Sentences with phrase «recent federal appeals»

Boston Government Investigations & White Collar Defense partner Brian Kelly is quoted in this article about the recent federal appeals court's unanimous rejection of Whitey Bulger's plea for a new trial.
A recent federal appeals court decision struck down the requirement that minor parties offer a full - slate of candidates for statewide or countywide offices, while another court battle looms.
It also noted the attorney, in a rebuttal, cited «a [then] recent federal appeals court decision holding that law firm ads showing space aliens and lawyers running at breakneck speeds did not violate ethics rules.»
Their lawsuit contends that the new decision to look at trophy hunting on case - by - case basis should be thrown out because it goes against a recent federal appeals court ruling requiring a public comment period on new rules.
The provision seeks to reverse the recent federal appeals court ruling these parents obtained, which held that the regulation patently violated NCLB's unambiguous requirement that only fully prepared teachers be deemed «highly qualified» and that, as such, teachers still in - training must be publicly disclosed and not concentrated in low - income, high - minority schools.

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Federal appeals courts in the states of Washington and Virginia are set to hear arguments this week on the legality of President Donald Trump's most recent travel ban, which sharply limits visitors and immigrants from eight countries, six of them Muslim - majority.
In a recent court case, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Justice is prohibited from using federal funds to prosecute businesses who operate within state laws regarding medical marijuana.
In this most recent case the City of Burnaby was trying to get the support of the Supreme Court of British Columbia for an issue that it had already lost before the NEB and which, to put it in neutral terms, had failed to attract the interest of the Federal Court of Appeal.
An Indian generic drug company on Monday urged a federal appeals court to reconsider a recent decision that revived a patent infringement case against Google LLC, saying the ruling could spur «vexatious lawsuits» by makers of brand - name pharmaceutical products.
The Recording Industry of America on Monday urged a federal appeals court to reconsider a recent decision upholding a $ 5.3 million judgment against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for copying a Marvin Gaye song to create their 2013 smash «Blurred Lines.»
Lawyers for former state Senate leader Dean Skelos told a federal appeals court in Manhattan that the recent decision reversing the corruption conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has strengthened Skelos» case for same treatment.
In Broome County, New York, does Endicott Interconnect Technologies (EIT or EI) really plan to launch a federal appeal of their recent (and second) defeat before the National Labor Relations Board?
MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT — Former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is fighting to stay out of prison while he appeals his corruption conviction — a pending appeal that he's likely to win thanks to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, his lawyers argue in court papers filed this week.
Manhattan's federal appeals court has since overturned the conviction amid questions about the jury instructions, which failed to adhere to the high court's recent definition of bribery.
Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand Friday urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reconsider its decision to deny New York State's recent appeal of FEMA's initial denial of a disaster declaration for New York State.
Lawyers for former state Senate leader Dean Skelos told a federal appeals court in Manhattan on Monday that the recent decision reversing the corruption conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has strengthened Skelos» case for same treatment.
A New York federal judge ruled Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son can stay free on bail while appealing their convictions on corruption charges, saying jury instructions in their trial could be flawed in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
NEW YORK (AP)-- The corruption conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was overturned Thursday by a federal appeals court that cited a recent Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the definition of what it takes to convict a public official.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reconsider their decision to deny New York State's recent appeal of FEMA's initial denial of a disaster declaration for New York State, Friday.
A recent ruling by a federal appeals court may shield school districts in a growing number of states against some types of lawsuits brought against them in federal courts.
The decision is one of several in recent months by federal appeals courts grappling with cases involving students who create Web pages ridiculing school administrators or fellow students.
For example, the most recent CDR calculations, which were released in September 2015 and are typical, resulted in just 15 of approximately 6,000 eligible schools facing the loss of federal student aid eligibility, pending the results of any appeals to ED.
In a more recent decision, however, a Federal Court of Appeals refined that definition, holding that consent is only given if the consumer provided their cellphone number at the time of the credit application.
A recent legal analysis posited that, in addition to resolving ZEC legality, the appeals may pose a question with far greater implications for the energy industry: «whether anyone other than FERC can ask a federal court to declare that state programs affecting wholesale energy markets are preempted.»
This comes in the wake of a recent federal court decision being appealed to the Supreme Court that rolls back federal regulations to reduce HFCs.
As the federal government moves to limit judicial discretion in the sentencing of violent crimes, a recent decision from the British Columbia Court of Appeal has reasserted the court's authority, ruling that jurors in murder trials need not be unanimous in their sentencing recommendation to the court.
Marc Mayerson blogs that a recent ruling by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Federal Ins.
Recent news stories include the loss of student loan recipient personal information by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada in January of 2013 and the loss of a data stick containing the personal information of approximately 5000 Canadians by a federal government lawyer working on their Employment Insurance appeals in November of 2012.
The blawg summarizes and provides links to recent opinions by the Board of Immigration Appeals, federal district and appeals courts, and the U.S. SupremeAppeals, federal district and appeals courts, and the U.S. Supremeappeals courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Federal Court of Appeal had a recent opportunity to consider and provide clarity to these rules in Gilead Sciences Canada Inc. v. Canada (Health), 2012 FCA 254.
A recent decision of the Federal Court in Novartis v Teva 2013 FC 283 («Novartis»)[under appeal A-123-13] has established that the relevant date for patent sufficiency is not until the publication date.
A recent case illustrates how one federal court of appeals applied the assumption of the risk doctrine to preclude an accident victim's ability to recover compensation for his injuries.
The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) and Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) welcome the recent Federal Court decision clarifying that the refugee appeal is a full appeal on the merits.
is designed to provide reporters, lawyers, educators, and the public with prompt, accurate, unbiased information about newsworthy and legally significant cases pending in and decided by the Federal Courts of Appeals... Use this Web site to find short summaries of recent opinions of public interest and noteworthy cases pending oral argument.
As to the second question put before it — whether the most recent version of the draft of the federal Capital Markets Stability Act exceeded the authority of the Parliament of Canada over the general branch of the trade and commerce power under s. 91 (2) of the Constitution Act, 1867 — the Court of Appeal answered «no» to it as well.
As noted in a recent case at the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the offender, a long - time drug addict, began his addiction to illicit drugs during his first term of imprisonment at a federal penitentiary.
A recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal may create challenges for employers in discharging their obligation to conduct periodic inspections of the work place.
In this vein, the recent Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) decision in Gitxaala Nation v Canada was heralded as a major legal victory for Indigenous peoples opposing the opposing the Enbridge pipelines and tankers... [more]
In a recent decision, Justice Stratas of the Federal Court of Appeal raised a host of questions about the applicability of the Supreme Court of Canada's re-shaping of judicial review doctrine to decisions taken by discretionary decision - makers: [19] I am inclined to find that the Director is subject to this «normal» or -LSB-...] Read more
In a recent decision, a three - judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) acted properly in issuing a final decision as to some — but not all — claims challenged in...
Our authors report on recent cases involving all federal and state courts in the Carolinas, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
The recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in Armada Lines Ltd. v. Chaleur Fertilizers Ltd. overturned the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal.
A recent case in front of a federal court of appeals illustrates this concept.
The recent Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) decision in Kruger Incorporated v.
In a recent panel decision that deviates from the Federal Circuit's current tendency to defer to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's interpretation of the Leahy - Smith America Invents Act, the court vacated a final written decision of the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Learn More or Register Online 31 May at 2 pm Appeals to the Federal Circuit and Remands to the PTAB: Recent Lessons and a Look Ahead
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With the recent retirement of the Federal Circuit's daily disposition sheet, you may be wondering how you can get the latest opinions and orders of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
A recent decision from the Court of Appeals for the 5th Federal Circuit has made this strategy more difficult for employers to implement.
The Federal Court of Appeal used some unusually strong language in a recent judgment about a claim for costs.
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