In philosophical theories of personal identity, the suitability of a 'memory criterion' for deciding questions about identity over time has been much debated since John Locke's discussions of memory-swapping and amnesia (see the entry on personal identity).
'It is not the habit of the court to decide questions of a constitutional nature unless absolutely necessary to a decision of the case.' Burton v. United States, 196 U.S. 283, 295, 25 S.Ct.
I have no doubt about the validity of the initiative or the referendum as an appropriate method of deciding questions of community policy.
In a normal trial, the judge decides questions of law and the jury decides facts.
Has not sufficient data to form a decided judgment on the question of reform in Parliament.
A decided 'no' to this question may also signal a discomfort with emotions and introspection in general.
"We merely hold that a court must decide this question". The question is who owns St. James, 3209 Via Lido, and churches in Long Beach and North Hollywood: the congregation or the Episcopal diocese?
Though Burrage decided a question of federal sentencing law, it could have impact on local courts' interpretation of state statutes, according to attorney Angela Campbell, who argued the case before the Supreme Court.
"Neil Richards, a professor at Washington University School of Law in St . Louisspecializing in information law, told The Post that asking a judge to decide a question of whether code acts as speech could present collateral consequences as technology continues to evolve.
If you leave the question open, it would always come down to a court deciding the question.
That decision stated that an act of Congress had made the effect of the conditions in an employee's pass a federal question, but decided that 'federal' question entirely by reliance on the old Adams 'general commercial law' state rule.
