Sentence examples for upheld argument from inspiring English sources

A high court judge in London upheld argument by Shaffer's widow, the actor Diane Cilento, his former wife Carolyn, and her daughters Claudia, 40, and Cressida, 37, that at the time of his death he was domiciled in Queensland, Australia, where his assets are not subject to claims by other "dependents".

Both the prime minister and May said the case would trigger a change in the UK's relationship with the European court of human rights (ECHR), which had upheld arguments against extradition advanced by the cleric that cited human rights laws.

Over objections from news organizations, the judge, Alfred A. Delucchi, banned cameras throughout the trial, upholding arguments from both defense and prosecutors.

High court judges only partially upheld that argument.

The court upheld the argument that his protest had begun before the law was passed.

The court upheld that argument, and refunds are retroactive to the time the change was made last year.

In 1964, the commerce clause formed part of the basis for the Civil Rights Act, and the Court upheld the argument that the clause grants Congress the power to prohibit racial discrimination in hotels and restaurants.

Today human rights judges upheld their argument, made at a hearing in Strasbourg last year, that having to represent themselves denied them the right to free speech and a fair hearing.

Today Lord Justice Carnwath, sitting in London, upheld their argument that the Government's policy support for a third runway, made in 2003 and confirmed in January last year, will need to be looked at again, particularly in respect of climate change policy and surface access.

In 2001, General Pinochet, 89, was charged in connection with another case of human rights abuses but escaped a trial when his lawyers maintained he was mentally and physically unfit and the Supreme Court upheld that argument after doctors determined he was suffering from what they called "mild dementia," or senility.

But those lawsuits often contain legal and factual errors, according to borrowers' lawyers — and a growing number of judges have upheld their arguments and rejected creditors' claims.