Sentences with phrase «unanimous court»

Acting for the Motor Insurers» Bureau in the Supreme Court, he overturned two unanimous Court of Appeal authorities to establish that the MIB's liability in respect of uninsured drivers in accidents abroad was to be determined in accordance with the law of the place of the accident, not English law.

Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the unanimous court, «once a use of force is deemed reasonable... it may not be found unreasonable by reference to some separate constitutional violation.»

A unanimous court declared that Texas was permitted to apportion voting districts by population — including the undocumented.

On Thursday, a unanimous Court struck down a Massachusetts law that restricted peaceful expression on public streets and sidewalks outside of abortion clinics.

William J. Brennan wrote passionately for a unanimous Court of the clear public interest they saw in protecting news reporters from libel lawsuits, even when journalists report falsehoods as facts.

It is noteworthy that in Swaggart Ministries O'Connor is writing on behalf of a unanimous court.

Religious freedom groups praised the decision, and especially the fact that it came from a unanimous court.»

To hold churches accountable to federal employment regulations on matters of clergy would open them to unconstitutional state interference, a unanimous court -LSB-...]

«Myriad did not create anything,» Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for a unanimous court.

In his opinion for the unanimous court, however, Judge Roscoe B. Stephenson Jr. wrote that while abolishing funding imbalances is «a worthy goal,» any changes must come from the legislature.

Justice William Brennan's opinion for a unanimous court in Green set the stage for large - scale busing.

Writing for a unanimous court, Chief Justice Warren Burger explained that the case involved the limits of judicial authority, and he sought to distinguish the scope of judicial authority from the authority of school officials.

African American and Latino students, as well as children and youths from low - income families, have been particularly hard hit, according to the unanimous court ruling, which pointed to dismal test scores and graduation rates as evidence of the impact of insufficient funding.

I come back to it again to follow up on Lisa Silver's very interesting post over at Ideablawg about the lack of scientific foundations beneath Justice Moldaver's opinion for a unanimous court....

«Where an accused is charged with first degree murder but convicted of second degree murder, he or she has been acquitted of first degree murder,» Justices Rosalie Abella and Michael Moldaver wrote on behalf of a unanimous court.

The unanimous court found that the preference was not racial in nature but depended on political membership in «quasi-sovereign tribal entities.»

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. wrote the opinion for the unanimous Court.

A contract is a contract and, as expressed by Chief Justice Winkler on behalf of a unanimous court, «From a practical perspective, it is worth repeating that if parties to an employment agreement specifying a fixed amount of damages intend for mitigation to apply upon termination without cause, they must express that intention in clear and specific language in the contract.»

The week before senators plan to vote on the man who is likely to take her seat on the Court, the Supreme Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the unanimous Court's opinion that the state of New Hampshire has overreached in its requirement that all minors inform their parents 48 hours before an abortion, without exception for a minor's health.

Justice Karakatsanis, writing for the unanimous Court, wrote that the Court of Appeal did not provide enough emphasis to the principles behind Rule 1.04 when determining summary judgments, and instead relied too heavily on the full appreciation test.

Chief Justice Strathy, writing for a unanimous court, noted that there had been considerable ambiguity in the case law as to whether the court possesses inherent jurisdiction, in addition to its explicit statutory jurisdiction, to award costs against a non-party.

Writing for a unanimous court, The Chief Justice, noted (at paragraph 31): «Nor is lack of originality alone a flaw in judgment writing; on the contrary, it is part and parcel of the judicial process.»

The unanimous court also concluded that the tool did not violate Loomis» due process right to not be sentenced on the basis of gender.

In Ford v. Quebec, Chief Justice Dickson and a unanimous court ruled that the sign laws contravened s 2 (b) of the Charter of Rights, as well as s. 3 of the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and could not be justified as a «reasonable limit» under s. 1 of the Charter and could not likewise be justified as an acceptable restriction on freedom of expression under the Quebec Charter.

That award was decisively overturned by a unanimous Court of Appeal.

In allowing the appeal and setting aside the order of the motions judge, a unanimous Court of Appeal panel accepted the appellant's argument that Rule 15.02 (4), a rule designed to terminate proceedings where a named plaintiff has not authorized commencement, had no application.

On brief in maritime case before the United States Supreme Court; the unanimous Court, in affirming favorable judgments of the lower courts, held that the doctrine of superseding cause exists in admiralty and is consistent with the Court's earlier adoption of comparative fault principles

The unanimous Court created an «incremental step» in developing a duty of honest performance, which was described as follows:

If he had such power, said Chief Justice Hughes, in 1932, also for a unanimous Court,

Juriansz J.A. for a unanimous court wrote at para. 22:

Chief Justice Marshall spoke for a unanimous Court in saying that:

Here is your injunction cheat sheet, courtesy of Justice Gillese who wrote the decision for the unanimous court.

Writing for a unanimous court, Judge Dolores Sloviter wrote: «gambling, even in the home, simply does not involve any individual interests of the same constitutional magnitude» as sexual privacy laws, and therefore «is not protected by any right to privacy under the Constitution.»

In Sable Offshore Energy Inc v Ameron International Corp, [2013] 2 SCR 623 Justice Rosalie Abella, writing for a unanimous court, emphasized at para. 12 that settlement negotiations are a class privilege.

Writing for a unanimous Court, Justice Fish emphasized the unique position of labour arbitrators.

Writing for a unanimous Court of Appeal, Justice Brown held the Tribunal's decision was reasonable and should not be interfered with.

In Wewaykum Indian Band v Canada, [2003] 2 SCR 259 Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, speaking for a unanimous court, stated at para. 57: «Simply put, public confidence in our legal system is rooted in the fundamental belief that those who adjudicate in law must always do so without bias or prejudice and must be perceived to do so.»

Mr. Justice Hall, writing for a unanimous court, agreed with the trial judge that the smell of burnt marijuana is not necessarily grounds to perform an arrest, but found that it is one of several circumstances that can be taken into account in determining whether a reasonable person would conclude that the accused is «committing an offence» and can therefore be arrested.

Writing for a unanimous Court, Huscroft J.A. recognized that while it is true that a contractor should be responsible for its faulty work, and while it is also true that an insurer might reasonably have an incentive to exclude resulting damage, the reviewing judge must take into account the wellestablished principles of insurance contract interpretation.

Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Wood v. Moss, No. 13 - 115.

In what bookshelf did he and his unanimous court find precedent to decide in the 2003 Halpern case that the historical definition of marriage violated the Charter — and that their remedy, gay marriage, would be implemented immediately?