In 2006, a court ruling called into question the SEC's long-held determination that companies could exclude shareowner proposals relating to the election of directors.

2006年，一条法院条例质疑SEC的这项长期决定，即允许公司无视股民关于董事选举的提议。

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A reform in 2001 called Brussels II tried to stop forum shopping, in which each party sought the most favourable jurisdiction, by ruling that the first court to be approached decides the divorce.

2001年一次名为“布鲁塞尔二号(Brussels II)”的改革规定离婚必须由诉讼送达的首个法院来判决，以防止“选购法院(forum shopping)”行为，亦即离婚当事人选择对自己最有利的法院提起诉讼。

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A representative from an organization that opposes mercury fillings called the new ruling "an outrage," while the American Dental Association issued a statement agreeing with the decision.

一位来自反对汞合金用于牙科团体的代理人称新规定的通过是令人愤慨的，与此同时，美国牙医协会拥护这项决定。

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Outside the court,McKinnon's mother, Janis Sharp, called the ruling a disgrace and made a plea to U.S.President Barack Obama for leniency.

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A spokesman for the ruling Palestinian Fatah faction says the group called for a general strike in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Friday.

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Novartis called the ruling a "setback for patients, " and said patent protection is crucial to fostering investment in research to develop new and better drugs.

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Teacher Teresa Meredith, the main plaintiff in the lawsuit and vice president of the Indiana State Teachers Association, called the ruling a setback for public education.

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Will Johnson, chair of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition of BC, called the ruling a "radical decision" and said it disregarded evidence of harm in places where assisted suicide was legal.

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