Sentences with phrase «rule on the merits»

reveals no instance where the Court ruled on the merits of a civil, criminal, or administrative action involving government favoritism or discrimination against a particular religion.

In June, the Supreme Court managed to rule on two separate cases involving same - sex marriage without ruling on the merits of a constitutional right to same - sex marriage.

The U.S. Supreme Court decisions June 26 striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act and refusing to rule on the merits of a challenge to California's Proposition 8 mark a «tragic day for marriage and our nation,» said Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chair of the U.S. bishops» Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage.

«Erasmus MC regrets that after a long procedure there is no ruling on the merits and remains convinced that for strictly fundamental research, an export license is not needed,» an Erasmus MC press officer said in an email to ScienceInsider.

But that court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in a 2 - 1 decision in April overturned the preliminary injunction, allowing research to continue until Lamberth ruled on the merits of the underlying case.

While the high court's denial of review is not a ruling on the merits of the case and establishes no national precedent, some lawyers said it could send a message to other states that it was all right for...

Defendants of the program have appealed that ruling all the way to the state Supreme Court, and while a final ruling on the merits of the program is to come, today we take a second look toward other states that have implemented school voucher programs or similar models of their own to see how they have fared.

@MRM: But with Urgenda and Sen Whitehouse's RICO proposal there is the claim that people have been or will be killed by CO2 polluters; in those cases, the courts will have to rule on the merits of the claims.

But with Urgenda and Sen Whitehouse's RICO proposal there is the claim that people have been or will be killed by CO2 polluters; in those cases, the courts will have to rule on the merits of the claims.

UPDATE (February 10, 2016): On February 9, the Supreme Court placed a hold on the Clean Power Plan, which will stay in place until a lower court rules on the merits and the Supreme Court either refuses to hear the case or rules on the merits.

«The merits of each of Exxon's claims involve important issues that should be determined by a court, however, this Court is not the proper venue to rule on the merits of Exxon's claims,» Kinkeade wrote in his transfer order.

The Court of Appeal held that in this case, there was a reasonable apprehension of a conflict between the interests of Reeb and RSA, which precluded the Court from ruling on the merits of the appeal.

THR, Esq. notes in this post that the settlement sadly eliminates the opportunity for a (real) judge to rule on the merits of the claim:

It is thus respectfully submitted that the an interim order should be granted in order to preserve the status quo until such time that the CTA can make a final ruling on the merits of this application.

In an earlier ruling on the merits of the case, the Federal Circuit upheld Judge Matsch's decision setting aside the jury's verdict in favor of Medtronic and granting judgment as a matter of law in favor of BrainLAB.

Their lordships did not rule on the merits of this argument.

The Eighth Circuit also had accepted a mandamus petition with respect to certain discovery rulings that State Farm had challenged, but found it unnecessary to reach the discovery issues given its ruling on the merits and class certification.

I do not disagree with the Lakehead ruling on the merits, but I wonder about the conventional wisdom that appears to be relied on by the arbitrator.

A Lexis spokesperson noted that although there was no definitive court ruling on the merits «contractually we are recognizing their copyright.»

Today we learned just how determined the patent troll Lodsys is to avoid a ruling on the merits of its claims.

Lodsys is doing everything it can to avoid a ruling on the merits of its claims.

Clearly, Lodsys wanted to avoid a ruling on the merits of the license issue.

While the court ruled there was a fiduciary duty, it did not rule on the merits of the case.

Not exact matches

The rulings put the order on hold until the courts can rule on the underlying merits.

Pro-Trump outlets including Breitbart and the Daily Caller have taken up the banner of opposition to net neutrality, apparently more as a proxy battle than on the merits of the rules themselves.

«Since there's no rule restricting the way we give options to people who are not executives or directors, we make those decisions on a case - by - case basis, based on a worker's seniority, merit, and importance to the company,» he says.

It's that living under law thing that kills us (the Spirit gives life but the letter kills), trying to live up to standards and rules, principles and guidelines, etc... The church these days has pretty much no idea what grace even is, and if you start talking about God's love, I mean his real love based only on Christ's merit, people call you a heretic.

«I am optimistic that these cases will eventually snake their way back up to the Supreme Court and given a full hearing on the merits of the case, I am confident that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of religious liberty,» Ferguson said.

The Home Office told Premier it did not «routinely comment on individual cases» but «each application is considered on its individual merits based on the evidence provided and in line with the UK's Immigration Rules.»

The court managed to rule on DOMA and reject California's Proposition 8 without commenting on the merits of whether same - sex marriage was a constitutional right.

If a relationship is dependent on the obedience to law, especially if that law is conceived of in terms of rules and regulations, the idea of merit inevitably enters in.

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to grant Hobby Lobby an injunction against the mandate, ruling that the craft chain «has not demonstrated a substantial likelihood of success on the merits» of the case.

Resist organized a Media Forum about the Victory and Challenges of the CA Ruling on Bt - talong to discuss the merits of the Writ of Kalikasan, as well as to enjoin the various sectors to strengthen their ranks against other GMOs in the country.

As someone who believes in the cooking and physiological merits of garlic, this frontline aroma is heavenly in its authentic garlic depiction, but it's the combination of the garlic and chili pepper that creates an ideal flavored vodka bouquet right from the start; as time wears on, it's the chili pepper piquancy that comes to rule the aromatic day as the crushed garlic aspect becomes the underlying support player; a brilliantly conceived and executed bouquet.

«If it arises, if Leeds United on sporting merit deserves to be in the Premier League, we will do all we can to persuade them to stay within the rules.»

The committee's plan for determining which teams play in the best games has not yet been completely disclosed, but if it leads to a common - sense determination of teams based on merit, rather than an application of cryptic and unforgiving rules made solely to prevent unscrupulous bowl executives from turning every big bowl game into Notre Dame against someone vaguely local, it's a massive improvement in the process.

A few of the mid-major leagues award automatic bids to their conference champs (the MWC champ gets dibs on Vegas, and the C - USA champ gets its pick from among league ties, for example), and some leagues like the ACC have rules that prevent teams from jumping too far out of the standings order, but otherwise, this is more about money than merit.

She did not rule on the case's merits.

This rule has been phased out in almost every state, and instead, judges must decide on the merits of the case which parent having custody would be in the best interests of the child.

Justice Ibrahim Buba of the court in his ruling on the defendants» preliminary objection on Monday, held that the engineers «had not made out a case of infringement on their fundamental rights even on the merit of the application,» and dismissed their applications.

It's what allows a judge to rule based on the merits of the law, rather than political circumstances or the majority's will.

Specifically on Mr Mahama, the former law lecturer said the current government's inability to retrieve monies fraudulently paid to individuals and institutions that the Supreme Court has ruled did not merit, is a blot on his administration.

«This case deserves a fair day in court and we expect the court will rule on this matter based on the merits of the case and nothing else,» the statement read.

Ruling on the commission's ex parte application on Monday, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba dismissed Mrs. Jonathan's objection to the application for lacking in merit.

«All cases are carefully considered on their individual merits, in line with the immigration rules and based on evidence provided by the applicant.»

Malliotakis, who is still in Albany while the Legislature wrangles over the state budget, said she plans to appeal Minardo's ruling, which she said «was made on procedure and not on the merit of the case.»

«We see no merit to Bruno's argument because, unlike the cases on which he relies, Bruno was convicted of the offenses that are now the subject to the retrial,» the ruling states.

Ruling on Saraki's application asking him to disqualify himself, Umar held that the motion «lacked absolute merit».

Although the judge ruled on procedural grounds rather than the merits of the law, the decision gives hope to union organizers such as Andrea Jokisaari, a Ph.D. student in materials science and engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, who has been active in the years - long effort to organize the campus's research assistants, The Chronicle» s Vimal Patel notes in another article.

To win a stay of the clean power rule, energy companies or states will have to show both that they face «immediate, irreparable harm,» and have a good chance of winning the case on its merits.