Sentences with phrase «federal lawsuit challenging»

The Nebraska Real Estate Commission prevailed in its motion to dismiss the federal lawsuit challenging the Commission's authority to regulate unlicensed brokerage practices.

City of Las Cruces, New Mexico defends federal lawsuit challenging the crosses in its logo: The Las Cruces Sun - News reported yesterday that «Federal court date set for three crosses» lawsuit» (via «Religion Clause «-RRB-.

A federal lawsuit challenging as excessive the fees charged by PACER, the federal courts» electronic records system, has been certified as a class action.

In February, eight Black and Hispanic families filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Connecticut State Department of Education's race - based enrollment quotas for Hartford's magnet schools.

Take this major VAM case in Florida: In 2013, the National Education Association and its Florida affiliate filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that required at least half of a teacher's evaluation to be based on VAM.

NPR StateImpact: Teachers Union Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Florida Teacher Evaluations

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Two unions representing about 2,700 public workers in Madison and Dane County have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin's new law restricting collective bargaining rights.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Two unions representing about 2,700 public workers in Madison and Dane County have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin's new law restricting collective bargaining rights.

Cuomo has hired prominent First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams to defend him against a federal lawsuit challenging a new law that requires politically active non-profit organizations to publicly disclose their donors.

A Manhattan judge tossed a closely watched federal lawsuit challenging the illegality of marijuana nationwide.

• 21 states are plaintiffs in federal lawsuits challenging the Constitutionality of Obamacare.

On Thursday (29 December 2011), Judge Lawrence O'Neill of the US District Court for the Eastern District of California issued three separate rulings in a set of federal lawsuits challenging the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)(Rocky Mountain Farmers Union et al v. Goldstene).

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The firm is currently fielding both a federal lawsuit in Texas centering on Restasis as well as challenges from would - be competitors like Teva, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, and Akorn through the U.S. Patent and Trade Office's inter partes review (IPR) process.

A group of 17 states plan to file a lawsuit in federal appeals court challenging the Trump administration's decision to declare vehicle emissions rules through 2025 «not appropriate.»

Six environmental groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in a federal court in Montana to challenge its decision to approve construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

In addition to announcing the challenge to Apple's shareholder proposal, Greenlight also filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court in New York to block the amendment, saying such a move violates shareholders» rights.

The five lawsuits to block the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule continued to move forward in July in separate venues, but the Department of Justice strongly defended the rule in a Washington, D.C., federal district court challenging the suit filed by the National Association for Fixed Annuities, or NAFA.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)- U.S. immigration authorities have detained a 23 - year - old Mexican man who was brought to the United States illegally as a child and given a work permit during the Obama administration, according to a lawsuit challenging the detention in Seattle federal court.

Ramirez filed a challenge to his detention in Seattle federal court on Monday, arguing that the government violated his constitutional rights because he had work authorization under the DACA program, his lawsuit said.

Last year, the tribe filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the federal government for denying the application, saying it «unreasonably burdens the religious rights of tribal members,» court documents stated.

Yet another courtroom battle promises to pull the White House into the legal spotlight today as crucial arguments are heard in New York in a sweeping lawsuit that is challenging the administration's marijuana policy by seeking to legalize pot under federal law.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit challenging New York's groundbreaking subsidies for nuclear plants, clearing the way for three Upstate nukes to continue collecting roughly $ 483 million a year from utility ratepayers.

Cuomo, along with other governors from states impacted by the cap, have announced a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of the tax law, based on federal separation of powers and states» rights.

Meanwhile, a U.S. District Court is expected to rule soon on whether the Republican challengers will be permitted to intervene in the federal lawsuit that argues the challenge / fee system violates the U.S. Read more»

Philip Pidot filed a federal lawsuit Monday in an attempt to force a new Republican primary date so he can challenge state Sen. Jack Martins in the 3rd Congressional District.

That move, which was seen by some de Blasio loyalists as a shot at de Blasio - allied public relations firm BerlinRosen, has been challenged by a group of public relations firms in a federal lawsuit filed in March this year.

Tonight, State of Politics Nick Reisman reports A three - judge panel on Wednesday will decide whether to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the redistricting process, with a hearing taking place in Brooklyn federal court at 2 p.m..

A federal court refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the process.

While a Daley - connected circuit judge, Thomas Kluczynski (who would later be appointed a federal judge by Kennedy, at Daley's recommendation), threw out a federal lawsuit «filed to contend» the voting totals, [42] the Republican - dominated State Board of Elections unanimously rejected the challenge to the results.

A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit challenging New York's subsidization of nuclear power plants.

Such freezes have survived repeated federal and state court challenges by unions — including, most recently, a lawsuit filed by Nassau County unions in the wake of a three - year wage freeze that ended in 2014.

A federal judge ruled that the National Rifle Association must disclose the names of two teenagers if it wants to use them in a lawsuit challenging Florida's new gun law.

Connecticut joined Massachusetts, California and Kentucky in filing a lawsuit on Friday challenging the Trump administration's move to stop $ 7 billion in federal subsidy payments to health insurers under the Affordable Care Act.

Healey signed onto a lawsuit led by Schneiderman last month challenging the administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the federal census.

ALBANY, NY (12/28/2011)(readMedia)-- A coalition of CSEA, PEF, UUP, NYSCOPBA, NYSTPBA, NYSPIA, and AFSCME Council 82, unions representing virtually all of New York State employees have filed lawsuits in federal court challenging the Cuomo Administration's unilateral increase in the percentage of health insurance contributions required of state retirees.The legal challenge applies to changes made by the administration this fall and covers state employees who have retired and seen their share of health insurance premium increase beyond the level at which they retired.

In a not so stunning federal lawsuit, Tom Ognibene, who was once named as an unindicted coconspirator in a case involving bribery unsuccessfully challenged city anti-corruption campaign finance laws so that he could donate more money to Councilmember Liz Crowley.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Highlights of a Safe Act informational forum this afternoon include the fact that Onondaga County has taken considerable steps recently to expedite the pistol permit process, and that a federal lawsuit is being filed challenging the mental health provisions of the law.

FEDERAL TAX LAWSUIT: Sue to challenge the new Republican tax overhaul, which he calls an unconstitutional assault on state's rights.

Quinn's approval, which will allow the legislation to come to a vote, comes as a federal trial is beginning on a class - action lawsuit challenging the NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy.

Some biomedical research watchers are feeling blindsided by a federal appeals court decision last week that reversed a lower court's rejection of a lawsuit challenging the Obama Administration's stem cell policy.

Defendants in a high - profile lawsuit that could have significant implications for thousands of patents on human genes have now asked a federal judge to dismiss the case, calling it a «thinly veiled attempt to challenge the validity of patents.»

Beyond challenges to federal rulemaking, many of which are resolved in the D.C. Circuit court, there are other climate lawsuits underway across the country that could ultimately be heard by Trump appointees.

In a decision that could affect the immigration plan President Barack Obama announced on 20 November, a federal judge decided on 21 November that the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech), an organization based in Bellevue, Washington, and affiliated with the national Communication Workers of America (CWA) union, can bring a lawsuit challenging the federal government's right to extend by executive action the authorization for foreign students to work in the United States under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program.

A story found on the New York times says that Kody Brown and his «sister wives» (who also appear in a reality TV series about their polyamorous relationship choices and multi-women family living choice) is / are filing a federal lawsuit to challenge the anti-polygamy law in Utah.

A federal appeals court last week declined to rehear a case over a lawsuit challenging a Hawaii private school's policy of serving only native Hawaiian students.

An assistant principal in Alabama filed a federal lawsuit last week challenging classroom prayers, Bible distribution, and other religious practices he contends his school district has long condoned in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

Lawyers representing students and families from the now - defunct Lake View school district in Arkansas filed a lawsuit in federal court Oct. 25 challenging a new state school consolidation law on the grounds that it violates the district's equal - protection rights and is racially discriminatory, according to the Associated Press.

His lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a district policy setting quotas for minority students that stems from the federal court's 1975 desegregation order.

The Tangipahoa Parish, La., school board unanimously agreed last week to change the word «prayer» to «invocation» in its practice on prayers before board meetings, a policy under challenge in a federal court lawsuit.

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against seven teachers who had brought a lawsuit challenging Florida's new state teacher evaluation system.