Sentences with phrase «seems judges of the court»

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A majority of the judges on a federal appeals court seemed skeptical of the government's defense for President Donald Trump's executive order restricting travel, during courtroom arguments Monday.

In a decision released by the Baltimore Circuit Court, Judge Martin P. Welch wrote that the 35 - year - old was being granted a new trial because his initial council failed to properly cross-examine an expert from the state about the reliability of cell tower data that seemed to place him at the scene of the crime.

There was the Superior Court judge in Ontario who ruled that Ottawa had «failed in their duty of care to indigenous peoples» in one case pertaining to the Sixties Scoop which hardly seems sufficient language for the intergenerational pain that was inflicted but I'm glad for it.

It thus seems that, even on our divided Supreme Court, a majority of judges (on both ends of the political spectrum) evince a growing appreciation of intermediate associations, including religious ones.

The football world seemed ready to put this issue to rest, but on Monday morning, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed Judge Berman's ruling and ordered the reinstatement of Tom Brady's 4 - game suspension.

Unlikely as this seems, it might make sense both in terms of reducing the partisanship of the court's judges and in terms of depoliticizing the process of selecting them.

Local voters seemed to be much more forgiving of their last MP than the media, or the high court judges who decided his fate.

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer collects the Working Families Party endorsement for gov — but seems to forget the ruling of State Supreme Court Judge Bernard Malone re David Soares.

Federal appeals court judges don't seem eager to embrace the arguments of lawyers seeking a new trial for Republican former New York Senate leader Dean Skelos.

About the only person who seemed determined to treat Mr. Bharara's appearance as a nonevent was Mr. Cuomo, who sat facing Mr. Bharara but did not speak to him at the swearing - in ceremony of Janet DiFiore, the state's new top judge, at the Court of Appeals.

Federal appeals court judges do not seem eager to embrace the arguments of lawyers seeking a new trial for former New York Senate leader Dean Skelos and his son.

«As a lawyer, President Akufo - Addo is an officer of the court and should, therefore, be concerned when the court is physically attacked and the Presiding judge threatened, but President Akufo - Addo doesn't seem to care,» Mr Portuphy said.

New York's top court on Tuesday heard arguments on the controversial issue of aid in dying, and judges seemed skeptical during questions from the bench.

«My general impressions, I was surprised that how this was being treated as an actual trial, a court trial, as far as the questioning and examining was going and that it seemed as if the Commissioner was acting as a judge, getting advice from her own legal counsel at times,» said Scott, «and just the level of detail and scrutiny was much more than I had expected.»

«You don't seem like a bail jumping kind of guy,» Caproni said in court Friday, sounding like TV's Judge Judy.

In a decision that seems to recognize chimpanzees as legal persons for the first time, a New York judge today granted a pair of Stony Brook University lab animals the right to have their day in court.

As to the outcome of the appeal, I have read both the State's appeal and GYRO's response and my opinion, having absolutely no legal background, is that I don't see that the State has much of a case; they seem to have thrown themselves on the mercy of the court and asked the judge to be «fair» to the people of New York who will have to pay the large settlement cost.

Well seems Jack Thompson might not be much of a problem in the near future, the Anti-Game Lawyer has reason to be a little embarrassed this week as The Florida Supreme Court approved a recommendation made by Judge Dava Tunis earlier this year, a recommendation that Jack Thompson receive a permanent disbarment with no opportunity for reinstatement.

Over the course of three years, I had the opportunity to meet with judges from the Supreme Court of Canada, academics and students from across Canada and lawyers from what seemed like every corner of the law.

Seems that Den Hollander won't find vindication for men's rights any time soon because last week, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the United States District Court in Manhattan summarily dismissed Den Hollander's case, reports the New York Times City Room Blog.

In the face of two mutually incompatible positions, the proposal for a joint court composed of both UK and EU judges seems to be a potential compromise.

Chief Judge Rader doesn't seem to always like the Supreme Court's patent - related decisions, but that philosophical disagreement may be part of the reason why the Supreme Court has to review Federal Circuit decisions so frequently.

Since the Chambers Judge's order «would seem to prevent the Province from pursuing all enforcement remedies against [the Respondent], regardless of whether they relate to a specific court proceeding», the Court of Appeal agreed the order inappropriately restrained the lawful conduct of a government official and was, therefore, in the nature of an injunction against the Ccourt proceeding», the Court of Appeal agreed the order inappropriately restrained the lawful conduct of a government official and was, therefore, in the nature of an injunction against the CCourt of Appeal agreed the order inappropriately restrained the lawful conduct of a government official and was, therefore, in the nature of an injunction against the Crown.

Against that background, Apple only asked for 60 cents per device from Motorola (which still seemed too much for Judge Posner, though not for the appeals court), less than one - twentieth of its per - unit damages demand from Samsung in the current case, in which Apple pursued a broader claim construction that enabled it to claim ownership of the whole feature as opposed to a particular internal architecture that can be avoided.

It seems to me that the issue is one of scarcity — that Ontario is under - resourced in terms of managing the existing number of matters in terms of judges, court resources, support staff, et cetera.

In both courts, the instruction of a case is led by a Judge rapporteur (JR) nominated by the relevant President according to unknown criteria (even though specialisation would seem to be taken into account at times).

Part of the problem for participatory fathers, though, is that their role in the family is essentially a revocable parole, in that courts that have not adapted to the new realities: judges can — and all too frequently do — turn them into Mr. Every - Other - Weekend, no matter how extensive their former role in the family, results which seem to be coming from both the traditionalist and modern progressive sides of the bench.

The time seems therefore ripe for a book like the one under review here, which is a volume of collected articles, edited by Maurice Adams, Henri de Waele, Johan Meeusen, and Gert Straetmans, fittingly entitled Judging Europe's Judges: The Legitimacy of the Case Law of the European Court of Justice (Hart Publishing 2013) examining the legitimacy of the Luxembourg Court in areas as diverse as the internal market, citizenship, or the EU's external relations.

«In short, despite the goals of the Child Protective Services Law, the trial judge seems to have done everything in her power to alienate these parents from their child, appears to have a fixed idea about this matter and, further, she prohibited evidence to be introduced that might have forced her to change her opinion,» the appeals court said.

A notable feature of the solution found by the Court seems to be once again the importance given to judicial review and the reliance on judges.

The Court of Appeal in Imerman therefore seems to be suggesting that if wives discover documentation, they are to rely upon their memory of the documents seen or embark upon a course of action well after the horse has bolted which could prove prohibitively expensive, and which has previously been judged «oppressive» and «a rare weapon for use in extreme or exceptional circumstances» (Burgess v Burgess).

As Linden noted: «This may seem trivial, but when the Attorney General is the chief prosecutor in the Court, judges having to routinely use the Ministry's letterhead does not contribute to the image of the judges being separate or independent from the government.»

Considering that the same district court allowed Apple to leverage a couple of recent Supreme Court opinions concerning fee - shifting in connection with its pursuit of a recovery of attorneys» fees from Samsung, it would seem just fair for Samsung to be allowed to make an Alice argument now, just in time before Judge Lucy Koh will decide on the parties» motions for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) following the recent $ 119 million jury verdict (which was disappointing enough for Apple to request a retrcourt allowed Apple to leverage a couple of recent Supreme Court opinions concerning fee - shifting in connection with its pursuit of a recovery of attorneys» fees from Samsung, it would seem just fair for Samsung to be allowed to make an Alice argument now, just in time before Judge Lucy Koh will decide on the parties» motions for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) following the recent $ 119 million jury verdict (which was disappointing enough for Apple to request a retrCourt opinions concerning fee - shifting in connection with its pursuit of a recovery of attorneys» fees from Samsung, it would seem just fair for Samsung to be allowed to make an Alice argument now, just in time before Judge Lucy Koh will decide on the parties» motions for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) following the recent $ 119 million jury verdict (which was disappointing enough for Apple to request a retrial).

I've been reading a lot of judges» decisions recently, and I've noticed a type of comment that comes up frequently: comments that seem to only be provided in order to make it more difficult for an appellate court to overturn their decision.

The issue of gaga judges seems to afflict the US Supreme Court, where lifelong tenure and the prospect of political pitched battles keeps judges sitting long after their best - by datesSee Supreme Court Senility or the even more provocative Slate piece on Chief Justice Rehnquist's penchant for serious prescription drugs.

That doesn't seem fair: As the Times story points out, «New York's courts have overlooked misconduct like lawyers» solicitation of minors for sex, efforts to deceive judges and possession of cocaine.

Because it seems so evident that this judge is unwilling to follow the rules and has a hostility against you to the point of threatening to hold you in contempt simply because you are asking her to follow the rules on your motions, you have the right to file a complaint against this judge with the state supreme court judicial commission.

The High Court judge, Mr Justice Francis, said that Parliament can not have intended for legal aid not to be available in such cases: «However, it does seem to me that when Parliament changed the law in relation to legal aid and significantly restricted the availability of legal aid, yet continued to make legal aid available in care cases where the state is seeking orders against parents, it can not have intended that parents in the position that these parents have been in should have no access to legal advice or representation... I am aware that there are many parents around the country in similar positions where their cases have been less public and where they have had to struggle to represent themselves.

With the focus on the court today, it seemed like the right time to offer up a bit of quick research on agreement among the judges.

The trial judge's statement of when the but - for test «may be relaxed», if it is intended to relate back to the material contribution test — as it seems to be — amounts to a version of the claim that the Alberta Court of Appeal made in Resurfice, which the Supreme Court expressly rejected.

If, as seems to be the case, the trial judge in the new Fisher trial did apply the Snell robust and pragmatic common sense approach, then, assuming there is an appeal and assuming that Aristorenas is still good law once Clements is decided, the Court of Appeal may have to determine whether Fisher is consistent with Aristorenas.

What seems less unclear is the impropriety of a judge wearing this piece of paraphernalia in the court room he was presiding over.

I have spent many years in criminal courts watching evidence that at first sight seemed persuasive, truthful and accurate disintegrating under cross-examination conducted upon the instructions of one of the parties... Perhaps the key task facing a judge in evaluating evidence is to determine accuracy and reliability.

Seems that some parliamentarians are going to get to see whether Prime Minister Harper's nominee for the Supreme Court has the Latin, all in front of TV cameras so we can judge the coal miners for ourselves.»

It seems likely that judges in all courts (criminal, family and civil) will be increasingly wary in future of allowing expert evidence alone to determine crucial disputes as to fact and causation.

Although Hawaii courts may refer to property a couple acquires after marriage as «marital property,» the law in Hawaii allows a judge to divide all of a couple's property in any manner that seems fair, regardless of which spouse actually owns it or when it was acquired.

3) It seems to me that Judge Sotomayor's dissent can be called «pro-appellate review of district court reasoning.»

Mind you, all of the judges in various courts so far who have heard IRP appeal cases seem balanced, decent and fair.

As for the outcome at the Supreme Court of Canada, we admit that we like the Supremes in that their decisions for the most part tend to back personal liberties over state intrusion and from our perspective all of the judges seem very balanced, decent and fair.

«But ATRA is hopeful that reasonableness will ultimately win the day, and that senators will confirm Judge Gorsuch fairly soon so he can hear arguments and weigh in on critical high court cases revolving around the due - process violations that result from personal injury lawyers» forum - shopping, as well as National Labor Relations Board actions that seem to fly in the face of the frequently upheld Federal Arbitration Act.»