Sentences with phrase «because federal law»

«Defunding,» by the way, doesn't stop federal taxpayer money from paying for abortions — because federal law already prohibits federal dollars from going to abortion, except in dire circumstances.

For example, the EEOC Guidance, which is important because Federal law pre-empts state and local statutes regarding discrimination, recommends using a so called, individualized assessment... Read more»

For example, the EEOC Guidance, which is important because Federal law pre-empts state and local statutes regarding discrimination, recommends using a so called, individualized assessment before excluding an applicant based on criminal history.

In fact, it's very possible that at least in some of the states the reason they adopted these measures is they thought there would be struck down under federal law, which therefore would allow the politicians in each state to claim that they got a benefit for their state, yet it's entirely cost free to them because federal law is going to strike it down.

Many courts are eyeing this case because federal law has essentially left users of generic drugs without much remedy when the drug they use proves defective.

Not because federal law wasn't prescriptive enough, but because NCLB's architects never had a realistic theory of action for how the feds were going to compel recalcitrant states and districts to implement these sweeping reforms.

Because federal law continues to outlaw the production and sales of cannabis aside from the CBD oil and hemp seed oil from hemp plants, it is illegal for states that have legalized cannabis to sell products across state borders.

Another panelist added that the professor could contact Title IX coordinators, because this federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.

Gillibrand said she voted against Mattis because federal law prohibits a military leader from taking a civilian leadership position until they've been retired for 7 or more years.

It's going to be big money and big donations because the federal law guarantees that with this Citizens United case, which has institutionalized big anonymous money.»

Campaigns collect donors» occupation and employer because federal law requires it, but users often thought they did it to judge a giver's future cash value.

Children with learning disabilities can't simply be ignored or overlooked in public schools because federal law mandates that schools must take action to serve them.

So, states can not criminalize illegal immigration because the federal laws on the matter don't leave any role for them.

He said because federal laws are weak, illegal guns are bought in other states and brought into New York.

Additionally, one of the reasons that the import problem is mushrooming in the US is because our federal laws governing the import of dogs are out of date.

Not exact matches

A spokeswoman for the bureau recently said it did so because it determined that the devices «do not actually alter the firearm to fire automatically, making them legal under current federal law.»

The Department of Education has seen the surge in waiver applications because its Office for Civil Rights has «exceeded its legal authority» by taking the position since 2013 that the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination applies to transgender students, Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gregory Baylor said.

«We write because we are increasingly concerned about the role you are playing in the Trump Administration and the possibility that you are breaking federal conflict of interest laws,» the seven senators wrote in the letter, seen by Reuters.

But taxpayers would, the argument goes, be allowed to fully deduct the amount on their federal tax returns because the new law still allows most charitable giving to be deducted for federal tax purposes.

«Brink's isn't really involved in the pot industry per se, but because none of these new dispensaries can open bank accounts thanks to federal law, they're all hiring tons of armored cars to protect their money.

People in some parts of the country have had that ability for a while, either because of state laws or the fact that the new federal rule was phased in, applying to different places at different times.

Stanford University Law School professor Michael McConnell, a former federal appeals judge, said the court should not consider campaign statements, because Trump only swore an oath to uphold the Constitution after he became president.

Because Google is a federal contractor, it is required by law to submit employment data to the government as part of routine compliance procedures to prove it is not violating equal employment laws, the DoL says.

The stakes in finding discriminatory intent are higher because it provides a window for opponents to argue that Texas should be forced to resume having changes to voting laws «pre-cleared» by the Justice Department or a federal court.

Because even with your thorough investigation, you want to make sure all your i's are dotted and t's are crossed and that you're in compliance with both federal and local laws.

While 30 percent of cannabis companies have a bank account, no cannabis company can accept debit or credit cards because companies like Visa and Mastercard will not give the industry merchant accounts until federal law changes.

That was a big deal, legally speaking, because gender stereotyping was key to one of the biggest Supreme Court cases upholding federal anti-discrimination laws, involving a woman's inability to make partner at the former accounting firm Price Waterhouse.

Others have criticized the bill because it isn't as stringent as a piece of Vermont legislation that will now be superseded by the federal law.

And because individual states could still prohibit marijuana locally, Booker's bill would also incentivize states to change their marijuana laws by withholding federal funding from any states that have enforced laws against the drug in ways that disproportionately affect low - income citizens and people of color.

Even in recreational - marijuana states like Florida, growers have to pay in cash because banks fear falling afoul of federal drug - money laws.

Landlords who finance their buildings through a federally insured bank could be in legally murky water if they choose to rent to a cannabis tenant because the plant is still illegal under federal law.

Banks and insurance companies refuse to do business with cannabis companies because marijuana is illegal under federal law and most financial institutions are federally insured, forcing marijuana businesses to operate in cash.

Under federal law, the shooter shouldn't have been able to buy a gun because he'd been convicted in military court of assaulting his spouse and their child while in the Air Force.

That's because a Trump pardon wouldn't simply nullify any potential federal conviction — it would, under current New York law, bar state prosecutors from trying to go after him themselves.

The lawsuit has high stakes for both gun companies and gun - control advocates because it is testing a novel strategy to find a route around the broad protections granted by federal law that shield the companies from litigation if their product is used to commit a crime.

Arranging debt financing is less complicated because the company is not required to comply with federal and provincial securities laws and regulations.

Because marijuana remains illegal under federal law, and because most banks operate under federal regulations, it is hard for dispensaries to open checking accounts or take creditBecause marijuana remains illegal under federal law, and because most banks operate under federal regulations, it is hard for dispensaries to open checking accounts or take creditbecause most banks operate under federal regulations, it is hard for dispensaries to open checking accounts or take credit cards.

Republican lawmakers said that because state laws were intended to copy federal rules, blocking the new discount singled out small - business owners.

The PMA supports a federal approach to sales tax reform because it will eliminate the Affiliate Nexus Tax laws that have devastated hundreds of thousands of affiliate marketers around the country, it is Constitutional, and it has a very good chance of passage.

For example, a «utility» token isn't free from federal laws just because its founders say it doesn't classify as a security.

Under federal law, Kelley shouldn't have been able to buy a gun because he'd been convicted in military court of assaulting his spouse and their child while in the Air Force.

Because of its relationship to the Mercers, who provided millions in funding, it may have violated federal campaign finance law as well.

They still have to comply with federal and state laws, which means gays are out, but everyone else has to be considered for employment by the company (the only exceptions to the law are where your religion or other protected status are essential for the job... for example, a Muslim couldn't sue an Episcopalian church who wouldn't hire them in an administrative role because their faith clashes with that of the church — things like that don't apply to a fast food chain).

Jen... even if the Catholic Church stops accepting federal $ $ $ $ they'd STILL have to comply with this law, because... well... it's the law.

Federal officials argued that the March for Life did not qualify for an accommodation to the law because it is secular.

«Some institutions still argue the final version continues to interfere with their right to have their conscience unencumbered by federal law because it does not relieve them from the burden of providing these services altogether,» stated the CCCU.

The reason the priest can't volunteer is because there's a federal law which states federal employees may not continue to work voluntarily during a government shutdown.

Because the birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter threatening legal action because it considers the discount illegal under federal civil rights laws.

What she signed or agreed to is irrelevant, because a contract that violates Federal law is not legally enforceable.