Sentences with phrase «special courts in»

«Former President Taylor's handover to the special court in Freetown was an historic day for the people of Sierra Leone and West Africa.

There is a special court in the US, and I've read about payouts in other nations.

Sheila has also taught advocacy for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in Canada, the United States, England, Scotland, New Zealand and El Salvador, as well as for the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal in Rwanda and the Special Court in Sierra Leone.

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Mumbai jewellers Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are prime suspects in the case and a special court of India's Central...

So what do you do if you're involved in a sticky suit in a state with no special tech court — and therefore few, if any, tech - savvy judges?

In last June's 5 - to - 4 Hobby Lobby ruling, which was divided along ideological lines, the high court said closely held companies have a right to special religious exceptions when it comes to the benefits they're required to offer their employees under the ACA.

EU leaders are courting the six countries at a special summit in Riga, Latvia, that opened Thursday, offering better economic cooperation and promising financial aid and help for good government.

He's on trial before a special court reserved for members of government and faces two years in prison if found guilty of failing to reduce the size of the banking sector.

Meanwhile, Flynn struck a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller and pleaded guilty in federal court last month to making false statements to federal investigators about his discussions in December 2016 with Russia's ambassador to the US at the time, Sergey Kislyak.

«A criminal defendant, we hold, need not request special interrogatories, nor need he acquiesce in the Government's request for discrete findings by the jury, in order to preserve in full a timely - raised objection to jury instructions,» Justice J. Ginsburg wrote in her explanation of the court's decision.

A federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday granted a motion by the special counsel Robert Mueller's office to dismiss several charges brought against Rick Gates, the former deputy chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

An October special legislative session culminated in budget cuts of 3 % across the judiciary, where court - employee furloughs are under consideration and travel reimbursements have been reduced for jurors and court - ordered witnesses.

In a statement on Sunday, the Singapore - listed commodity trader said Friday's court order does not restrict it from holding any special general meeting.

Those emails were disclosed in court documents that were were filed by special counsel Robert Mueller's office and unsealed in October.

Kellogg faced off with Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis in court on Thursday, with the cereal giant accusing the sportsman nicknamed «Special K» of using its intellectual property for commercial purposes.

It was founded by two Court Appointed Special Advocates who realized that there were no emergency care facilities for children in Harlingen and the larger Rio Grande Valley.

That is according to email read in B.C. Provincial Court by Special Prosecutor David Butcher during the sentencing of an ex-government worker who pleaded guilty to breach of public trust.

In a court filing, acting U.S. Attorney Robert Khuzami said the office continues to believe a «special master is not warranted to review the seized materials for privilege and that a Government Filter Team would fairly and most efficiently accomplish this task.»

This was the case with Payless ShoeSource, whose $ 400 million special dividend before the bankruptcy was attacked in bankruptcy court.

Cohen's disclosure comes on the eve of a Thursday court hearing in New York where a federal judge is poised to decide whether to appoint a special master to oversee the examination of documents seized from Cohen's office earlier this month to determine if they should be shielded from federal investigators by attorney - client privilege.

While the committee grilled Zuckerberg about why he wanted a special class of stock, Andreessen sent the CEO text messages to explain which of his arguments weren't working and why, according to messages quoted in court filings.

A defense attorney in a court filing says special counsel Robert Mueller has disclosed he has no evidence that former Trump campaign manager Paul...

To hold that same - sex marriage is part of the fundamental right to marry, or necessary for giving LGBT people the equal protection of the laws, the Court implicitly made a number of other assumptions: that one - flesh union has no distinct value in itself, only the feelings fostered by any kind of consensual sex; that there is nothing special about knowing the love of the two people whose union gave you life, whose bodies gave you yours, so long as you have two sources of care and support; that what children need is parenting in some disembodied sense, and not mothering and fathering.

If these corporations believed their interests had been injured, they could take the government to court — not in the courts of that country to be judged by its laws — but in special courts set up to adjudicate between governments and corporations for the sake of maintaining the free flow of capital.

As a permanent global court, the ICC will likewise differ from the special International Criminal Tribunals created by the UN Security Council to address atrocities in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.

Special emphasis was placed also on assuring the poor of justice against the rich in the law courts, though partiality was not to be given unfairly to the poor (Exod.

Historically, the Court has usually recognized the special status of religion in the First Amendment.

So can satan cultist graffiti artists spray paint curses on the graves of the Phelps» graves, or are their graves now special because 14 out of 16 Phelps family members are attorneys who know how to argue any point, right or wrong, to win in a court of law?

The Supreme Court, in an indecipherable opinion (Romer v. Evans), held that this denial of special status to homosexuals violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Windsor Court has also partnered with Stolichnaya Elit to offer a special prix - fixe tasting menu in The Grill Room as part of Tales of the Cocktail Restaurant Week.

The ACCC will not seek special leave to appeal against the Full Federal Court's decision in Metcash.

The High Court had granted the Commonwealth of Australia special leave to appeal the decision in Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2015] FCAFC 59 (1 May 2015), in which the Full Federal Court concluded that they should not have any regard to the figures agreed by the parties in relation to penalties.

He instantly gives them a gigantic presence on the Offensive end (led them in scoring with 20 on the night) and when he and Dylan Richter finally get to take the court together, it will be special..

Here goes, in no special order: Danskin, Rutherford, Kelsey, Joy, Neill, Skirton, Tony Burns, David Court, Henry Norris, Allison, Hulme, Allinson, Logie, Male, Snedden, Simpson, Ure, Whittaker, Morrell, Bob Wall, Revd.

Kane acted after Superior Court Judge Eugene Kelly, who has been sitting and will continue to sit in Hartford as a special one - man grand jury, heard testimony on widespread corruption in the sport.

«To do a job on paper and have the team believe in your principles and then carry them out on the court gives me a very special feeling.»

You should also know that the courts will consider whether each parent will be supportive of the child's ongoing relationship with the other parent, in addition to the child's age, any special needs, medical needs, and other pertinent factors.

Circle of Moms: Get advice from thousands of other moms in an online private sharing circle for sharing family updates Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA): The mission of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, together with its state and local members, is to support and promote court - appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent hCourt Appointed Special Advocates (CASA): The mission of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, together with its state and local members, is to support and promote court - appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent hCourt Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, together with its state and local members, is to support and promote court - appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent hcourt - appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes.

The mother, initially hostile and angry in court, agreed to undergo individual and family counseling, provide the boy his own private space in the house, including a bedroom and bed, and cooperate with a court - appointed special advocate.

Thousands of adoptions are finalized in court rooms all across the United States on this special occasion.

The Shops at Mission Viejo's Mom's Nite Out will also feature special discounts from participating retailers, informal modeling from Ann Taylor, and food tastings from Crepes de Paris, Paradise Bakery & Cafe, Rubio's Baja Grill and Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour, from 5 p.m. — 7 p.m. in the Center Court.

The Parliamentary Justice Committee had recommended special consideration for pregnancy and maternity discrimination claims in 2016 but as no government action followed, the trade union Unison took the issue to court.

He said «John Dramani Mahama had benefitted from such a situation in the Presidential petition of 2013 and cynically thought his good friend, the President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta, whom he had invited as the special guest of honour during Ghana's independent Celebrations in 2016, would have the benefit of the docility of the Kenyan Supreme Court just as he was the beneficiary of Ghana's razor thin edge Supreme Court decision in 2013.

Indeed, Taylor's lawyers have pointed to a 2009 US diplomatic cable from former US Ambassador to Liberia Linda Thomas - Greenfield which stated that if the Special Court were to acquit Charles Taylor or even to hand him a light sentence, he would be in a position to jeopardise Liberia's stability.

One could also attach a special surcharge to copyright enforcement actions in federal court - many state courts finance a variety of low dollar programs that way.

A petitioner shall not withdraw an election petition to which section 229 (3) applies without the leave of the High Court upon special application to be made in the prescribed manner.

As a Supreme Court Justice, Judge Fahey was assigned to handle a civil calendar as well as criminal Special Term and presided over a variety of cases in Erie County as well as the outlying counties in the Eighth Judicial District.

At this conference, the Court requests that the parties be prepared to discuss, inter alia, special directives or suggestions, if any, this Court should give to the Magistrate Judge to assist her in preparing a redistricting plan, deadlines, and the appointment of experts.

Christie's decision to call a special election was challenged in the state's Supreme Court.

What's more, that lawsuit wouldn't be fought in a domestic court, but by a special arbitration panel.