Government employees included circuit court clerks, a land office registrar, U.S. Rangers, marshals, commissioners, and a city alderman. |
The circuit court judge who heard the case at trial directed the jury to find for the plaintiff. |
The case was remanded back to circuit court in Illinois where the original lawsuit will be tried on its merits. |
The D.C. circuit court of appeals, which hears most suits brought against the various federal environmental agencies, is also vulnerable. |
He cited a case where a circuit court judge made a ruling on a point of law which disadvantaged the prosecution. |
Last year, 3,347 decrees nisi were granted in the circuit court, with two-thirds of applications being taken by women. |