Sentences with phrase «resolved in a public hearing»

Issues are usually resolved in a public hearing which may attract a large number of participants and observers, particularly if the patent is of particular commercial or scientific interest.

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Although the justices heard a case to resolve the question in January 2016, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, and appeared likely to overrule Abood and end agency fees in public sector unions, Justice Antonin Scalia's unexpected death the next month left the court split 4 — 4 — a ruling that kept the agency fees permitted for the time being.

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature strongly encourages members of the New York State Legislature to hold public hearings to address the issue of gun violence in a way that will produce meaningful results; and be it

RESOLVED, that the Cortland County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc. strongly encourages members of the New York State Legislature to hold public hearings to address the issue of gun violence in a way that will produce meaningful results; and be it further

Quinn said she would hold public hearings in the City Council if MSG and Time Warner can't resolve their dispute.

The New York State Public Employment Relations Board has appointed a three - member fact - finding panel that will take testimony, hold hearings and issue a report and recommendations in an effort to resolve the contract dispute between the New York City Department of Education and the UFT.

«Because Mrs. DeVos» answers failed to resolve our concerns based on our fundamental belief in a public education system that works for all kids and communities, we can not support her nomination,» Jeffries said in a statement after DeVos» confirmation hearing.

WHEREAS, Brevard County has conducted numerous public hearings concerning feral cats and also established a moratorium on the establishment of any new feral cat colonies in the County; however, the County seems to be no closer to resolving this dispute over feral cat colonies and if the moratorium expires it will leave the City open to the creation of additional feral cat colonies being established in the City; and,

The decision states that while court hearing fees are permissible in principle, those that present «undue hardship» to litigants, such that they are discouraged from accessing the court system, violate core jurisdictional principles within the Constitution: «The historic task of the superior courts is to resolve disputes between individuals and decide questions of private and public law.

Justice Brown exercised his discretion to hear the appeal because: (i) the parties argued with vigour (as if the matter was not moot); (ii) the issue might not otherwise arrive at the Court of Appeal due to the costly three - stage appeal process and there was a strong public interest in resolving this legal issue; and (iii) the court was not deciding an abstract question (thus intruding into the legislative sphere) but was resolving an issue based on a complete record.

Comparing the present matter to Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [2014] 3 SCR 31, 2014 SCC 59 (CanLII), the Court of Appeal noted at para. 51 that, whereas the hearing fees in that case «actually bar access to the superior courts» by preventing ``... some individuals from having their private and public law disputes resolved by the courts», the «proper balance» is achieved by the legislature with respect to civil jury fees:

Even though the question of the hearing ancillary relief (and all other family cases) in public has not arisen in this case (and indeed was expressly not supported by Mr Dean in his submissions) I would hope that nonetheless the Court of Appeal will resolve the unhappy divergence of judicial approach to which I referred at paras 13 — 16 of DL v SL.»

«Family farm disputes that need to be resolved have traditionally gone to Court,» said Pat Finn, MII's Agriculture Sector Liaison officer, «The legal route to dispute resolution is costly and the issue may be heard in public.