Sentence examples for ruling on the validity from inspiring English sources

Isabelle Prévost-Desprez, the presiding judge, delayed ruling on the validity of the case until April 15 and 16.

Although the court majority insisted it was not ruling on the validity of the federal guidelines, since the case involved only a state law, the dissenters predicted that the federal system would fall next.

The PTO informed the foundation of the decision to reexamine the patents late last week; the office now will accept statements from WARF and its foes before ruling on the validity of the patents' claims, a process which can sometimes take years.

In two weeks' time the Court of Arbitration for Sport will consider a request from the United States Olympic Committee to give "a definitive ruling" on the validity of the International Olympic Committee rule that bans returning drug offenders from the Olympic Games which follows the end of their suspension.

A ruling on the validity of that initiative is expected soon from California's Supreme Court.

Although General Musharraf's supporters would justify emergency rule on the grounds of the shaky security climate, it was clear that the pending Supreme Court ruling on the validity of the president's re-election was the prime motivation, analysts said.

"Withholding or delaying a ruling on the current validity of the existing same-sex marriages might lead numerous persons to make fundamental changes in their lives or otherwise proceed on the basis of erroneous expectations, creating potentially irreparable harm," Chief Justice Ronald George wrote for the majority.

The administration pointed out that there were no conflicting rulings on the validity of the 1998 law -- with lower court disagreement being the most important criterion for Supreme Court review -- and "no decision of any court holding that Congress cannot, consistent with the Copyright Clause, enact legislation that extends the term of existing copyrights".

Alan L. Zegas, former president of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, said he did not know of any state court rulings on the validity of lottery pools or whether pool members were legally entitled under state law to share a prize with the ticketholder.

Some worry that even if second-long delays for rulings on the validity of a goal are acceptable, pauses for every minor infringement could ruin the free-flowing nature of the sport.No matter how good the technology, there will probably always be a need for the humble human referee.

The ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington upheld a lower court ruling that blocked sales of the generic drug until a judge could rule on the validity of a Plavix patent.