Sentences with phrase «whether public courts»

At Credit Slips, Melissa Jacoby wonders whether public courts ought to be required to publish court calendars on their web sites — and why they don't, anyway.

Not exact matches

«Since the Heller case, the next great question for the Supreme Court to decide was whether there is a right to carry guns in public,» Winkler told the AP.

Whether these negative accusations will color public opinion and affect customer shopping patterns remains to be seen, but consumer advocacy groups have been pushing a full court press against the grocery giant.

Stevens offered not a word of concern about whether religious students might feel themselves to be less than full members of the political community if, by order of the nation's highest court, their messages and only their messages are categorically excluded from the school's public arena.

Again, we can ask whether the spate of hate - speech and «equality» legislation in Britain and other European countries — not to mention the restrictions on public manifestations of faith, the right to which has been upheld again and again by both domestic and European courts — also falls foul of this Article.

At oral arguments about whether public prayers at a New York town's board meetings are permissible, the high court took a broad look at the country's church - state history and even the Supreme Court's own traditcourt took a broad look at the country's church - state history and even the Supreme Court's own traditCourt's own traditions.

Whether it was at a formal examination in court, or earlier in a public confrontation, that Jesus was asked the crucial question, we may fairly understand it as a preliminary to his arraignment before the Roman governor.

She said it was «a remarkable reversal in the concept of the public good and the traditional definition of sexual morality» that the court even needed to consider whether traditional Christians were fit to be foster parents.

Samantha Caldwell is dedicated to keeping the public areas of Windsor Court pristine, and whether guests are reading in the Club Level Lounge or waiting for a friend in the lobby, they always notice her superior handiwork.

Either way you get to court, you are going to go to court, you are going to have lawyer whether or not you assign a lawyer or a public defender is appointed for your child and the court process will then occur the charges will be brought and they will either go to trial on these charges or there will be some sort of a disposition.

The state's highest court will decide whether to make NYPD disciplinary records public in a case filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union with the support of multiple news organizations.

At the request of a person directly affected by the exercise of a power, a court may conduct a so - called judicial review to determine whether the exercise of a public power on a given occasion is, or is not, within the limits of the power.

Given various policy options, this line of thought asserts, military force stands alongside many competing actions as but one policy option among many, whether economic sanctions, political incentives, alliance building, political pressure, or shame in the court of public opinion.

Dissatisfied with the conduct of the police, the group went to court to seek clarification on whether or not it was appropriate for a Circuit Court to entertain matters arising out of the enforcement of the Public Ordercourt to seek clarification on whether or not it was appropriate for a Circuit Court to entertain matters arising out of the enforcement of the Public OrderCourt to entertain matters arising out of the enforcement of the Public Order Act.

The federal appellate panel in Manhattan questioned whether Silver's misdeeds qualify as public corruption since the Supreme Court unanimously held that in accepting $ 175,000 in luxury gifts, McDonnell had given little more in return than setting up a few meetings and phone calls.

Neff told the court that an indefinite suspension would allow lawmakers to decide whether to remove Estes from the bench and restore public faith in the administration of justice.

Zimbabwe has charged 68 people with public violence following violent clashes between protesters and the police last week and a magistrate court will on Tuesday rule whether they should be released from custody while they await trial.

Lowell, who represented Williams's former company in the McDonnell case, said prosecutors would now have to decide in the cases of Menendez and others «whether the allegations go to what the Supreme Court said was the public official's authority to act, and to be doing more than what is the typical, expected constituent service that our system depends on.»

The charter is silent on whether the public advocate has broader authority to sue the city, and the courts have been reluctant to confer such a power.

A state appeals court has granted a request by NYC Public Advocate Tish James and others to reconsider whether the grand jury proceedings in the case of Eric Garner should be made pPublic Advocate Tish James and others to reconsider whether the grand jury proceedings in the case of Eric Garner should be made publicpublic.

«The court will now determine whether or not the Metropolitan police breached its public law and human rights obligations in the way it handled this investigation and its aftermath.»

At today's public protection budget hearing, a fairly stark Republican - Democrat debate formed over whether, facing a 2 percent cap, additional court funding should go to judicial raises or an increase in civil legal services, which helps the poor get legal representation in court.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos told public radio and television that he would rather wait until the Supreme Court rules on whether the health care act is legal before setting up the exchanges.

He thinks Ganim has an uphill legal battle and said going forward, the question for the courts will be whether Connecticut has a «valid interest» in barring candidates with prior public corruption charges from public campaign money.

On Feb. 26, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Janus v. AFSCME, a case that boils down to the question of whether public - sector unions have a right to collect dues from workers they bargain on behalf of, even if they are not union members.

Grant Shapps said «it was clear she did something wrong in the court of public opinion», but declined to give his own view about whether she had done anything wrong, when asked by Andrew Neil on the Daily Politics.

The state's highest court will decide whether to make NYPD disciplinary records public in a case filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union with the support of news organizations including The New York Post.

«My kinsman is being appointed the Commissioner for the CHRAJ when after wasting the public purse up to the Supreme Court to contest whether or not the suspects in the Mabey and Johnson case could be investigated for corruption he chose to go to sleep after promising he was going to investigate using the trove of credible evidence I sent CHRAJ in the case as Attorney General.

There were also deals, or near deals, to bar campaign donations from those seeking state contracts, create a public campaign financing system for state Supreme Court judicial candidates, and require state lawmakers to seek a formal opinion on whether their outside income represents conflicts of interest.

Whether that is due to climate change is an interesting question,» Tim Lovett, director of public affairs at the British Beekeepers» Association, said last month at the annual Hampton Court Flower Show about 10 miles southeast of central London.

Our climate scientist brief focused narrowly and conservatively on two questions: (1) whether the state of the science was accurately represented by the EPA and by the lower court, and (2) whether the science is sufficiently compelling to support a judgement that the legal standard for regulation is met (i.e., may greenhouse gas emissions «reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare»?)

As the nation awaits the confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice, Education Next brings together two teams of legal experts to debate whether the court was correct to assert that there is no federal legal remedy to inequalities in public educaCourt justice, Education Next brings together two teams of legal experts to debate whether the court was correct to assert that there is no federal legal remedy to inequalities in public educacourt was correct to assert that there is no federal legal remedy to inequalities in public education.

Justices on the seven - member court also questioned whether public money for K - 12 schools should be used in private schools at all, whether other forms of state aid to religious institutions would be at risk if the vouchers are struck down, and whether...

Welner also takes issue with the examples I gave of courts that decided the question of whether tax credits constitute public or private money.

The fallout from the 2009 legislative session continues in state court, as Gov. Sanford and lawmakers battle over whether South Carolina will accept $ 700 million in federal stimulus money that would help pay teachers» salaries and fund public safety.

Judge William Collette of Ingham County Circuit Court has blocked the state from providing funds to the schools until he decides whether the charter - school law that led them to be granted «public» status conforms to the state constitution.

In its next term, the Supreme Court will again consider whether it is legitimate for a state to forbid individuals from choosing to use public dollars for religious instruction.

Now, educators and policymakers in that state are scrambling to determine whether and how to enforce the new law, a direct challenge to Plyler v. Doe, a 1982 Supreme Court ruling that asserts that public schools must provide all students an education, regardless of their immigration status.

The Supreme Court case hinged on whether the disciplinary actions improperly denied students their rights to a public education.

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up an appeal examining whether Title IX provides the exclusive legal remedy for cases of sex discrimination in public schools.

Simulation # 5: In this simulation, students role play members of the U.S. Supreme Court and decide whether recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance in public school including the phrase «under God» violates the Establishment Clause.

Since students in Cleveland could choose to attend a private school, a public magnet school, or a charter school, the Court reasoned that the existence of magnet and charter schools should be considered in assessing whether students have a genuine choice among secular and religious schools.

In essence, the court must decide whether racial diversity in schools is a compelling interest — one that justifies the government's use of race in selecting students for admission to public high schools.

Commentary and analysis of the Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court case that will take on the question of whether public sector unions, like teachers unions, should be able to force non-members to pay fees.

Last month, the Washington Supreme Court issued its latest order in the McCleary public education funding case, addressing whether the State has finally met its responsibility to fully fund basic education.

The Arkansas State Supreme Court will reopen a landmark case to determine whether state lawmakers have carried out the court's order to make sweeping improvements to the public education syCourt will reopen a landmark case to determine whether state lawmakers have carried out the court's order to make sweeping improvements to the public education sycourt's order to make sweeping improvements to the public education system.

A lawsuit was filed and the court is currently weighing whether overturning Blaine is unconstitutional given the «Paramount Duty» clause found in Article IX, section 1 of the Florida Constitution which mandates a free, high - quality system of public education.

The issue before the court is whether a school district must pay for a private school placement unilaterally chosen by the student's parents when the district has made a «free and appropriate public education» (FAPE) available to the student.

A federal district court in Iowa held that a state tax deduction for school expenses, including private school tuition, does not violate the Establishment Clause because it is available to parents regardless of whether their child attends a public, private or religious school, neither advances nor inhibits religion, and does not entangle the state with religion.

At issue in the case of M.R. v. Ridley School District, is whether school districts must continue paying for a student's private placement once a court finds the school district provided the child with a free appropriate public education (FAPE).