In a series of hypothetical, neutral court matchups, the Dayton Flyers would rank as an underdog against San Diego State, Penn State, St.

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The hearing will be held in private in front of a neutral Court of Appeal judge, and one representative each from Leeds United and the Football League.

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The hearing will be held in private in front of a neutral Court of Appeal judge, and one representative each from Leeds and the Football League.

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"Essentially, no, the court is not neutral, " said Steven Cook, a senior fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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The court could call its own neutral expert witnesses, rather than relying solely on the partisans hired by the litigants.

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Ultimately, the public's faith in the justices as neutral arbiters of law is essential to the court's legitimacy, the independence of the federal judiciary and even the rule of law.

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The defendant had acted according to the law throughout 1999 and had remained neutral trying to bring peace and order, the court said.

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