Sentences with phrase «other federal district judges»

Not exact matches

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

Los Angeles Times: Rabbi who refused to testify freed after seven months in prison A Brooklyn orthodox rabbi who was jailed after refusing to answer questions before a federal grand jury, saying his religion forbid him from testifying against other Jews, was ordered freed this week by a district court judge in Los Angeles, the rabbi's attorney said.

Like others who support the original understanding of the Constitution, I disagree with many of the Supreme Court's decisions under the establishment clause, but in our system of government a federal - district judge like Judge Jones is bound by those decisjudge like Judge Jones is bound by those decisJudge Jones is bound by those decisions.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and other groups today filed a brief with a federal appellate court explaining that a district court judge erred in refusing to block implementation of Vermont's law mandating warning labels on products with ingredients from genetically engineered (GE) plants.

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.

Federal prosecutors have asked a district court judge for an anonymous and partially sequestered jury in the trial of man who allegedly has extensive contacts among ranking al Qaeda members and participated in a 2003 ambush that killed two American soldiers and wounded several others.

A three - judge Federal District Court redrew District 23 and four other nearby districts: 15, 21, 25, and 28.

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 district judge has ruled that the Maryland legislature had a right to reform the public employees» retirement system, despite allegations by the Maryland State Teachers» Association and other unions that in doing so the state violated a contract agreement.

The Louisiana law requiring that «creation science» be taught alongside evolution theory is unconstitutional because it «promotes the beliefs of some theistic sects to the detriment of others,» a federal district judge ruled this month.

Washington — Five states no longer require school districts to keep records showing that they do not allocate less local funding to schools receiving federal Chapter 1 funds, and 31 other states have relaxed standards by which they judge «comparability,» according to the General Accounting Office.

NSBA is pleased to report that a federal district court judge in New York has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Vidal v. Nielsen (New York v. Trump), a case in which NSBA and other national educational organizations filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs challenging the DACA rescission.

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

«A Deep Bench»: Today in The New York Times, Senior U.S. District Judge Ann Aldrich (N.D. Ohio), along with her judicial law clerks, Alex Frondorf and Richard J. Hawkins, have an op - ed that begins, «To succeed Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court, President Obama should select a nominee with experience that no other sitting justice has — service as a trial judge on a federal district courtDistrict Judge Ann Aldrich (N.D. Ohio), along with her judicial law clerks, Alex Frondorf and Richard J. Hawkins, have an op - ed that begins, «To succeed Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court, President Obama should select a nominee with experience that no other sitting justice has — service as a trial judge on a federal district court.&rJudge Ann Aldrich (N.D. Ohio), along with her judicial law clerks, Alex Frondorf and Richard J. Hawkins, have an op - ed that begins, «To succeed Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court, President Obama should select a nominee with experience that no other sitting justice has — service as a trial judge on a federal district court.&rjudge on a federal district courtdistrict court.»

Similar accusations have been launched against federal judges in other districts.

The unanimous three - judge panel, however, did affirm a federal district trial judge's finding that the public could submit requests for visitor records related to other agencies housed within the White House complex, such as the Office of Management and Budget.

Other critics have argued that the concentration of patent litigation in a handful of districts gave the limited number of federal judges in those districts a disproportionate influence over the interpretation and development of patent law.

In 1977 President Carter's executive order established a committee to assist in selecting federal judicial officers other than circuit and district court judges.

Our lawyers have clerked for federal district and appellate court judges, run in - house legal departments, and have led other law firms and departments of major national firms.

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.

US District Judge Lynn Adelman (ED Wisc): «Booker does two things that will lead to a more just system: (1) it restores federal judges to a meaningful role in the sentencing process; and (2) it makes clear that fairness in sentencing requires consideration of factors other than reducing sentencing disparities.»

A federal district court judge found some of the canons constitutional, and struck down others.

The other three are William Pryor, a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals judge, as well as Third Circuit judge Luis Restrepo and federal district - court judge Henry Hudson.

«Given that approximately fifty percent of the filings in this district last year were made by pro se litigants, the court has found it necessary to join the other district courts around the country that have instituted mandatory pro bono appointment programs,» Southern District Chief Judge Richard Young wrote in a letter to the federal distrdistrict last year were made by pro se litigants, the court has found it necessary to join the other district courts around the country that have instituted mandatory pro bono appointment programs,» Southern District Chief Judge Richard Young wrote in a letter to the federal distrdistrict courts around the country that have instituted mandatory pro bono appointment programs,» Southern District Chief Judge Richard Young wrote in a letter to the federal distrDistrict Chief Judge Richard Young wrote in a letter to the federal districtdistrict bar.

This post is a somewhat ambitious undertaking because I want to take a look not only at Apple's and Samsung's chances in the post-verdict process (before Judge Koh and, looking past the district court, the Federal Circuit) but also draw some comparisons to other smartphone patent cases that have already been appealed to the Fed.

Moreover, the subject matter of this case — the validity of qualifications for the law enforcement profession — is one in which federal district judges have a greater expertise than in many others.

While the review of these decisions are burdensome to federal district judges, they are also as important as other types of litigation that garner much greater attention.

Although it is hard to be certain without more publicly available information, FISC judges likely treat their opinions as non-precedential, as is standard practice for federal district courts.19 The relatively few public FISC opinions do cite earlier FISC opinions and principles of law, 20 but we have seen no clear evidence to suggest that the judges feel formally bound by those earlier opinions in any manner that would set them apart from other Article III district courts.

Judge Ward's rules, while similar to patent rules in other federal districts, had some additional plaintiff - friendly features such as a compressed discovery schedule and a short timeline to trial.

In late May, the Key West Association of REALTORS ® scored a major victory when a federal district court judge in Florida awarded $ 2.7 million to KWAR in its action against businessman Robert Allen, whose KeyWestMLS.com and other Web sites were found to be using the association's listing data in violation of copyright laws.