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  2. Consent decree - Wikipedia

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    The process of introducing a consent decree begins with negotiation. [5] One of three things happens: a lawsuit is filed and the parties concerned reach an agreement prior to adjudication of the contested issues; a lawsuit is filed and actively contested, and the parties reach an agreement after the court has ruled on some issues; or the parties settle their dispute prior to the filing of a ...

  3. What is a consent decree? How they work and how it has ... - AOL

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    The Courier Journal wrote about the possibilities of the consent decree happening if it is not agreed on before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. What is a consent decree? How they work ...

  4. Decree - Wikipedia

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    An interlocutory decree is a provisional or preliminary decree that is not final and does not fully determine the suit, so that some further proceedings are required before entry of a final decree. [15] It is usually not appealable, although preliminary injunctions by federal courts are appealable even though interlocutory. [16]

  5. Decree nisi - Wikipedia

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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]

  6. Court order - Wikipedia

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    A court order is an official proclamation by a judge (or panel of judges) that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a hearing, a trial, an appeal or other court proceedings. [1] Such ruling requires or authorizes the carrying out of certain steps by one or more parties to a case.

  7. Declaratory judgment - Wikipedia

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    The suit can be brought in any forum if the local federal district court can properly obtain personal jurisdiction over the alleged infringer. Defendants in infringement cases can ask for declaratory judgment as a counterclaim. A counterclaim of infringement is a compulsory counterclaim to a claim for declaratory judgment of non-infringement. [19]

  8. Decree (Catholic canon law) - Wikipedia

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    A decree (Latin: decretum, from decerno, 'I judge') is, in a general sense, an order or law made by a superior authority for the direction of others. In the usage of the canon law of the Catholic Church, it has various meanings. Any papal bull, brief, or motu proprio is a decree inasmuch as these documents are legislative acts of the pope. In ...

  9. Executive order - Wikipedia

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    However, on June 26, 2018, the US Supreme Court overturned the lower court order in Trump v. Hawaii and affirmed that the executive order was within the president's constitutional authority. [31] The degree to which the president has the power to use executive orders to set policy for independent federal agencies is disputed. [32]