Also known as: qualificate · qualifications · qualified · qualifies · qualifying · qualifiedly · qualify
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A status or attribute that satisfies the legal criteria for eligibility, classification, or authority in a given context.
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Quillan Quick owns an apartment building where tenants sleep every night. Even though the tenants also run a small business from the units, the structure meets the criteria for a dwelling. A temporary vacation by the tenants leaves the classification unchanged.
Quade Quimby seeks appointment to a federal commission. The appointing authority cannot impose a religious test as a condition for the post. The constitutional command bars any such requirement for public trust positions.
Quentin Quinn offers testimony on engineering standards in a product liability suit. His advanced degree and years of field experience satisfy the knowledge requirement. The court therefore permits him to give opinion evidence on the technical issues.
Quinn Industries faces a shareholder derivative claim. A majority of the qualified directors present at the board meeting approve dismissal after a reasonable inquiry. Their vote satisfies the statutory threshold for the corporation's motion.
Quincy Quigley contributes to a judicial candidate's campaign. The contribution aims to secure appointment as counsel for a government agency. The rule prohibits the contribution when made for that purpose.
Quantum Dynamics holds the senior mortgage on an office building. It requests appointment of a receiver after default. The senior position gives it priority over the junior mortgagee's competing request.
A structure qualifies when someone uses it regularly for sleeping. Business use alongside sleeping does not remove the classification. Temporary absence by occupants also leaves the status intact.
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The Constitution bars any religious test as a qualification for office or public trust. This prohibition applies directly to appointments and elected positions under federal authority.
…inequality was found in that specific benefits enjoyed by white students were denied to Negro students of the same educational qualifications: Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada , 305 U.S. 337; Sipuel v. Oklahoma , 332 U.S. 631; Sweatt v. Painter , 339 U.S. 629; McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents , 339 U.S. 637. In none of…
…to all judgments the same effect in other States which they had by law in the State where rendered. But this view was afterwards qualified so as to make the act applicable only when the court rendering the judgment had jurisdiction of the parties and of the subject-matter, and not to preclude an inquiry into the jurisdiction…
…v. United States , 379 U. S., at 255; Hodel v. Indiana , 452 U. S., at 324. And it was this understanding, free of categorical qualifications, that prevailed in the period after 1937 through Lopez , as summed up by Justice Harlan: " Of course, the mere fact that Congress has said when particular activity shall be deemed to…
…of the right as given by the State.\" Id., 109." Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. , 350 U.S. 198, 202-203. "Where local law qualifies
…immunity from damages liability. In Pierson v. Ray , 386 U. S. 547 (1967), we recognized that police officers are entitled to a
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Knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education can qualify a witness. The proponent must show the specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact and rests on sufficient facts or data.
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Qualified directors are those eligible to vote on the determination after a good-faith inquiry. A majority of such directors present at a meeting where they form a quorum can make the decision.
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A contribution disqualifies the lawyer when made or solicited to obtain or be considered for the engagement. The rule protects the appearance of merit-based selection.
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A senior mortgagee that qualifies for a receiver takes priority over a junior mortgagee unless the senior mortgage lacks both a rents clause and receivership authorization. The junior mortgage must contain one of those protections to overcome the priority.
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