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(Scots law, civil law), usually translated as "prior in time, superior in right", the principle that someone who registers (a security interest) earlier therefore ranks higher than other creditors. probatio: Evidence (admissible in a court of law), especially documentary evidence. Types:
An attorney may also raise an objection against a judge's ruling, to preserve the right to appeal that ruling. Under certain circumstances, a court may need to hold some kind of pretrial hearing and make evidentiary rulings to resolve important issues like personal jurisdiction, or whether to impose sanctions for extreme misconduct by parties or counsel.
of/from law passed / of/from law in force: de medietate linguae: of half-tongue: from [a person's] language [group]; party jury; the right to a jury disproportionally chosen from the accused's ethnic group; [3] see struck jury. de minimis non curat lex: The law does not care about the smallest things. A court does not care about small, trivial ...
Supreme Court rules against race-based admissions policies, but not helping students who suffered bias or hardships. Key quotes from Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling: No to race, yes to ...
"Delays in the law are hateful" – In diem vivere in lege sunt detestabilis – is a Latin legal maxim. [15] On the other hand, "No delay [in law] is long concerning the death of a man," is another Latin lawyer's aphorism. [15] And, "It is not to be imagined, that the King will be guilty of vexatious delays." [16]
Supreme Court elections are considered nonpartisan, but candidates are nominated by delegates at state party conventions. The court is currently split 4-3, with Democrats holding the majority.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday vacated the 14-year sentence of disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, who was convicted of swindling his clients, and ordered he be resentenced. Avenatti, who ...
It is common practice in legal documents to cite other publications by using standard abbreviations for the title of each source. Abbreviations may also be found for common words or legal phrases. Such citations and abbreviations are found in court decisions, statutes, regulations, journal articles, books, and other documents.