summary adjudication of issues — n. a court order ruling that certain factual issues are already determined prior to trial. This summary adjudication is based upon a motion by one of the parties contending that these issues are settled and need not be tried. The motion is… … Law dictionary
summary judgment — see judgment 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. summary judgment … Law dictionary
Summary judgment — For the simplification and shortening of a longer text, see Summary. Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil procedure Jurisdiction Subject matter jurisdiction Diversity jurisdiction Personal… … Wikipedia
Summary jurisdiction — Summary jurisdiction, in the widest sense of the phrase, in English law includes the power asserted by courts of record to deal brevi manu with contempts of court without the intervention of a jury. Probably the power was originally exercisable… … Wikipedia
summary contempt proceeding — A proceeding for an adjudication of contempt for a direct contempt in the immediate presence of the court, without pleading, affidavit, or formal charges, albeit the accused may be entitled to a hearing or at least opportunity to make an… … Ballentine's law dictionary
PLANS — People for Legal and Non Sectarian Schools (PLANS) is an organization based in California in the United States which campaigns against the public funding of Waldorf methods charter schools alleging they violate the United States Constitution s… … Wikipedia
L.A. Times v. Free Republic — is a 1998 United States district court copyright law case. Several newspapers sued the Internet forum Free Republic for allowing its users to repost the full text of copyrighted newspaper articles, asserting that this constituted copyright… … Wikipedia
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