Sentences with phrase «opinions of the court on»

As we mentioned earlier on the blog, the Commission already requested the Opinion of the Court on the compatibility of ACTA with the Treaties and the Charter in accordance with article 218 (11) TFEU.

«I join the opinion of the Court on the understanding that (a) it goes no further than hold that a public school may restrict speech that a reasonable observer would interpret as advocating illegal drug use and (b) it provides no support for any restriction of speech that can plausibly be interpreted as commenting on any political or social issue, including speech on issues such as «the wisdom of the war on drugs or of legalizing marijuana for medicinal use.»»

There are two notable differences in the opinions of these courts on this issue.

Justices Alito and Scalia explored what the principle was for ignoring stare decisis in this case, and pondered the effect of prior opinions of the Court on Harris.

Not exact matches

Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has not yet issued an opinion on the case.

As Darby and Stenson learned, even business interactions can spread like wildfire, welcoming the court of public opinion to pass judgement on the intentions of both parties.

If a leader can not listen to contrary opinions and make informed decisions based on a full range of views, then he / she courts disaster — as Rumsfeld did in Iraq.

How it all turns out will depend on the appeal — and Shkreli is clearly banking on victory either there — or in the court of public opinion.

«I think United is likely to be found on legally solid ground, but has already lost in the court of public opinion, and will pay dearly for it,» Quinn said according to Reuters, noting that Dao could still get a substantial settlement from the airline.

The revelation that Fox News opinion host Sean Hannity is one of Michael Cohen's clients was arguably the biggest bombshell to emerge from Cohen's court hearing in New York on Monday.

«Because there is no genuine dispute of material fact that Sulyma had actual knowledge of the facts comprising claims I and III, as well as knowledge of the disclosures he alleges were unlawfully inadequate in claims II and IV, the Court grants defendants» motion for summary judgment on those claims, finding them time - barred,» Cousins wrote in his opinion.

However, consistent with the Rollover Opinion's reliance on the Supreme Court decision of Varity v. Howe [1], many believed that an advisor engaged to provide plan - level fiduciary services, would not be acting as a fiduciary when acting in a wholly separate non-fiduciary capacity, such as selling personal rollover services unrelated to its status as a plan fiduciary.

The legislation was stalled and the Conservative have since asked the Supreme Court of Canada for its opinion on the Senate reform proposals.

In any case, Giuliani's admission is more evidence that as Robert Mueller's team closes in on the Oval Office, Trump has decided to double down on litigating the president's scandals in the court of public opinion.

In March of 2016, the District Court agreed with Walmart and in a 109 page opinion stated, «Puerto Rico's AMT, on its face, clearly discriminates against interstate commerce.»

An opinion of counsel, however, is not binding on the IRS or on the courts, and does not preclude the IRS from taking a contrary position.

Jean went on, though, to show me some undeniable connections between TR and BO: The use of the courts, the bureaucracy, and the MSM to direct and displace public opinion.

What that suggests about the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, I do not know, but its March 6 opinion in Compassion in Dying v. State of Washington turned precisely on the point that abortion and assisted suicide share a common rationale.

We can assume that all the Justices sitting on the Court today, like other humans, have their own preferences and biases about religion, but the judicial opinions of one of them, Justice John Paul Stevens, raise more than a slight suspicion that some of his actions on the bench stem from animosity, if not to animal sacrifice, at least to certain less exotic religious beliefs and practices.

Several introductory chapters on the Court and its work, the historical background of the First Amendment and the American experiment in religious freedom, and a few of the leading themes help to put the (mercifully) heavily edited excerpts of the Court's opinions in context.

Julie McMahon has communicated some actual facts (you know, the type that can be backed up by court records and such) and people have expressed their opinion on the basis of those facts.

Is there a possibility that we can't convict someone in even the banal court of public opinion on the basis of online evidence?

It's too bad that laws and courts must become involved with what used to be the simplest of lessons: Not everyone thinks the same way, but everyone is entitled to their opinions; if that kid won't play with you — or that baker will not make your cake — someone else will, so just kiss them up to God, and move on.

In those days at least we had the sense that the government, the courts and public opinion were on the side of racial integration.

This Court was specifically mandated to «proceed and act and give relief on principles and rules which, in the opinion of the said Court, shall be as nearly as may be conformable to the principles and rules on which the ecclesiastical courts of Ireland have heretofore acted and given relief» [and] the [Irish] Constitution has inherited and amended this former jurisprudence in matrimonial matters.

we send people to death chambers based on reason, deductively and inductively, and ponder evidence that is often extremely unclear and formulate an opinion of truth or in court cases beyond a reasonable doubt.

(The God of many men is little more than their court of appeal against the damnatory judgment passed on their failures by the opinion of this world.

The issues on which he was then tried and found wanting seem to have been so universally decided against him by the court of American and Christian opinion that they scarcely remain issues today.

I think the court of public opinion has already rendered a guilty verdict on a man who truly doesn't deserve this.

Ironically, the 2016 — 2017 Supreme Court roundup also appearing in the October issue of First Things («A Less Corrupt Term») quotes Justice Samuel Alito saying of the Court's majority opinion on same - sex marriage that it «evidences... the deep and perhaps irremediable corruption of our legal culture's conception of constitutional interpretation.»

We are all aware that in countless courts of opinion, the verdict on preaching has been rendered and the sentence passed.

Although «secular humanism» is a term used most frequently by Protestant Fundamentalists, it was Justice Hugo Black» in delivering the opinion of the United States Supreme Court in a 1961 case, Torcaso v. Watkins» who distinguished between «religions based on a belief in the existence of God» and «religions founded on different beliefs,» such as «Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism, and others.»

The opinions collected here» some dissenting from the majority of the Court, others concurring in judgment but rejecting the majority's reasoning» show how Scalia applies his textualism to these issues, and how it differs from competing theories of interpretation, most notably the «living Constitution» view favored by many on the left and the varieties of intentionalism favored by many conservatives and moderates.

But one can not tell, at least from this opinion of Kennedy's, where he would have been on the merits he thinks the Court should have taken up.

He cites the role of the Bible in teaching literacy; Charles Finney's conversion, brought about by his study of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws; and an 1892 Supreme Court opinion, Church of the Holy Trinity v. U.S., which stated, «This is a Christian nation.»

The answer, I think, would reveal itself readily, for it takes little imagination to see that a move of that kind would have put a heavier burden on Justice Blackmun to sustain his opinion for the Court and draw allies to his side.

The Planned Parenthood v. Casey opinion went on to predict the disastrous effects of reversing the Court's decision in Roe v. Wade.

On April 27, 2015, Chief Judge Christina Reiss of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont issued an opinion that mostly favored the State of Vermont and the positions of GMO - labeling advocates.

In a 16 - page opinion, the California 2nd District Court of Appeal said that it was not sold on the NCAA's argument that unsealing the documents would jeopardize future investigations done by the organization.

From the buzz around Kate Bolick's book Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own to the unfortunate language Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy used in writing the opinion legalizing same - sex marriage, of the unmarried being «condemned to live in loneliness,» the state of singles — and let's be honest, mostly single women — has been on a lot of people's minds.

I don't care who is right or wrong in your great moral catfight, but I'm starting to think the Dr. on the other side must be a hell of alot smarter than you because she is keeping her mouth shut and not chasing every little blog mention trying to score points in the court of public opinion to keep herself looking important.

The families of two children with cystic fibrosis who need new lungs but were ineligible for adult organs have successfully used the courts and public opinion to get their daughter and son on the

The court may also consider the opinions of character witnesses on behalf of each parent.

Challenging the Supreme Court's order at the African Court on Human and People's Rights in Tanzania, the lawyers of Woyome said: «The contention of the applicant is that following from the earlier concurring opinion to the decision of the review bench, the court can not be said to have been impartial.&rCourt's order at the African Court on Human and People's Rights in Tanzania, the lawyers of Woyome said: «The contention of the applicant is that following from the earlier concurring opinion to the decision of the review bench, the court can not be said to have been impartial.&rCourt on Human and People's Rights in Tanzania, the lawyers of Woyome said: «The contention of the applicant is that following from the earlier concurring opinion to the decision of the review bench, the court can not be said to have been impartial.&rcourt can not be said to have been impartial.»

I wished that the Chief Justice under this circumstances in my candid opinion could speak to the two members of parliament involved directly with signs of remorse especially when the merit of the case is NOT determined so that they can feel comfortable appearing before her in court otherwise this may NEGATIVELY affect the morale and confidence and trust of the two MPs in the process especially in the CJ going forward and it may lead to a discontinuation of the case since it's only dismissed on technical grounds but not on its merits.

This perception about lawyer Ampaw has been there since the last time he sat on TV3 electoral petition Saga and shared his legal Opinion on the court seating — where the NPP took the EC to court to challenge the authenticity of the Vote declared.

Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, declared: any court ruling on present corruption cases should take cognisance of law as it takes of public opinion.

Schneiderman set himself up as Trump's foil, taking on the president and his agenda in both the courts and the court of public opinion.

There is one crucial difference, however: The proposed Senate rule is silent on the inclusion of having a member of the Office of Court Administration, such as the chief administrative law judge, be included in crafting the advisory opinion alongside the Legislative Ethics Commission.

In the absence of legislation on assisted dying, we have to establish the right to a doctor - assisted death through the courts but we also hope that Paul's case will help to stimulate public debate on this issue, and convince Parliament to listen to the massive majority opinion in this country and legalise assisted dying.»