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A decree nisi or rule nisi (from Latin nisi ' unless ') is a court order that will come into force at a future date unless a particular condition is met. [1] Unless the condition is met, the ruling becomes a decree absolute (rule absolute), and is binding. [2]
The above kind of nisi-clause, called 'exceptive nisi ', [32] leaves open the possibility that the condition is not met; each of the above examples could be translated 'unless perhaps' or 'unless by chance'. There is another usage of nisi, called 'exclusive nisi ', which combined with a negative apodosis gives the logical sense of 'only if':
The nomination and confirmation of justices to the Supreme Court of the United States involves several steps, the framework for which is set forth in the United States Constitution. Specifically, Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 , provides that the president of the United States nominates a justice and that the United States Senate provides ...
A group of state attorneys general on Thursday sued to halt Elon Musk's efforts to slash federal spending as head of President Donald Trump's new government efficiency agency, escalating the legal ...
The federal judge hearing arguments over whether tech billionaire Elon Musk's role at the Department of Government Efficiency is unconstitutional indicated that she will not issue a ruling Friday ...
On April 6, 2017, when considering the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, in a party-line vote the Republican Senate majority invoked the so-called "nuclear option", voting to reinterpret Senate Rule XXII and change the cloture vote threshold for Supreme Court nominations to a simple majority of senators present and voting. [2] [6] [7]
(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans approve of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing, according to a new Marquette Law School poll. The poll shows that 51% approve of the work, an ...
The All Writs Act is a United States federal statute, codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1651, which authorizes the United States federal courts to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law".