Sentences with phrase «other judicial action»

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But now, according to The Journal, we learn that Flynn's work involved a meeting on September 19, 2016 with senior Turkish government officials to discuss how to remove a Turkish dissident from the United States without going through judicial or other legal processes — actions that could violate U.S. criminal laws and that certainly raise anew serious questions about Flynn's judgment and ethics.

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.

The judicial action could force the university, which is believed to be holding the chimps, to release the primates, and could sway additional judges to do the same with other research animals.

If the waiver of the right to participate in a class action set forth in subparagraphs (b) and (d) above is found to be illegal or unenforceable for any reason whether by judicial, legislative, or other action, than the entirety of the agreement to arbitrate contained in paragraphs (b) and (d) is null and void.

If the Contracting Officer notifies the Contractor in writing that a strike or picketing: (a) is directed at the Contractor or subcontractor or any employee of either; and (b) impedes or threatens to impede access by any person to a DOT facility where the site of the work is located, the Contractor shall take all appropriate action to end such strike or picketing, including, if necessary, the filing of a charge of unfair labor practice with the National Labor Relations Board or the use of other available judicial or administrative remedies.

Legal implementation refers to legislation, regulations, judicial decrees, including other actions such as efforts to administer progress, which governments take to translate international accords into domestic law and policy.

«Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer's judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable.»

Indeed, Otis and other companies used this system of judicial review to bring actions against the decision, twice.

Duncan Lewis have experience in all aspects of judicial review claimant work, including obtaining emergency orders and other interim relief to prevent breaches of human rights, following up judicial reviews with actions for damages in both the County and High Court and successfully pursuing judicial review matters to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

In broad terms, a tort is a civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, for which the judicial system or court is used to provide a remedy in the form of a required action for damages.

Thus, in our system, evidentiary rulings provide the context in which the judicial process of inclusion and exclusion approves some conduct as comporting with constitutional guarantees and disapproves other actions by state agents.

A judicial review is a court action in which a judge reviews the decision of a tribunal or other legal decision - maker for serious errors or unfairness.

Because JAMS provides alternative dispute resolution mechanisms that operate in accordance with judicial procedures, we may also deny or limit access to personal data in the following contexts: (i) interference with law enforcement or with private causes of action, including the prevention, investigation or detection of offenses or the right to a fair trial, arbitration or mediation; (ii) disclosure where the legitimate rights or important interests of others would be violated; (iii) breaching a legal or other professional privilege or obligation; (iv) prejudicing employee security investigations or grievance proceedings or in connection with employee succession planning and corporate reorganizations; or (v) prejudicing the confidentiality necessary in monitoring, inspection or regulatory functions connected with sound management, or in future or ongoing negotiations involving JAMS.

The Clearinghouse publishes or links to the full text of more than 2,000 complaints, motions, judicial opinions, and other major class action filings and organizes them all under its own full - text search engine.

The Clearinghouse publishes or links to the full text of more than 2,000 complaints, motions, judicial opinions, and other major class action filings and organizes them -LSB-...]

My total opposition to the death penalty very much informs my strong preference for diplomacy before military action — which involves no judicial process before firing on others — as a last resort, and to erring on the side of restraining military actions,...

On the other hand, the Court found that if the Parliament finds the petition admissible, further actions taken are not amenable to judicial review, because the Parliament has a broad discretion of political nature as to how the petition is further dealt with, «regardless» of whether the Parliament deals with the petition directly or further refers it to other competent authorities.

This information - packed Conference will include panels focused on (1) The Sedona Canada Principles; (2) Management of Electronic Information; (3) Cost - Shifting and Sanctions — Judicial Advice; (4) Legal Holds: The Trigger and the Process; (5) Multi-Party, Multi-Jurisdictional, Class Actions & Other Complications; and (6) Cooperation with Opposing Counsel on eDiscovery Issues.

The debut issue includes an article that argues that raising judicial salaries would do nothing to improve judicial performance, another that contends that judges should be deferential in reviewing class action settlements, and others, all from well - known names in legal academia.

Because other Canadian provinces are paying close attention to this review, the outcome of the LCO will likely influence legislative and judicial efforts on class actions throughout the country.

This involved preventing infringement acts of trademark and patent at Canton Fair and other big exhibitions as well as reaching settlement agreements with more than 20 infringers and also administrative and judicial actions for rights protection against infringers who continued infringement.

Such necessary action may include: (1) Establishing alternative locations to conduct judicial business in the event that one or more court locations can not be used, (2) suspending any judicial business that is deemed not essential by the Chief Justice, and (3) taking any other appropriate action necessary to ensure that essential judicial business is effectively handled by the courts.

Notwithstanding any other law, this subsection applies in any action for judicial review of any agency action that is authorized by law.

On the other hand, in the context of class actions, judicial approval of third - party funding agreements is required, for cases under both federal and provincial jurisdiction.

Served advisory / legal expert appointments, including among others: Asian Development Bank Office of the Chief Economist; European Union External Action Service; United States Agency for International Development (USAID); American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative; Singapore Judicial Academy; Fellowships Director of the Angara Centre for Law & Economics; Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of the Philippines; Philippine Constitutional Commission on Elections.

Pentland - Clark v Wilson & Others 2009 G.W.D. 30 - 490: opposition to reclaiming motion in action for damages based on alleged negligence on the part of judicial factor and his solicitor.

Generally, if you are successful in a Court action you will be entitled to recover your judicial expenses from the other side.

For this purpose, upon request of the panel, a circuit judge or a district judge may be designated and assigned temporarily for service in the transferee district... The judge or judges to whom such actions are assigned, the members of the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation, and other circuit and district judges designated when needed by the panel may exercise the powers of a district judge in any district for the purpose of conducting pretrial depositions in such coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings.

Notwithstanding the limitation of $ 25,000, or other amount ordered by the supreme judicial court, the district courts may proceed with actions for money damages in any amount in summary process actions.

CFPAGuide.com, edited by Eversheds Sutherland lawyer Knox Dobbins, provides analysis of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, actions and rulemaking by the CFPB and legacy bank regulators, as well as legislative, judicial and other developments in consumer financial services.

Whether disciplinary action is appropriate, and the degree of discipline, should be determined through a reasonable application of the text and should depend on such factors as the seriousness of the improper activity, the intent of the judge, whether there is a pattern of improper activity, and the effect of the improper activity on others or on the judicial system.

On the other hand, if the JCC issues a finding of fact that the complained of actions of the judge were not judicial acts, (i.e. a violation of the criminal code) then the judge should not be protected by judicial immunity.

Likewise the (non) possibility for individuals to challenge regulations before the CJEU, the right of action (and rule of law) principle can not circumvene the Treaties: the issue is that the CJEU stated that judicial review on CFPS is a matter «within» the sphere of EU Treaties, so that MS (and EU Institutions) can not take action which may impact on them by using «outside» procedures; the rationale is the same used in other cases: if the matter is covered by EU law, absence of a specific rule in EU law does not enable MS (or the Institutions) to act: in the Advice on the Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction, the mere indirect effect of the Convention of the 44/2001 Regulation was considered sufficient to make the matter fall «wholly» within EU competence, thus depriving the MS of the power to act.

On the other hand, if the JCC issues a finding of fact that the complained of actions of the judge were not judicial acts, then the judge should not be protected by judicial immunity.

This is so because (1) such findings do not constitute facts «not subject to reasonable dispute» within the meaning of Rule 201; 13 and (2) «were [it] permissible for a court to take judicial notice of a fact merely because it had been found to be true in some other action, the doctrine of collateral estoppel would be superfluous.»

«More lawyers join criticism of Keller; Latest complaint against judge in death row case also includes signatures of other judges»: The Houston Chronicle today contains an article that begins, «Joining a swelling tide of criticism, 130 attorneys from Harris County have filed a judicial conduct complaint condemning the actions of Judge Sharon Keller, who presides over the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

(b) The grounds for censure and other disciplinary action that the Commission may impose, including, but not limited to, violations of the provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct;

Rules of Civil Procedure: These rules govern the procedure in courts of record in all actions, suits, or other judicial proceedings of a civil nature whether cognizable as cases at law or in equity, with the qualifications and exceptions stated in Rule 81.

Many presenters referenced the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as the reason to hear the voices of children and youth; others referenced children's views as a cornerstone consideration in establishing the course of action in their best interest, while others framed the expression of children's views as an ethical obligation of adults involved in judicial processes, as an aspect of promoting children's wellbeing or as a matter of children's fundamental rights.

Officers can, in other words, consider the Guidelines in the exercise of their s. 25 (1) discretion, but should turn «[their] mind [s] to the specific circumstances of the case»: Donald J. M. Brown and The Honourable John M. Evans, Judicial Review of Administrative Action in Canada (2014), at p. 12 - 45.

It would require that litigants present, and courts evaluate, credible evidence sufficient to establish a claim upon which an enforcement action can be taken — just like in any other judicial proceeding in any area of law.

In spite of the reality that the other spouse may need time to process the emotional impact of the decision to divorce, the attorney typically responds to the demands of the client and turns up the procedural heat by filing pleadings, serving interrogatories, requesting production of documents, requesting the setting of trial dates, subpoenaing records, noticing depositions, and utilizing other procedural devices available to move the action toward judicial resolution.

Engage judicial officers in cultural learning to increase understanding and appreciation of different cultural backgrounds in order to lay the foundation for other Plan actions to be achieved.