Sentences with phrase «against in the issuance»

The appeals court focused on a federal statute adopted in 1965 that says: «No person shall receive any preference or priority or be discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person's race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence..»

Not exact matches

My worry about this statement is that if indeed the US is against all political violence in Ghana which warranted the issuance of the aforementioned statement, why did they keep quiet when some members of the NPP killed their Upper East Regional chairman, Adams Mahama with acid?

Although, former President Jonathan was not present in court, his counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) urged the court to wholly set aside the issuance or service of subpoena against the former President.

The development follows a lengthy period in which defense attorney Paul J. Cambria Jr. argued against the admission of evidence collected in Pigeon's home almost two years ago following issuance of a search warrant.

Meanwhile Kashamu in his reply to the query denied some of the allegations against him, saying «The issuance of the query is contemptuous of the order of the court made on the 5th of September 2017 by the Federal High Court, Abuja.»

We will consider using ADR in all areas including workplace issues, formal and informal adjudication, issuance of regulations, enforcement and compliance, issuing and revoking licenses and permits, contract and grant award and administration, litigation brought by or against the Department, and other interactions with the public and the regulated community.

In such instances, the RSA holder is required to apply to the relevant tax authority for a refund of any excess / double taxation or for the issuance of tax credit to be set off against future taxes.

Let's presume the (basic) offering gets completed (within the next week)-- that brings in an additional 12.1 M of (gross) cash, against the issuance of another 17.3 M shares.

CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) on July 10, 2014, effective August 11, 2014, issued Issuance and Enforcement Guidance for Dog Confinement Agreements http://www.cdc.gov/animalimportation/dogs.html «This guidance describes the factors that HHS / CDC will consider in deciding whether to issue a dog confinement agreement or deny entry of a dog being imported into the United States that has not been adequately vaccinated against rabies.»

In March 2007, OVEC and partner groups won a federal lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers that repealed mountaintop removal valley fill permits in southern West Virginia granted without adequate environmental consideration, and banned issuance of new permitIn March 2007, OVEC and partner groups won a federal lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers that repealed mountaintop removal valley fill permits in southern West Virginia granted without adequate environmental consideration, and banned issuance of new permitin southern West Virginia granted without adequate environmental consideration, and banned issuance of new permits.

For example, civil trial attorneys within the DOJ's Tax Division are requesting the issuance of John Doe summonses (ie, summonses that seek information regarding specific unidentified persons) and are seeking the enforcement of Nova Scotia summonses (ie, summonses served on a US branch of an overseas bank requesting the production of bank records held by parts of the bank located in a jurisdiction with strict bank secrecy laws) mostly against financial institutions.

And issuance of a harsh penalty may chill other lawyers from speaking out against unjust policies in the future.

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