Sentences with phrase «when district judges»

Despite the «rough approximation» of the Guidelines, there must be some within - guideline that do not achieve § 3553 (a)'s objectives and circuit courts have to identify the «times» when district judges impose sentences that are unreasonable.

Though I do not generally have a problem with district judges sitting by designation, I think there is a worrisome sort of conflict - of - interest for district judges to be very involved in defining a circuit court's standards for when district judges are sentencing in a reasonable manner.

I think there is a conflict, but I'm not sure it wouldn't almost always apply when district judges sit by designation.

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Common Core backers did get a bit of good news from Louisiana late Tuesday, when a district judge slapped down Gov. Bobby Jindal's effort to repeal the standards by executive order.

Earlier today, Apple lost a major case when District Judge Denise Cote ruled that the company led a conspiracy to raise e-book prices above those charged by Amazon.

When the district judge in question took senior status in 2008, all trace of the scheme disappeared.

However, her letter did not reach the court file before 19 April 2012, when District Judge Aitken approved the consent order.

Not exact matches

Last month, a U.S. District Court judge in New Jersey ruled that a debt collector had violated the law when it sued Daniel Bock in order to collect an old credit card debt.

In a terse decision, Judge Gregory A. Presnell of the United States District Court in Orlando rejected the former workers» arguments that Disney and the two contractors had colluded to make false statements when they applied for temporary visas, known as H - 1B, for the foreign replacements.

NRF and its members won a major victory in 2013 when U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon ruled that the cap went beyond the «reasonable» and «proportional» level ordered by Congress.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

«Her comments echoed those a day earlier by District Judge Jonathan Feinstein when he highlighted the absence of parents at hearings in Manchester.

District Judge Elizabeth Roscoe was incredulous when told that the girl's parents were too busy to see their daughter appear before City of Westminster magistrates after she was accused of offences during the violent disorder in London this week.

(Updated) School district is appealing the decision, saying the judge's ruling is unclear when it comes to the Bible - verse banners.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes disagreed, writing the government can not «gag citizens when it says it is in the interest of national security, and it can not do it in some bureaucrat's notion of cultural homogeneity,» according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.

When reached by SI, Rigsby, a District of Columbia Superior Courtjudge, was getting ready, as a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, to deploy toIraq for a six - month stint as a military judge overseeing trials for murder, rape and robbery.

The Crystal Lake Park District's lawsuit over ownership of the lake hit another snag Tuesday when two McHenry County Court associate judges removed themselves from the case.

District courts aren't limited to the grounds or arguments asserted by the parties when making their rulings either, so rejection of the amicus brief does not suddenly wall off any of its arguments from consideration by the judge.

At the time, there was discussion over what an «improper physical relationship» actually meant (as well as the meaning of «is»), and whether oral sex fit under what a U.S. District Judge's defined as when a «person knowingly engages in or causes contact with the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person with an intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.»

It likely will be up to a Lake County judge to decide whether the Vernon Hills Village Board overstepped its authority when it recently blocked a plan by the local Park District to build a 25 - space parking lot in Deerpath Park.

U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo made the permit a necessity in February when he agreed with Park District opponent Roger Stone's contention that the trapshooting was a violation of the federal Clean Water Act.

Smith and other members of a grass - roots organization working to create a park district scored their biggest victory to date on Friday, when McHenry County Associate Judge Haskell M. Pitluck validated the group's petitions, allowing the question to be placed on the March ballot.

A prosecutor was noncommittal when asked by Manhattan U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni if the government plans to retry Peter Kelly Jr., an energy executive accused of paying bribes to Joe Percoco, a convicted former aide to Cuomo.

He served as district attorney until 1958, when he became a judge.

Morvillo appeared Monday before U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni to successfully block the defense's attempt to bar him from the courtroom when Howe is not testifying.

The demonstrators thronging Brooklyn's Cadman Plaza erupted in jubilation when they learned Eastern District Court Judge Ann Donnelly had issued a nationwide stay blocking the Trump administration from deporting any of the individuals presently in detention.

When a case is finally heard and sentencing issues are considered, the majority of magistrates and district judges try their hardest to come up with a sentence that is suitable, fair and realistic.

It was 12:05 p.m. Monday when U.S. District Court Judge Joan Azrack entered the courtroom — three hours and five minutes after the scheduled start time.

Eileen will continue working as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Frederick Kapala until September, when her replacement will start work.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz, in a letter to U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack, said she was concerned that Linda Mangano might argue as a defense that federal agents inaccurately reported their interviews of her, when she insisted her employment by Singh was not a sham job and that she performed actual marketing and public relations work.

But between Aug. 17, when a federal district court judge in Albany revived Pidot's candidacy by ordering the new election, and the appellate court's overruling of the district court two weeks ago, Martins and Pidot raised and spent money.

«The teacher evaluation system we have in place already, and it's actually negotiated according to each school district,» Klein said, «but, again, I think it's difficult for them to be judged by the standards of Common Core when Common Core wasn't implemented properly.»

When voters elect judges to Supreme Court, they are electing judges for the Ninth Judicial District, which includes Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Putnam, and Dutchess Counties.

The judge - drawn redistricting maps for House districts reshuffled the deck a bit when it comes to Congressional represenation.

Judge Valerie E. Caproni of Federal District Court in Manhattan noted that even before Mr. Silver's arrest, when some of his fellow legislators had been arrested on corruption charges, he remained undeterred.

Percoco, who lives in South Salem, faces up to 50 years in prison when he is sentenced by District Court Judge Valerie Caproni this summer.

The Manhattan Democrat also was convicted of money laundering charges, and will face a theoretical maximum of 130 years in prison when he is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni.

According to the statement, the names of the three were left out when the Council announced its unanimous decision last week to remove from office 20 out of the 21 Circuit Court Judges and District Magistrates investigated by the Disciplinary Committee for their involvement in allegations of bribery by Tigereyepi.

Chief Judge Janet DiFiore replaced Bookstaver with Lucian Chalfen, who was her chief spokesman when she was Westchester County district attorney, before she was put in charge of the court system in January 2016.

Chautauqua County Court Judge David Foley dismissed the charge of second degree manslaughter against 34 year - old Thomas Jadlowski in a ruling issued on Wednesday, saying District Attorney Patrick Swanson erred when he presented the case in front of a grand jury while seeking an indictment.

A letter released by US District Court Judge Stephen Robinson showed e-mail proof that Bernard Kerik, former NYPD Police Commissioner, made false statements when disclosing information to Bronx prosecutors about free renovations to his home.

That challenge lingered in the court system well after the freeze was lifted in 2007 and was not resolved until 2013 when a federal judge ruled not only was the freeze justified, but that the district did not need to give teachers credit on the pay scale for the years the freeze was enacted.

The judge, Valerie E. Caproni of Federal District Court, did not unseal the materials at the time, but the issue arose again after the trial ended, when the office of Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, asked to be allowed to use the materials at Mr. Silver's sentencing, which is scheduled for May 3.

Teachers in Chester, Pa., who said they would be willing to work without pay to keep classroom disruption to a minimum after their school district reported in early January that its cash reserves had dipped below $ 100,000, scored a small victory on Jan. 10 when a federal judge approved an advance on the district's state school aid pending the outcome of a lawsuit to force the state to provide adequate funding.

U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe is expected to rule on the issue of when New York should hold its party primaries, part of an ongoing Department of Justice lawsuit to force the state into complying with the MOVE Act, which governs timely access to military and overseas ballots.

The presiding judge, Valerie E. Caproni of Federal District Court, told jurors at the outset of the trial that the government must prove that Mr. Silver knowingly participated in a scheme to defraud and «received things of value in the form of bribes or kickbacks, and that he knew when he accepted those things he was expected, in exchange, to take official action as the opportunity arose.»

U.S. District Court Judge William H. Walls on Friday denied Menendez's request to have his corruption trial recessed on days when the Senate has a «critical» vote.

A U.S. district court judge has denied Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez's (N.J.) request to have his corruption trial recessed on days when the Senate has a «critical» vote.

On Monday, Judge David Zuckerman of Westchester County District Court said the carnage Hillary, 41, caused at a Mount Vernon club when he opened fire will never be repaired.