Word: disallowed
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...does so in the face of reform measures recently adopted or currently under consideration in legislative arenas." Congress and the Supreme Court have been grappling with limiting punitive damages on a federal level unsuccessfully for years. Some states already have caps on punitive damages awards and others even disallow them altogether. So far, the Court has not ruled consistently on award limits and Congress has been unable to pass a federal law limiting the amount of punitive damages. Lamia Abu-Haidar
...Jackie Onassis auction, said Hoffman. As it stands, Cabey can collect 10 percent of Goetz's earnings for the next 20 years provided he can show the bankruptcy trustee his claim is valid. The bankruptcy trustee could disagree with the jury's assessment, says Goetz's attorney, and disallow the whole award...
Their argument was simple: Harvard policy prohibits the University from sanctioning discrimination. Therefore, Harvard is precluded, by its own rules, from funding a discriminatory program such as ROTC. On the other side were those who felt it would be an injustice of its own to disallow Harvard students from participating in the program...
...principal reason behind the policy [to disallow hanging banners] is that the dorm has been recently refurbished and the college wants to better preserve the look of the building," Epps said. "The hanging of banners is very recent...
...help jurors understand their work, Adler suggests changing rules that bar them from taking a more active part in trial proceedings. For instance, while no law forbids them to take notes, most judges disallow it. Adler would also permit jurors to ask questions, perhaps by submitting them in writing through the judge, who could decide which ones to address to witnesses. Judges should also issue jury instructions at the start of trial, he says, not the end, so jurors will know what to watch for. And he urges simpler instructions, so jurors aren't confounded by legalese...