Affirmance

I can actually agree with affirmative action when the affirmance is justified – right after the segregation ended. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Because the Justices split 4-4, there was no opinion and the affirmance is not a precedent. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Rebecca Tushnet's 43 (B) log: Game, set, affirmance skip to main | skip to sidebar ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

Mark Batten, a Boston lawyer who has represented management in class actions, said, "The court's questions suggest that an outright affirmance of the lower court is unlikely, but it is difficult to assess how broad the court's opinion will be." ❋ Unknown (2011)

If appeal from an order of affirmance of the intermediate appellate court, it must be adverse or at least partially adverse to the appellant. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Supreme Court's affirmance of a murder conviction in ❋ Unknown (2008)

Phelps case is so troubling beyond the fact that it is not content neutral and permits a verdict based on pure disagreement with speech–neither the tort judgment noe the VA/ME standard sets a reasonable time, place, manner of conduct and an affirmance by the Ct here will call those laws serious doubt. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I can actually agree with affirmative action when the affirmance is justified– right after the segregation ended. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"I had been predicting the summary affirmance for some time -- this was just a very weak case for overturning the ban," Hasen wrote on his Election Law Blog. ❋ By Robert Barnes (2010)

Yousuf, Kagan, along with State Department Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh, signed an amicus brief on behalf of victims of torture in Somalia, who are seeking affirmance of a lower-court ruling that denied a former Somali official immunity from their suit under the Alien Tort Statute, a 1789 law permitting human rights suits in U.S. courts. ❋ Diane Marie Amann (2010)

► In the still-pending case of Samantar v. Yousuf, Kagan, along with State Department Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh, signed an amicus brief on behalf of victims of torture in Somalia, who are seeking affirmance of a lower-court ruling that denied a former Somali official immunity from their suit under the Alien Tort Statute, a 1789 law permitting human rights suits in U.S. courts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My prediction - Supreme Court refuses to hear a petition for cert from the Minnesota Supreme Court's affirmance of the election panel decision. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“An affirmance would mean that the Hunters, and thousands of similarly situated tenants, will (1) have their rents reduced by hundreds of dollars per month; (2) receive thousands of dollars in “refunds,” (3) obtain a rent stabilized status they never expected to have, and (4) have their future rent increases limited to stabilization guidelines,” the lawyers wrote, before adding, acerbically: “These tenants do not need [or] deserve such generosity.” [email protected] ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unfortunately for this particular plaintiff, that determination resulted in the Court's affirmance of the trial court's dismissal of both his Labor Law s. 240 (1) and 241 (6) claims. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The "affirmance rate" that the PTO loves to report so much as evidence of "record breaking quality" is more lies, lies, lies. ❋ Peter Zura (2009)

The identical facts could easily have resulted in substantial damages awards which would have been upheld on the same principles which led to the affirmance in this case. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And further, I would point out that it was probably the attorney who got the issue and facts framed correctly below who deserves a good bit of credit, particularly in an affirmance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Long and Limbaugh, likewise, fail to show any daylight between the Second Circuit panel opinion Judge Sotomayor joined, and Justice Ginsburg's dissenting opinion, which urged affirmance of the Second Circuit's judgment - because there really is none. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Afirmative [ya] [bitch], [over and out]" ❋ Capin (2004)

In the old SNL sketch, "Daily [Affirmations] with Stuart Smalley", he would look in the mirror and say, "I'm good enough, [I'm smart] enough, and [doggone] it, people like me." ❋ NeverGonnaGetIt69 (2021)

A- Is it [raining] outside? [B-] [Affirm]. ❋ @SD0803 (2016)

With my full [awareness] as I speak my [affirmations] the Universe receives [by law] of attraction. ❋ G'ity (2021)

Winston: Did you see that annual report that Miss Wells drew up? Charles: Yes... [jolly good] for a woman. Perhaps an affirmation is deserved? Winston: Excellent idea, [a Spank] and [Linger] I think. Charles: Here she comes now. *spank*... [linger] Miss Wells: Oooh! Winston: Good report. See me after work! ❋ Miss Tessmacher (2010)

"you requested [pushback] [right]???" "[affirm]" ❋ Explainerer (2021)

[Tank commander]: (Over radio) “[Gunner], see that tree line 12 [o’clock]?” Gunner: “Affirmative” ❋ The_Big_Cheif_ (2020)

I [said] to him affirmatively to [get out]. ❋ DeGidio (2017)

[Hey jimmy]! [Im racist] as fuck and i support affirmative action to [prove it]! ❋ I Am Legend! (2021)

That Affirmative Actioner is so annoying and won't [stop playing] [rap music] in [the library] when we're trying to study. ❋ Four Loko Frat Guy (2022)