• They can leave questions of law to the decision of a tribunal, but they cannot make it the final arbiter on a question of law.

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  • But the court said the determination regarding overtime exemption is one involving a controlling question of law, that there is substantial ground for difference of opinion, and that an immediate appeal would materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation.

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  • But the court noted that the determination regarding exemption is one involving a controlling question of law, that there is substantial ground for difference of opinion, and that an immediate appeal from the order will materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation.

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  • The Court of Appeal case will be on the narrow issue of whether the Siac judgement was wrong because of a misinterpretation of the law, rather than the question of whether the underlying facts were incorrect.

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  • The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case that tests a philosophical question at the heart of modern tort law: If the cost of pursuing a lawsuit exceeds its value to an individual plaintiff, is that a bad thing?

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  • If so, that would raise the question of which parts of the law, if any, could remain, a question the court was set to address Wednesday on the final day of arguments.

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  • "I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage, " Baldacci, a Democrat, said in a statement released as he signed the bill.

    CNN: Lawmakers approve same-sex marriage in N.H., Maine

  • While it appears to me that HHS did act within its authority, I can see how a question can be raised given the technical language of the law.

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  • "Much of the controversy about abortion is really stimulated by the interest groups on both sides of the political question, rather than by ordinary Americans, " said David Garrow, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh, and a longtime Supreme Court scholar.

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  • The whole controversy arises from the Hatch-Waxman Act, a 1984 law in which Congress cleverly shoved the question of whether generics could compete with entrenched patentholders in front of the courts.

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  • Mr. Donahue argues that, "The Supreme Court should take the case to settle and reaffirm the longstanding law of the sea" on a question of corporate responsibility for a ship captain's conduct.

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  • The trial in Manhattan is seeking to reform the practice of stop, question and frisk, a contentious law enforcement tactic, and lawyers for the plaintiffs are seeking a court-appointment monitor to oversee the changes.

    WSJ: NYC officer testifies on stop challenged in suit

  • Analysts say the match-fixing allegations could call Singapore's reputation for rule of law and a tough stance on corruption into question.

    WSJ: Singapore Steps Up Probe Of Soccer Match-Fixing

  • Analysts say that after oral arguments the bench appeared to be split evenly, with Justice Kennedy appearing to hold a swing vote on the case and the section of the law in question in jeopardy.

    BBC: US top court hears landmark voting measure challenge

  • But a tricky gateway or "jurisdictional" question threatens to stall any final consideration of the law's constitutionality.

    CNN: Obama administration weighs in on defense of marriage law

  • "The murder rate goes down, and shootings are stable, so there is also a question of whether medical care has improved, " said Jeffrey Fagan, a criminologist and law professor at Columbia University.

    WSJ: Experts back NYC's link of gun laws, lower crime

  • For all its breadth, the newer law is actually a step away from disability as identity, dodging the question of equivalence among conditions.

    NEWYORKER: Little Strangers

  • Counsel General John Griffiths AM also answered a question on the assembly government's legislative plans following the result of the referendum on full law-making powers.

    BBC: Local government questions

  • The federal law in question is the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, a response to decades of often abusive social service practices that resulted in the separation of large numbers of native youngsters from their families, in many cases to non-Indian homes.

    CNN: Supreme Court tackles Native American adoption dispute

  • For a long time, there has been tension between financial services businesses and law enforcement over the question of suspicious activity reports (SARs), the warnings which are meant to be submitted whenever a transactions smells a little bit funny.

    BBC: Handcuffs

  • With polls showing most Americans' minds are made up on the health care law, experts also question whether an argument over an arcane point of law that confuses most people is a winning strategy or lost on most.

    CNN: Romney's confusing course correction

  • Mr Close's case was one of two that have come to light recently where the offenders in question were gay men who said they were compelled to provide a sample because of convictions under a law that was repealed a decade ago.

    BBC: A DNA autoradiogram

  • For Tunisian women, it is a question of preserving rights, rather than winning new ones, says Mouna Dridi, a specialist in constitutional law at the University of Tunis.

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  • "The question is really one, in my view, of law, " Feinstein told reporters in a Capitol hallway.

    CNN: Democrat: Blagojevich 'called our bluff' on Senate pick

  • Florida authorities, meanwhile, have picked 17 people to tackle a heated question brought on by the killing of Martin: whether the state's "stand your ground law" should be changed.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • The federal law in question is the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978, a response to decades of often abusive social service practices that resulted in the separation of large numbers of native youngsters from their families, in many cases to non-Indian homes.

    CNN: High court to tackle Native American adoption dispute

  • In Scottish common law a contract is void if a person was incapable of understanding and transacting the business in question.

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  • It's a question not only of spam and virus control, but archiving all e-mails as required by Securities and Exchange Commission law.

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  • "Whatever your conclusions in this critically important matter, your ultimate decision must focus foremost on a single question: "What do our armed forces gain - or what do they lose - from repeal of a law crafted to ensure their effectiveness in accomplishing the sole reason for which they exist?

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