Sentences with phrase «other federal court rulings»

Super PACs like those, as well as secretive nonprofit groups — both spurred by the 2010 Citizens United decision and other federal court rulings — allowed extremely wealthy activists to play in presidential and congressional politics like never before.

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In a court ruling authorizing the arrests, Brazilian federal judge André Duszczak said «Faria and other BRF officers sought to cover up claims of possible food contamination, as shown in certain laboratory tests, made by a former employee in a labor lawsuit.»

One other possible wrinkle that could impact the rule's implementation, meanwhile, is a pending legal challenge in a federal court in Texas.

Similar legislation, which has arisen in response to federal court rulings allowing same - sex marriage in the 36 states, is pending in about 16 other states.

On March 6, 2018, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that virtual currencies are commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and therefore subject to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) anti-fraud and anti-manipulation enforcement authority.1 Granting the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the defendants who allegedly engaged in deception and fraud involving virtual currency spot markets, Judge Weinstein noted that «[u] ntil Congress clarifies the matter,» the CFTC has «concurrent authority» along with other state and federal administrative agencies and civil and criminal courts over transactions in virtual currency.2

They did so, however, in a ruling that did more than merely remind the Governor and other state officials that they had «no power to nullify a federal court order.»

He then brought a new case in the federal courts to consider, among other things, whether a state could reverse the «once free, always free» principle under which the St. Louis County Court had ruled in Scott's favor.

U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis in Brooklyn ruled Monday in favor of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies.

Penalties for Frivolous Lawsuits — Vote Passed (230 - 188, 11 Not Voting) The bill would modify federal rules governing civil lawsuits to require federal courts to impose sanctions on parties that violate the existing prohibition on the filing of frivolous lawsuits, with such sanctions to include monetary penalties to cover the other party's attorneys» fees and other costs.

The stinging indictment of the Department of Correction, filed in Manhattan Federal Court, says the agency looked the other way in dealing with a culture of excessive force and failed to discipline officers who broke the rules.

The 11 - page ruling, by Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of Federal District Court in Manhattan, found that the city had overstepped its bounds in requiring, as part of a licensing process, that carwash owners buy a special bond within a two - tiered system: $ 30,000 for those whose workers were unionized or employers who agreed to monitoring, and $ 150,000 for all others.

A federal appeals court in Colorado last week vacated a temporary ban on U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections at slaughterhouse facilities, ruling against animal protection groups seeking to block Valley Meat and other aspiring horse slaughter facilities from opening.

In September and December 2014, two federal court rulings prompted by lawsuits filed by the Center and other allies restored federal protections to wolves in Wyoming and in the western Great Lakes states, with the judges in each case finding that in stripping protections for wolves the Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act.

In its decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit parted ways with the rulings of two other federal appeals courts in similar cases, involving teachers in Boston and Kalamazoo, Mich. (See Education Week, May 18, 1983.)

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled late last month that due to extensive state control over school finances, California school districts are state agencies and deserve the same 11th Amendment immunity against federal lawsuits enjoyed by other branches of state government.

The Bush administration has joined with a California school district and others in calling for a federal appeals court to reverse the June ruling that the inclusion of «under God» in the Pledge of Allegiance runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution.

These amicus briefs — one filed in the U. S. Supreme Court in two California cases, the other in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dealing with a Kentucky case — ask the courts to reconsider rulings that misinterpret the main federal special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

This has already been made clear by the U.S. Supreme Court's Hunter v. Pittsburgh ruling, and by the federal government through the No Child Left Behind Act and other laws governing education policy.

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City officials said Sasser's ruling was not only a victory for Palm Beach Gardens, but also an affirmation of a growing movement in both state and federal courts to uphold similar bans by other municipalities.

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In the latest, a federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that U.S. officials shouldn't have allowed the Navy to use sonar at levels that could harm whales and other marine mammals.

«We respectfully disagree with the two district court rulings» in Fresno and Vermont in which federal judges sided with California and other states.

A federal district court recently ruled that it was perfectly fine if the FBI hacked some computers because those computers could have been hacked by other people anyway.

Reviewing the DNR's decision de novo, but with a great weight of deference to the agency, the court concluded that any other ruling «would undermine the careful federal and state balance created by the Clean Water Act and would thwart the finality of permits properly issued under the WPDES permit program.

The courts have generally ruled that, where the Federal Child Support Guidelines for shared custody result in support amounts that consider what each parent would pay if the other had sole custody, only the parent required to make a payment is «required to pay support».

While no lawyer was ever affected by the stringent reporting rules in the federal government's money - laundering legislation that some said would turn them into «agents of the state,» last month's unanimous ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada has literally set lawyers apart from other professionals on this front.

This blawg reviews recent criminal rulings in state and federal courts, comments on other legal news and shares humorous Web links.

Yesterday, the Law Memo blog posted a link to a 9th Circuit decision, Pollard v. GEO Group, holding — contrary to what other courts of appeals have ruled — that federal prison inmates may recover damages under the Bivens doctrine from employees of private corporations running those prisons pursuant to contracts with the Bureau of Prisons.

When involved in research on federal procedure, one must often locate court decisions and other sources which interpret the rules.

The statute of limitations barred federal RICO and Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (CPA) claims that two mortgage borrowers had brought against their lender and other companies that were associated with their mortgage loan, the federal district court in Boston has ruled.

In addition to patent and trademark searching, the app includes patent local rules for district courts throughout the United States; the full text of federal IP statutes; various USPTO resources, including chapter 21 of the Manual of Patent Examination and Procedure; the federal rules of evidence and civil procedure; and various other resources.

Higher - priced subscriptions — a $ 19.95 a month Premium Plan and a $ 34.95 a month Professional Plan — add selected state and federal statutes and regulations, constitutions, court rules, and other material.My longer review recently appeared in Law Technology News, along with a list of the libraries it includes.

The federal judiciary violated federal law when it used Pacer fees for courtroom technology and other projects that don't provide the public with access to information stored in the courts» electronic docketing system, a federal judge has ruled.

The United States Supreme Court decided 7 — 2 against Scott, finding that neither he nor any other person of African ancestry could claim citizenship in the United States, and therefore Scott could not bring suit in federal court under diversity of citizenship rCourt decided 7 — 2 against Scott, finding that neither he nor any other person of African ancestry could claim citizenship in the United States, and therefore Scott could not bring suit in federal court under diversity of citizenship rcourt under diversity of citizenship rules.

Notwithstanding the fact that the Federal Court is of the view that «documents filed solely with a typewritten signature are considered to meet the signature requirement under Rule 66 (3)», and that the Canadian Council for Court Technology and others have produced reports touting the merits of digital and other electronic signatures, it remains that many of those within the legal community who are in favour of cyberjustice solutions seem to draw the line at authentication mechanisms.

True, other writers have objected to the historical foundation of the one - space rule, but I've found no good authority (including the local rules of the states and many federal courts to which I'm admitted) that you should include two spaces after a sentence - ending period in court documents.

In connection with the legal limitations on liability, it is also worth noting that, as a general rule, state governments can not be sued for money damages in any federal court other than the U.S. Supreme Court without their permission, and can not be sued in the U.S. Supreme Court except by the United States government or another state government or perhaps by another coucourt other than the U.S. Supreme Court without their permission, and can not be sued in the U.S. Supreme Court except by the United States government or another state government or perhaps by another couCourt without their permission, and can not be sued in the U.S. Supreme Court except by the United States government or another state government or perhaps by another couCourt except by the United States government or another state government or perhaps by another country.

The committee found that ABA policies influence legislation at both the federal and state levels, serve as starting points for amicus curiae briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court and other tribunals, and provide the bases for standards and model rules relating to the legal profession.

At the end of the reply brief, it becomes clear that Samsung's short - term priority is the «quick links» patent, which the Federal Circuit patent held not to be infringed but the other circuit judges, in their controversial en banc decision, reinstated the district court ruling and jury verdict.

But, here, two of the Second Circuit's active judges ruled against Marblegate, the dissent was by a senior judge who can not vote on an en banc petition, and the Second Circuit has historically granted fewer en banc rehearings than any other circuit court.5 Other avenues could include Marblegate filing a petition for a writ of certiorari with the US Supreme Court and / or pursuing other federal or state law remedies, including state law theories of successor liability or fraudulent conveyance against the new EDMC subsidiary, theories that the Second Circuit noted as potential causes of action but did not anaother circuit court.5 Other avenues could include Marblegate filing a petition for a writ of certiorari with the US Supreme Court and / or pursuing other federal or state law remedies, including state law theories of successor liability or fraudulent conveyance against the new EDMC subsidiary, theories that the Second Circuit noted as potential causes of action but did not anacourt.5 Other avenues could include Marblegate filing a petition for a writ of certiorari with the US Supreme Court and / or pursuing other federal or state law remedies, including state law theories of successor liability or fraudulent conveyance against the new EDMC subsidiary, theories that the Second Circuit noted as potential causes of action but did not anaOther avenues could include Marblegate filing a petition for a writ of certiorari with the US Supreme Court and / or pursuing other federal or state law remedies, including state law theories of successor liability or fraudulent conveyance against the new EDMC subsidiary, theories that the Second Circuit noted as potential causes of action but did not anaCourt and / or pursuing other federal or state law remedies, including state law theories of successor liability or fraudulent conveyance against the new EDMC subsidiary, theories that the Second Circuit noted as potential causes of action but did not anaother federal or state law remedies, including state law theories of successor liability or fraudulent conveyance against the new EDMC subsidiary, theories that the Second Circuit noted as potential causes of action but did not analyze.

«Our «Underground» report also unearths a still - simmering plan for a billion - dollar trial - lawyer tax break, a wealthy asbestos lawyer's successful request for the withdrawal of a rule requiring reimbursements for federal healthcare expenditures from his colleagues and their clients, agencies willfully turning a deaf ear to judges» pleas for regulatory clarifications that could help ease clogged court dockets, and other litigation - promoting machinations,» added Joyce.

This morning, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Gitxaała Nation and all of the other parties who brought legal challenges to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Project.

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The court took note of the fact that four other federal appeals courts had already ruled similarly on the issue of circumstantial evidence and FMLA retaliation cases.

To judges and others who long battled strict federal sentencing rules for crack cocaine offenders — considered draconian and racist by longtime opponents — Monday's Supreme Court decision brought vindication.

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Other recent decisions where our Supreme Court has ruled against the Federal Government include: