Sentence examples for apply for a writ from inspiring English sources

On 23 March 1923 he appeared in R v Secretary of State for Home Affairs ex parte O'Brien [1923] 2 KB 361 at a Divisional Court consisting of Mr Justice Avory and Mr Justice Salter to apply for a writ of habeas corpus for O'Brien as a test case to allow the release of the others.

His initial attempts to resign as Chief Justice were declined by the King, but when Hale applied for a writ of ease the King reluctantly allowed him to retire on 20 February 1676, granting him a pension of £1,000 a year.

For example, although the 5th Circuit Court found that Texas' law was in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a version of the law remained in effect, problems surfaced with its administration in the weeks leading up to November 8, and the State applied for a writ of certiori in the end of September.

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At five to midnight the Sunday Times journalists chapel were on the verge of applying to the courts for a Writ of Mandamus to force the government into referring the take-overs to the Monopolies Commission; the Fair Trading Act provided that in principle all newspaper takeovers should be referred.

McCafferty, challenging the reasons for his re-arrest, applied for his freedom with a writ of habeas corpus.

The justices also issued a rare writ of mandamus ordering Sanford to apply for the money.

This did not deter Brooks, and he applied to the Arkansas Supreme Court for a writ of quo warranto, and was again denied.

If a declaration was sought, it had to be applied for by way of writ if there were substantial factual disputes between the parties, or, if not, by originating summons.

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