Sentences with phrase «attorney general issued»

The Attorney General issued an opinion stating that the Real Estate Commission was responsible for considering whether there were violations of the real estate license laws.

The Oklahoma state Attorney General issued an opinion in August 2005 that breed bans involve issues that concern both the state and the municipalities and that any breed ban in Oklahoma is illegal.

The office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General issued a press release on October 5th announcing the news.

Burke says the State Senate has failed to act more than a year after the Attorney General issued a report on the dangers posed by the plastic, which is likely being consumed by fish and wildlife and making it way up the food chain.

Former Attorney General issued a video on behalf of Senate Democrats urging Americans to resist in the time of «fear and uncertainty for so many people.»

Not exact matches

New York's attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, was recruited last month to help investigate Manafort for possible financial crimes and money laundering, and the IRS» criminal - investigations unit joined the investigation to examine similar issues.

Kalanick called for an independent investigation of those issues, and the company hired former Attorney General Eric Holder to help.

High - profile attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who has handled compensation issues related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, has linked 124 deaths and 275 injuries to General Motors» recalled ignition switches.

As we've noted before, Trump himself has flip - flopped on the issue, but his close aide and attorney general pick, Alabama senator Jeff Sessions, has long been a critic.

Back in November 2016, John Hudak, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said that if Sessions became attorney general, he would have the power to rescind the Department of Justice memos issued under the Obama administration that have allowed marijuana companies to exist without fear of DEA raids.

The business - impact issue is central to lawsuits by two state attorneys general alleging Exxon understated the risks to both consumers and shareholders.

The news comes from a report issued Thursday by the Secure Our Smartphones («S.O.S.») Initiative, an international partnership of law - enforcement agencies, elected officials, and consumer advocates headed by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, and London Mayor Boris Johnson.

«Without strong action from the Department to ensure that DOJ employees meet the highest standards of conduct and accountability, the systemic issues we identified in our work may continue,» Horowitz wrote in a May 31 memo to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

On the other side of things, Attorney General Schneiderman issued a statement as well, with a rather different tone:

Former Attorney General Eric Holder, who served in the Obama administration, said Thursday night that if Trump tried to «define or constrain» Mueller's investigation, it would create «issues of constitutional and criminal dimension.»

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is considering appointing a second special counsel tasked with investigating several issues related to former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey, The Washington Post reported on Monday.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there has been «disturbing news» that Trump could be considering issuing pardons that «may impede criminal investigations.»

Attorneys general in Washington, Minnesota and New Mexico issued civil investigative demands this year and are sharing information with Florida and California, according to various corporate financial filings.

Meanwhile, the governors of several other states have issued executive orders mandating net neutrality, and a couple dozen state attorneys general are suing the FCC over its December decision.

There have been questions about how the new administration will handle the issue of marijuana legalization ever since Trump announced Jeff Sessions as his pick for U.S. Attorney General.

We look forward to helping the Attorney General and his staff bring attention to this important issue,» said Facebook's director of state public policy.

Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions — who is currently under pressure to resign for failing to reveal his meetings with the Russian ambassador before President Donald Trump's inauguration — issued a memo reversing the Obama administration's decision to phase out its use of private prisons at the federal level.

More recently, in January 2018, Attorney General Sessions issued a Marijuana Enforcement Memorandum that rescinded the Cole Memorandum, and allows federal prosecutors to decide how to prioritize enforcement of federal marijuana laws.

The trifecta of the President, the FBI Director, and an Attorney General on the same page will put the Justice Department in a fighting mood on this issue.

This approach will be supported by Trump's Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, who is pro-law enforcement on encryption issues.

In March 2017, an Ontario Divisional Court ruling had sharp words for the province's Ministry of the Attorney General over issues with its assessments office.

As stated by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline Ciraolo on the day the IRS issued the summons to Coinbase:

Even after the former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder, who'd been hired by the board to investigate, issued a scathing report on Uber's culture, Kalanick and his directors initially decided that vague promises of coaching, the hiring of a chief operating officer, and a slap - on - the - wrist «leave of absence» for the CEO were sufficient remedies.

On Tuesday the office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent letters to 13 cryptocurrency exchanges requesting information on «their operations, use of bots, conflicts of interest, outages, and other key issues.»

Rauner and House Speaker Michael Madigan, father of the attorney general, have been known to lock horns over an issue or two.

Now, the owners of some state - authorized marijuana dispensaries are hoping that the new guidance for federal prosecutors, issued Aug. 29 by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, will help remove banking and credit card roadblocks.

«In recent months, Mueller's team has questioned witnesses in detail about Trump's private comments and state of mind in late July and early August of last year, around the time he issued a series of tweets belittling his «beleaguered» attorney general,» Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Rosalind S. Helderman report.

«We will demand that questions around the new Ombudsperson's connections to this issue in his past role at the Ministry of the Attorney General are dealt with so no perception of any conflict remains.

«I applaud Commissioner Kaufman, Assistant Attorney General Tom Lawrie and their entire staff for their willingness to take prompt and aggressive action in a complex case involving multiple parties, tribal immunity and related issues,» said Maryland Secretary of Labor Leonard J. Howie III in a statement.

Late Monday, Kalanick issued a memo to employees announcing that former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will help lead an independent review.

When Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on marijuana to federal prosectors Thursday, reiterating their leeway to prosecute federal marijuana laws as they see fit, regardless of whether the plant is legal under state and local law, he likely spurred future infringements on liberty, struck a blow against federalism, and defied public opinion.

Uber, for its part, has tapped Perkins Coie to aid former Attorney General Eric Holder's firm Covington and Burling in its efforts to look into individual claims of sexual harassment and workplace issues.

Other officials that have probed the issue have been axed, including the attorney general and deputy prime minister.

As the New York Attorney General's Office investigated the first breach, it discovered a second, similar issue arising out of mailings sent to individuals suffering atrial fibrillation.

The issue has become a political flashpoint in a presidential election year, and the lawsuit by attorneys general from Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Florida and Texas was certain to keep it prominent.

The judge issued a detailed injunction that prohibits the governor, the attorney general, the state board of education, and everyone else from permitting religious activity in classrooms, including vocal prayer, readings of the Bible, devotional discussions, and distribution of religious materials.

• In Texas, clerks who have religious objections can refuse to issues marriage licenses to same - sex couples, with support from that state's attorney general.

Here are some details about that November 2004 ballot proposal: 1) there was already in place a Utah law strictly banning same - sex marriage, which I fully supported; 2) all three candidates for the office of attorney general of Utah (the chief law - enforcement officer in the state) opposed the amendment, including the LDS (Mormon) Republican incumbent, Mark Shurtleff, mostly because they considered it a poorly drafted amendment; 3) I refused to endorse the amendment, but I did not urge people to vote «no»; 4) the leadership of the LDS Church, which has a record for being as strongly opposed to same - sex marriage as the Catholic Church, did not issue a statement urging its members to vote one way or the other; 5) inasmuch as two thirds of Utahans belong to the LDS Church, this means that the leadership of at least 80 percent of Utah churchgoers did not urge a «yes» vote on the amendment.

In the 216 - page proposal released today, the department said the changes came in direct response to Trump's executive order on religious liberty issued last May and Attorney General Jeff Sessions's guidance on religious liberty released in October:

As mentioned here previously, Bruske's reportage on this issue has resulted in two DC city council members seeking an investigation from that city's attorney general.

KID, First Candle, the Juvenile Products Manufacturer's Association and the Illinois Attorney General's office all spoke on the issue.

The Medinah Park District has authorized its attorney to draft an ordinance for a $ 530,000 general obligation bond issue to fund miscellaneous park projects that officials say are necessities.

As part of its ongoing legal battle with New York state over fantasy sports, DraftKings issued another brief in its effort to overcome a challenge from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

The mayor said the city's lawyers are staying on top of the issue, and plan to follow the lead of the state Attorney General's office.

As the federal government seeks a dismissal of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's hydraulic fracturing lawsuit, the state's top lawyer said he's dealing with the issue «at several levels.»