particular physical setting [is] no more an endorsement of religion than such governmental «acknowledgments» of religion as legislative prayers,... government declaration of Thanksgiving as a public holiday, printing of «In God We Trust» on coins, and opening court sessions with «God save the United States and this honorable court.»
To open a court session, the bailiff stands and bangs a gavel.

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From the beginning, every session of the Supreme Court has opened with that prayerful injunction.
Since the founding of the nation, it has been customary for both national and state legislatures to open their sessions with prayer, and the oaths taken in court and by judges end with the words, «So help me God.»
However, although a brand new four - court sports hall is due to open at Iffley Road in March 2018, competition for space in the current hall has forced us to forfeit one session a week and to fund our own extra sessions at an external venue, limiting our training time.
Gates open at 10.00 am in the morning and play will start at 11:00 AM local Australian time in Rod Lever, Margaret Court and other courts while the night session starts at around 5:00 PM local time and night matches will only take place in Rod Lever Arena and Margaret Arena.
BY PAUL SCHINDLER Amidst the shocked reaction to the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling ---- which opens up the possibility of religious exemptions being used as corporate get - out - of - jail free cards regarding employee nondiscrimination protections ---- there was a less - noticed bit of good news on the last day of the high court's sesCourt's Hobby Lobby ruling ---- which opens up the possibility of religious exemptions being used as corporate get - out - of - jail free cards regarding employee nondiscrimination protections ---- there was a less - noticed bit of good news on the last day of the high court's sescourt's session.
The state Senate opened session last week; Amedore was seated, but not allowed to vote pending the outcome of court action.
Paladino is due in State Supreme Court tomorrow in his fight to open up the closed - door executive sessions used to select the new superintendent.
Some who trouble to read the opinions in this case will find it ironic — perhaps even bizarre — that on the very day we heard arguments in this case, the Court's session opened with an invocation for Divine protection.
Although the Town of Greece v. Galloway case revolves around the use of prayer to open public legislative sessions, the court's ruling could extend to city council meetings, school board meetings, and school sporting events.
Chidyausiku then used his opening of the 2001 Bulawayo High Court session to defend publicly his own judgment and criticize the Supreme Court for nullifying his decision.
In Winnipeg, Law Day celebrations took place this past Sunday with an Open House and tours at the Law Courts Complex, a special sitting of the Citizenship Court, student mock trials, legal information sessions and displays.
In keeping with three hundred years of tradition, the Court's Marshal opened the session with the strike of her gavel.
AB 9375 Allows cities to keep City Courts open in the evening where court administrators determine that the court should schedule night sessions.
James Cool, who is an attorney and also a former president of the Arizona Court Reporters Association, gave an eye - opening session about ER and how it has affected Arizona.
This opening session will survey a range of virtual, mobile, and social technologies, setting the stage for the track's exploration of courts» real - world implementations and what is possible in the future.
The opening session for this track will provide a 20 - year perspective on the evolution of electronic court records, including how electronic records have developed to meet the business needs of the judiciary.
The opening session for this track will provide a 20 - year perspective on the evolution of electronic court records, including how electronic records have developed to meet the business needs of the judiciary, examples of leading e-records implementation efforts, a current perspective on where we are today with electronic records management, and what is likely in store for the future.
At the opening of the court session, 65 % of rulings favoured the prisoner but the chance of a favourable ruling dropped nearly to zero by the end of the morning session.
They would not compel you to testify in open court if doing so would endanger you, but you could be compelled to testify in secret session.
Rosie participated in my sessions with children and was assigned to clinical colleagues to comfort children when talking about www.a4pt.org «Now judges are required to consider the best way to limit psychological harm to children testifying in open court...» difficult issues in their sessions.
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