In this situation, the party receiving such a threat may seek from the Court a declaratory judgment; also known as a declaratory ruling.

They will ask for a declaratory ruling that the show, titled "Yo!

(e) Parties may petition the Commission for a declaratory ruling under Sec.

The decision came in a declaratory ruling that could be published in law books and used in the future as a basis for obtaining financial damages against Government agencies.

Since the first of the year the members of the commission have resolved hundreds of rule makings, requests for declaratory rulings, license transfers, waivers and other matters - usually by unanimous votes.

The plaintiffs are asking a federal district court to issue declaratory ruling that the photos are protected speech, not obscenity, and to enjoin Skumanick's threats as a violation of their parental rights.

Petitions for declaratory rulings and waivers must be served on all interested parties.

The company wants the FCC to issue a "declaratory ruling" confirming its right to use spectrum and a confirmation that GPS makers lack any legal basis to ask for interference protections.

Anticipating legal action, DivX filed a preemptive lawsuit against UMG on September 6, 2007, asking for a declaratory ruling to affirm Stage6's legality under DMCA safe harbor provisions.

The company has asked the Federal Communications Commission for a "declaratory ruling" confirming its right to use spectrum licensed to the company by the FCC.