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Docket
DOCKET A written list of judicial proceedings set down for trial in a court. To enter the dates of judicial proceedings scheduled for trial in a book kept by a court. In practice, a docket is a roster that the clerk of the court prepares, listing the cases pending trial. An appearance docket... Read more |
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Slip Opinion
Slip Opinion Initial publication of Supreme Court opinions occurs in two stages: bench opinions released by the Court on the day of the decision and slip opinions sent to the printer on the same day. Since 1990 official copies have been available from the Court's Web site at... Read more |
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United States Law Week
United States Law Week is a two‐volume looseleaf service, devoted in part to Supreme Court decisions and news and published commercially, on a weekly basis, by the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., of Washington, D.C. The “Supreme Court” volume of U.S. Law Week issues the full... Read more |
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Law and Economics
Law and Economic Development Sources Economic Growth.Many Americans saw the stimulation of economic growth as one of the central responsibilities of government. This expectation accounted for the legislative preoccupation with economic regulation, most notably... Read more |
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Answer
ANSWER The first responsive pleading filed by the defendant in a civil action; a formal written statement that admits or denies the allegations in the complaint and sets forth any available affirmative defenses. The answer gives the plaintiff notice of the issues the defendant will raise as the... Read more |
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Preliminary Hearing
PRELIMINARY HEARING The purpose of a preliminary hearing is to determine whether the prosecutor has enough evidence to justify further criminal proceedings against the accused. The preliminary hearing is held in open court before a judge or magistrate. After the prosecution has presented its... Read more |
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Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris The treaty of paris of 1783 ended the war of independence and granted the thirteen colonies political freedom. A preliminary treaty between Great Britain and the United States had been signed in 1782, but the final agreement was not signed until September 3, 1783. Peace... Read more |
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Hurtado v. California
HURTADO V. CALIFORNIA An 1884 decision of the Supreme Court, Hurtado v. California, 110 U.S. 516, 4 S. Ct. 111, 28 L. Ed. 232, held that states are not required to comply with the fifth amendment provision that a criminal prosecution be initiated by an indictment by a grand jury. The constitution... Read more |
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bozzetto
bozzetto. A small rough model, usually in wax or clay, made in preparation for a larger sculpture in more durable material. By extension, the term (a diminutive of the Italian bozzo, ‘rough stone’) is sometimes also applied to an oil sketch. In this second sense, the word is not... Read more |
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cartoon
cartoon [Ital., cartone =paper], either of two types of drawings: in the fine arts, a preliminary sketch for a more complete work; in journalism, a humorous or satirical drawing. Cartoons in the Fine Arts In the fine arts, the cartoon is a full-sized preliminary drawing for a work to be executed... Read more |
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FERC ISSUES ORDER ON PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION ON NON-ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
...Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C. Docket No. CP09-54-000 PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION ON NON-ENVIRONMENTAL...On January 27, 2009, in Docket No. CP09-54-000, Ruby...In this order, we reach a preliminary determination supporting approval... |
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Top detectives toprobe murder mysteryPolice change docket after initially...
...attack and opened an inquest docket, but later changed it to a murder docket. Now, a ring of steel has...police changed the inquest docket to a murder investigation...that the autopsy results were preliminary and that an exact cause of... |
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IOWA UTILITIES BOARD ISSUES ORDER TO ENDEAVOR POWER PARTNERS TERMINATING...
...ENDEAVOR POWER PARTNERS, LLC DOCKET NO. 199 IAC 15.18 ORDER TERMINATING PRELIMINARY ELIGIBILITY STATUS On February...Board (Board) granted preliminary eligibility under Iowa...The letter granting preliminary eligibility advised Endeavor... |
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FLORIDA PSC ISSUES SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA INFORMATION ON DOCKET NO. 070378-EI
...General Counsel (Brown) RE: Docket No. 070378-EI - Petition...cost studies. FPL requests preliminary implementation of its proposed...the company's request for preliminary implementation. The Commission...dismantlement accruals on a preliminary basis? Recommendation: Yes... |
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NEW DOCKET FOR BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL CASES BEGINS TODAY.
...Business and Commercial Dispute Docket (BCDD) which will provide...established business court dockets. The new process, approved...launching the new business court docket. McNamara is working with...emergency orders based on a preliminary finding that the case fits...notified of the judge's ... |
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Lawyers make case for business court; Cuyahoga eligible for commercial docket...
...case activity to make the docket worthwhile. That's why...only made aware of commercial dockets during a meeting at the beginning...cases before the commercial dockets and the judges who are involved...administrator Tom Pokorny said. In a preliminary discussion among the judges...everybody ... |
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FLORIDA PSC ISSUES SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA INFORMATION ON DOCKET NO. 070284-EI
...General Counsel (Jaeger) RE: Docket No. 070284-EI - Petition...requests, among other things, preliminary implementation of Tampa Electric...Tampa Electric's request for preliminary implementation of the proposed...provision for dismantlement on a preliminary basis? Recommendation: Yes... |
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FERC ISSUES NOTICE OF PROJECT NUMBER, DOCKET CHANGE FOR BAKER COUNTY'S...
...NOTICE OF PROJECT NUMBER AND DOCKET CHANGE FORTHE PROPOSED MASON...an application for a second preliminary permit to allow for continued...Commission issued the new preliminary permit to Baker County on...of the issuance of the new preliminary permit, the project number... |
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Immigration official addresses docket transfer; St. Louis attys. uncertain if...
...St. Louis and Kansas City dockets will affect attorneys and...transferring the St. Louis docket to Kansas City.The acting...generally the equivalent of preliminary hearings in civil and criminal...change when the St. Louis docket shifts to the new Kansas...detainee hearings - master, or ... |
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IOWA DISTRICT COURT FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ISSUES ORDER REGARDING...
...the success of the "Rocket Docket" was less than anticipated...become overcrowded and the docket has been scheduled beyond...has determined the "Rocket Docket" Program shall end as of...the assignments of cases to dockets in Polk County criminal court...plans under $10,000.00; preliminary ... |
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