Sentences with phrase «which hears cases»

Unlike the ICJ — the principal judicial organ of the United Nations — which hears cases brought by individual States, the ICC tries individuals charged with grave crimes under the Rome Statute, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Small claims court is a special division of the district court which hears cases involving $ 5,000 or less in damages.
The Court, which hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional...
There is one state supreme court which hears cases coming out of the courts of appeal, and in some limited instances, directly from the people.

Not exact matches

It's a multi-layered case, but there are a few pressing questions which people are most eager to hear answers to.
Still, experts said those comments were likely to hurt the government's case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which heard arguments on Tuesday night over whether the TRO should be upheld while the order's legality is established.
You might not have heard of an online publication called Digiday — unless you spend all of your time reading about the media industry, and specifically the marketing side of the digital media industry, in which case you probably read it all the time.
That's what's at stake for businesses in a case called Spokeo, Inc. vs. Robins, which the high court agreed to hear on Monday.
«This case has already been dismissed with prejudice by the court that heard it, which ruled in Yelp's favor and also found the claims not to be supported by credible evidence,» Vince Sollitto, Yelp's vice president of communications said.
His case illustrates the difficulty of succeeding with such a defense at a time when a Colorado court is preparing to hear similar arguments in the trial over a movie theater shooting in which 12 people were killed.
«And [on Monday], we heard the White House Press Secretary condemn the act but very deliberately skirt the actor, which, by all accounts, appears to be Moscow in this case
Clarification: An earlier version of this story was not clear on which court case, state or federal, Judge Edward Chen is hearing.
«The last time we had a hearing, Google and Twitter and Facebook sent their lawyers, which undoubtedly were expensive because they did a damn fine job of dodging and bobbing and weaving and they didn't say a damn thing — which is what they were paid to do, or not to do, as the case may be,» Republican Senator John Kennedy told Politico.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund case, which addresses the preemptive scope of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA).
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case in which a Michigan township changed its zoning laws to prevent a Christian school from entering the community.
He has been instrumental in some of the Firm's biggest successes, such as In re Comverse Technology, Inc., in which Pomerantz obtained one of the largest recoveries for shareholders from an individual; and In re Chesapeake Shareholder Derivative Litig., which came to fruition thanks to Mr. Gross» diligence in pressing for the case to be heard on appeal.
Ultimately, the testimony of Levandowski in the matter at hand could come down to whether the case is heard in court or in arbitration, with the latter scenario being the more likely instance in which the embattled engineer would appear.
In some cases, the consumer has heard about the credit card site through a financial publication, or they may have received a piece of mail indicating they were «pre-approved» for the card, which led them to visit the site.
In March, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two appeals cases related to same - sex marriage - California's Proposition 8, which bans same - sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to same - sex couples.
Judge Rothstein conveniently ignored the fact that virtually all states forbade assisted suicide, either by express statute or well - settled common law precedent» which fact the Supreme Court noted without reservation in the one case it has heard dealing, albeit peripherally, with a so - called «right to die.»
That's how I read the Supreme Court's decision not to hear cases in which lower courts ruled that marriage laws in various states that recognize unions only of a man and a woman are unconstitutional.
In any case, I will do you the honor of assuming that you are interested in hearing what those who speak such a language have to say, and I will also suppose that a faith which seeks understanding may sometimes find it.
In any case, since I was name - checked several times in this thread regarding you, I want to make public what I hope you've heard from me privately since my regrettable remark in that email thread 3 - 4 years ago, of which you were a part:
In most cases like this the victims, more than wanting justice (which is often impossible), just want to be heard so they can integrate their trauma into their lives and move on.
The ideological climate is beginning to change and it is possible to make oneself heard through other means and to claim the first victories as in the case of the MAT, a victory which is yet to be confirmed.
In the case of religious teachers, the easy way out is often to teach things of which we have no idea, to give answers which do not satisfy ourselves, speak of things we have not heard, show things we have not seen.
Reportedly, upon hearing the news, Prince William sent for the royal hanky - handler to dab Her Royal Highness» tenderest brow, as the news gave her a frightful case of the royal nerves — which is nothing compared to the paparazzi, who reportedly exploded into a fireball of overwhelming joy...
So for example, in my case and that of other persons whose minds dissociate when we engage in intense / deep spiritual practices like intense / deep prayer, meditation, fasting etc and we hear voices, hallucinate, see visions, experience thought insertions, automatic channelling just like a spirit medium as well as other psychic phenomena (clairvoyance etc), and the mind dissociation makes some persons mentally and emotionally unstable; our minds enter an altered state of consciousness just like those of the Buddhist monks but in our case the altered state of our brains results in psychotic and psychic symptoms being induced (interestingly, some persons who are ignorant of how the human brain functions chalk up these experiences to demonic attack)......... are these psychotic, psychic experiences which persons like myself experience a gift from God as well?
Masih was arrested last week, but her hearing was delayed until today after a team of medical experts determined the girl to be a minor, which will transfer her case to a juvenile court.
But it is the sign of grace which brings what it expresses, and not only in cases where it is heard in such a way that the hearer himself visibly and historically joins the band of those who announce and testify to this word of God to the world.
In Vermont, the federal court is now hearing a case in which a man is refusing to enroll in Vermont Health Connect, a state exchange, because a portion of his premium paid for abortion services and this violates his religious convictions.
In all cases it is the community to which the Church addresses itself with the gospel, to which it gives an account of what it has seen and heard in divine revelation, which it invites the world to come and see and hear.
In all cases it is the community to which the Church addresses itself with its gospel, to which it gives an account of what it has seen and heard in divine revelation, which it invites to come and see and hear.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl is hearing the case, which will continue Thursday at the federal courthouse on Washington Street, Reading.
But at some future date, the actual trial takes place during which time, the different sides present their case, the books are opened, testimony is given, and finally, after all is heard, the sentence is pronounced.
In the latter case, our situation is not unlike that of the Nazi professor, where men hear only those portions of the gospel which seemingly confirm their national aims and assumptions.
Without ever having heard of the catholic creeds in many cases, evangelicals and Pentecostals seek to read their Bibles in accordance with them, which makes theological convergence possible.
In any case, editorial design here conforms to a consistent pattern, a pattern which reflects the faith of the community of Israel: at every decisive transition in her recorded history she hears from the lips of the preceding period's most influential figure a summary of her past precisely in terms of «the saving deeds of the Lord.»
The Faculty Council is distinct from the Faculty Personnel Committee (FPC), the body in front of which Hawkins and the administration will make their cases at a February hearing.
In October 2003 Chile became the first Latin American nation to establish a second truth commission, The first, the Commission for Truth and Reconciliation (also known as the Rettig Commission), investigated the cases of» the dead and disappeared, which numbered almost 4,000, and provided compensation for their families, Now the Commission on Torture and Political Prisoners has heard for the first time from the survivors of Pinochet's repression, estimated at some 35,000 people.
In «every case that I have read or heard,» he continued «none of these people have referred to the actual teaching of Jesus on marriage,» which was «surely the foundation of any theological or faith - shaped response to this referendum.»
One hears continually of cases in which evangelical student groups have been encouraged and allowed a place in school programs.
In case one assumes that all the many parsons here and in foreign lands who deliver and write sermons are believing Christians, how can it be explained that one never hears or reads a prayer which in our time especially is so pertinent: «God in heaven, I thank Thee that Thou hast not required it of man that he should comprehend Christianity; for if that were required, I should be of all men the most miserable.
Most heard that they did so for wearing a hijab, which is not true, but that does not stop the media in some cases.
And real glad to hear you liked most of my recipes you've tried so far, but that also implies that you tried some that you didn't like... which doesn't make me nearly as happy If that's the case, I'd really love to know which so I can make adjustments if needed.
My kind of snack is grabbing a spoon and a tub of peanut butter, but that doesn't really class as a recipe so I can't blog about it... unless I made the nut butter myself, which in that case you'll definitely hear me rambling on!
That's considerably different than a July report from Peter King at Sports Illustrated's MMQB, which said Janay Rice «made a moving and apparently convincing case to Goodell» at Rice's disciplinary hearing in June.
Idk about you but whenever I hear Barca or Real interested in our players (which happens to be the case every season) I feel flattered and proud to be a gooner, it shows how much quality our team has
sorry this is a bit of the subject does anyone know what the situation with our overall debt is at the moment and what our repayments are i was under the impression that we are at about the # 245 million mark gross debt and about # 97 net debt are the stadium repayments lower now or something is the bonds interest dropped lower inprice we were paying something like # 20 - # 30 million in repayments but heard its down to about # 15 million per yr now i know we will have broken throught the # 300 million mark in revenue now i am guessing that contributes more to the transfer funds or if not what makes up the transfer funds in the club i.e deals or match day revenue plus cash in the bank which stands at a high level but must be just in case we might default on a payment we need heavy cash in hand to bail us out this side of the club really intrigues me as it is not a much talked about subject unless you are into that type of area of work or care about the general fianacial outcome of the club does anyone have more insight into our finances would be great to hear from anyone about this matter cheers gonerwineverything (because we are)
If your are aiming for the complete max it will always have danger of going too far which must be the case, i heard Van Gaal is another who strives for peak physicality.
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