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contested hearing

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A quick definition of contested hearing:

A contested hearing is when people go to court to argue about something. It can be about facts or laws, and sometimes people have to bring witnesses to help prove their point. There are different types of contested hearings, like ones for child custody or criminal cases. The judge listens to both sides and makes a decision based on what they hear.

A more thorough explanation:

A contested hearing is a legal proceeding where at least one party has objections to one or more matters before the court. It is usually open to the public and held to decide issues of fact or law, sometimes with witnesses testifying.

  • In a child custody case, a contested hearing may be held to determine which parent should have custody of the child.
  • In a criminal case, a contested hearing may be held to determine the admissibility of evidence that was obtained illegally.
  • In an administrative law case, a contested hearing may be held to allow an affected person to present arguments to an agency decision-maker.

These examples illustrate how a contested hearing is a legal proceeding where parties have opposing views and present evidence and arguments to the court or decision-maker to resolve the matter at hand.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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