Sentences with phrase «attorneys general using»

Attorneys general use the legally binding demands to collect evidence, such as documents and emails, and testimony to help «piece together any number of stories about potential competitive harm,» Moss said.

Some question whether the attorney general used the right approach, since no criminal charges were filed against Carlos Velasquez, head of Galos Corp., the company accused of misappropriating the $ 1 million.

Not exact matches

State lawmakers in New York and Washington recently passed measures restricting the use of so - called non-disclosure agreements for sexual harassment claims after the attorneys general of all 50 states urged legislative action in February to ensure that victims can bring lawsuits before judges rather than being forced into arbitration.

The reversal of the Cole Memo, written by then - Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole in 2013 means that there will be more confusion about the legality of growing, selling, and using the drug in places where state and local laws clash with the federal government.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman this past week demanded that Airbnb turn over all records on New York residents who rent out their dwellings on the site — 15,000 of the 225,000 New Yorkers using Airbnb.

«They're not thrilled that he's already jumping ship to run for higher office because that's exactly what he campaigned against and what he promised he wouldn't do, be a ladder - climbing career politician,» Petersen said, noting a JTD strategies poll that found half of Missouri voters think Hawley could be using his attorney general career as a stepping stone to higher office.

The attorney general's investigation was apparently spurred by a 2013 article in the New York Times that cited a University of Guelph study that used genetic analysis to examine various commercial herbal remedies.

Perhaps looming largest, though, were his comments regarding former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and the investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.

Loretta Lynch, attorney general under President Barack Obama during the 2016 campaign, at the time showed an interest in avoiding using the word «investigation» to describe the FBI's interest in Clinton's email server, Comey said.

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, Attorney General Sessions said that marijuana sale and use is still against federal law and said he does not think that cannabis is something that should be legalized, despite the fact that more than half of all states have some form of a regulated market already in place and the majority of Americans agree that marijuana prohibition should end.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein produced a memo for Trump earlier this week criticizing Comey for the way he handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State.

The New York Times reported last weekend that Republicans were likely to use the memo to contend that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein acted improperly in approving an application to extend surveillance of Page that was partly based on dubious research funded by Democratic organizations.

Yates, the former deputy attorney general who was fired by Trump in January after refusing to enforce his first immigration order, used her opening statement to outline her experience working in the Justice Department for 27 years «through five Democratic and Republican administrations.»

The problem, according to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, was that the ads were served using information that was legally protected: personal healthcare data.

He was forced out when an investigation by former New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer alleged that he «used off - balance sheet transactions to improperly boost profits.»

The other lawsuit, which Bloomberg reports was brought by some of the same attorneys as the General Mills suits, argued that because testing of Quaker Oats Quick 1 - Minute reportedly found traces of glyphosate, the company could not use the «100 % natural» label.

The commonplace argument that increases in the volume of immigration, by themselves, lower wages and take jobs from Americans - an argument which Attorney General Jeff Sessions used to defend ending DACA - has neither empirical nor theoretical support in economics.

Uber also agreed to notify the Attorney General's office if it begins to collect GPS data from customers» smartphones when they're not using the app, something the company claims it doesn't do, according to BuzzFeed.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made no secret of his contempt for marijuana use, and his Department of Justice is on the verge of releasing a report that many in the burgeoning legal cannabis industry fear will propose prosecuting people engaging in marijuana sales — even if they are in states that have legalized the drug locally.

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.

Former Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, now the governor, investigated five coal - burning utility companies using it, arguing that they failed to provide a complete picture of climate risks in their regulatory filings.

A Department of Justice taskforce is crafting a strategy to address the use of cryptocurrencies by cybercriminals, according to US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

If you research lenders online, be sure to check their credentials and the complaints lodged against them, using resources like the Better Business Bureau and your state's attorney general's office.

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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.»

Turing Pharmaceuticals was warned by New York's attorney general that the distribution network for a rarely used drug, whose 55-fold overnight price hike drew widespread criticism, may violate antitrust laws.

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's prosecutions depict Wall Street as using technology as an opportunity to charge heavy fees for underwriting and promoting stocks, and seizing the opportunity to make quick trading gains.

U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Sessions is concerned about the use of bitcoin by dark markets online.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- The state attorney general announced settlements Tuesday with Viacom, Mattel, Hasbro and JumpStart Games to stop them from using or allowing tracking technology on their popular children's websites.

Since the Attorney General had announced his intention to publicize any companies not answering his questions, Kraken's move undercuts any public relations moves the Attorney General's office may have attempted to use to force Kraken into submission.

For those more concerned with foreclosure, Idaho is one of the states that generally uses non-judicial foreclosure, according to the Idaho Office of the Attorney General.

There has been wide speculation that the president might seek to use the memo to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the Russia investigaiton, or special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the Russia investigation.

Many observers believed Trump might use the declassified memo as justification to fire his deputy attorney general — who also happens to be Mueller's boss.

A 2016 report from the New York State Office of the Attorney General found that 74 percent of guns used in crimes in New York between 2010 and 2015 came from states with lax gun laws.

Experts say it could also be used as a pretext for Trump to clean house at the FBI — in particular by firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the Mueller investigation.

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In January 2009, then - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced the settlement of an investigation into the method used by certain health insurers to determine reimbursements for patients who received care from out - of - network providers.

But Scalia surely knew that Janet Reno, the Attorney General in the Clinton Administration, had taken quite the opposite view — that nothing in the reigning statutes barred the State of Oregon from permitting drugs to be used by doctors for the purpose of procuring death for their patients.

Janet Reno, the Attorney General of the United States at the time, authorized and ordered the use of UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES, WITH THEIR MILITARY ASSUALT ARMAMENT, to MURDER seventy - six American men, women and children in their own home in the U.S.....

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Lawyers for the businessman filed an application arguing that the writ of execution that the Attorney - General (A-G) used to do the valuation was illegal.

«Ms. Conlin betrayed the trust of NARAL's supporters and donors by using charitable funds to finance her lavish lifestyle,» said the Attorney General's Charities Bureau Chief Jason Lilien.

«I strongly support Attorney General Schneiderman's I - STOP bill, which would help to rein in doctor shopping, prevent the use of forged prescriptions, and identify patients in need of addiction treatment.

Schneiderman's campaign has made choice a signature focus, using it as a cudgel with which to smash his GOP / Conservative opponent, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, who is personally pro-life, but insists he won't actively seek to change state law in this arena the way attorneys general have done in other states.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is making aggressive law enforcement a top priority, directing his federal prosecutors across the country to crack down on illegal immigrants and «use every tool» they have to go after violent criminals and drug traffickers.

They both calculated that if they became the attorney general they could use and abuse that office for political gain.

The arrangement surrounding the use of paid stipends for lawmakers who are not committee chairs — but listed with the title in Senate payroll records — is being investigated by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office.

Vielkind also used the backdrop of the campaign event, the «Women for Gillibrand» luncheon, to ask if New York's junior senator had a preference in the race for Attorney General.

Funds from the $ 25 billion housing settlement with the nations largest banks will be used to pay for a $ 20 million rebuilding program for blighted neighbors impacted by the housing crisis, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman annonuced today.

All my responses are on my website, martinamidu.com or Martin Amidu Speaks, some of which are under the headings: «Why Martin Amidu Is Not Using Government Or Party Channels For His Advocacy For Accountability And Transparency» dated 29th May 2012; «Fighting Graft And Corruption Under The National Democratic Governments Of Ghana» dated 3rdNovember 2013; On Galloppers, Settlements And The Hallowed Traditions Of The Office Of The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many others.