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Grant or denial of petition for writ of mandate or prohibition by the appellate division of a superior court [28] Grant or denial of petition for writ of mandate to compel agency to disclose public records [29] Denial of petition for writ of mandate to compel board to reverse revocation, suspension or restriction of a medical license [30]
A writ of mandamus (/ m æ n ˈ d eɪ m ə s /; lit. ' 'we command' ') is a judicial remedy in the English and American common law system consisting of a court order that commands a government official or entity to perform an act it is legally required to perform as part of its official duties, or to refrain from performing an act the law forbids it from doing.
A peremptory writ of mandamus (also peremptory writ of mandate or simply peremptory mandamus) is an absolute and unqualified writ (a formal written command) to the defendant to do the act in question. It is issued when the defendant defaults on, or fails to show sufficient cause in answer to, an alternative mandamus.
1836: Specie Circular – Required payment for public lands be in gold and silver specie, repealed in 1838 1863: Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction – Laid out President Abraham Lincoln's preliminary "10% plan" for reintegrating the "states in rebellion" back into the Union [7]
A criminal court may impose a "mandate" as part of a legal process on a person accused of a crime consisting of an obligation to engage in certain conditions or activities in exchange for suspension or reduction in penalty; such as, conditions of probation, conditional discharges, or other conditional sentences.
Example from 1948 Example from 2017 In the United States, an executive order is a directive by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government . [ 1 ] The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources.
First 100 days first term; second term; Executive actions. executive orders first term; second term; proclamations; pardons; Trips. foreign '17 '18 '19 '20–'21
There are various kinds of executive actions that United States presidents may take.. Executive orders are issued to help officers and agencies of the executive branch manage the operations within the federal government itself. [1]