Sentences with phrase «agenda for law»

You might ask what would be a good «generic» although basic agenda for a law firm retreat look like.

From clients to US rivals and the big four accountants, Eversheds Sutherland co-CEO Lee Ranson discusses the factors driving diversity up the agenda for law firms

Not exact matches

Tyler Law, a spokesman, said in a statement that Ryan «sees what is coming in November and is calling it quits rather than standing behind a House Republican agenda to increase healthcare costs for middle - class families while slashing Social Security and Medicare to pay for his handouts to the richest and largest corporations.»

Because the law includes much more than tax cuts — it removes Affordable Care Act's so - called individual mandate and opens up Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling — potential avenues for future agenda items are now viewed as increasingly possible for Republicans.

Republican leaders have significant differences on what the party's policy agenda will entail for 2018 after securing a major legislative victory in overhauling the federal tax code with a law that included a blow to the Affordable Care Act.

The government's «law and order» agenda was based on Canadians fear of violent crime and their concern for their personal safety.

The number one issue is abortion on every agenda, yet this is an issue which is not stopped by legislation, it is stopped by attacking poverty, by increasing love for children, by accepting everything a sinner does — instead the goal is secular laws, shaming women with ultrasounds.

Ben Rogers, East Asia Team Leader at advocacy charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide, told Premier: «The Islamic Defenders Front, they for years have been pushing this agenda, trying to shut down churches, attack the Ahmadiyya community - who're a sect of Islam that other Muslims disagree with - and also often raided nightclubs and bars and want Sharia law to be established.

Giambrone's claims that «Justice Scalia's legal theory has no ultimate framework for holding the government accountable before God» and that he sees natural law as merely a «rhetorical cover for the preferred moral agenda of any given judge.»

Those are spread in every nation and religion pretending what they are not but work out towards the same one agenda of the cused ones of the Sabbath who consider them selves above all as being the chosen ones and have rejected all the laws and judgments of God Allah that came to them and nations after them and went on making their own laws and judgments for a cause of having all nations reaching the lawest levels of humanity among them selves...?

Any other country I would have an issue with the church recruiting for the police, at least here police and the military are «sworn» to protect and serve (the Law) not the people or some ones private agenda.

Another cause for concern is the way the christian agenda is pushed right here: christian religious beliefs to be taught as science, christian religious texts on public buildings, christian prayers at public meetings, christian beliefs as law, etc..

There's no drawing a line here, Republicans ARE Christians, the double whammy of hell fire secular law that they bullied - in only to make way for their real agenda, God's law according to their God.

Having endured for half a century a Court that seized authority not confided to it to lay down as unalterable law a liberal social agenda nowhere to be found in the actual Constitution of the United States, conservatives must decide whether they want a Court that behaves in the same way but in the service of their agenda.

The Islamist movement is «the part of Islam which embraces a clear political agenda for bringing nations under Muslim domination and shari`ah law,» according to Open Doors.

So the «immoral agenda» he alleges is that any «man» who uses a woman's rest room or shower facilities because it best fits with what the individual feels is their gender identity by «mandate of law» is not doing so out of being a civil right issue and him being criticised for expressing that view.

This little «baby step» of having the NYPD remove its barriers (something that the mayor will probably come to regret), is shameful given the blatant violations of law they have tolerated because they fear the onslaught of NYC's Democrats opposing the mayor's legislative agenda or Brookfield's plans for other properties in the city.

While Ed Miliband floats around the country playing the role of a man with integrity, it's worth noting that despite «marching for the alternative» a few years ago with the people he claims to represent, he turned his back on public sector workers and those on «Workfare», whilst allowing changes to employment law to go through virtually unchallenged, allowing the coalition to force through it's anti-worker agenda.

Dinallo also announced a six - point agenda for investigating public corruption, which includes stringent new disclosure requirements for charities (like, say, the Bronx - based Soundview, which Cuomo says Espada looted of more than $ 14 million), using the Tweed Law to investigate the misuse of public funds, and pursuing election law violations under the existing Executive LLaw to investigate the misuse of public funds, and pursuing election law violations under the existing Executive Llaw violations under the existing Executive LawLaw.

Many of the measures were listed on Cuomo's 2018 State of the State agenda, including closing a loophole in election law that allows for unlimited political donations through a network of limited liabilities companies, as well as early voting.

Whereas, New York State is a leading voice for women's equality and has raised that voice in action through such significant achievements as passage of the historic «Women's Equality Agenda» in 2015 - eight laws that advance women's equality in New York State by helping to achieve pay equity, strengthen human trafficking laws and protections for domestic violence victims, and ending pregnancy discrimination in all workplaces; other measures further safeguard and promote women's interests and help improve their status in settings where they live and work; and

Officials were already pitching the plan as a continuation of Cuomo's «progressive» agenda for New York, which the governor counts as including a sharp rise in the minimum wage, the marriage equality law and stronger gun control provisions known as the SAFE Act.

• Transforming the ethical environment in Government: Governor Cuomo's «Clean Up Albany» agenda would institute campaign finance reforms including a system of public financing for elections, limits on contribution levels, creating an independent redistricting commission, creating independent monitoring and enforcement of ethics laws, and requiring full disclosure of outside income and clients.

Policy agendas for important issues like the 421a tax abatement and New York City rent laws are being set by publicly elected leaders who have become dependent on the real estate industry's onslaught of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.

Carl has never said changing New York's existing abortion laws are on his agenda for reform.

Coalitions of countries not known for their respect for the rule of law, or having a particular political agenda, may attempt to enforce their views on the international community.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today outlined his ethics reform agenda for the 2015 legislative session at the NYU School of Law in New York City.

Leading that agenda is an effort at enacting state laws expressly providing for a right to abortion, now provided by the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade.

The 18 Democrats who represent New York in the House of Representatives endorsed on Wednesday Gov. Andrew Cuomo's agenda for women, a package of proposed legislation and policies that include reforms to sexual harassment laws and guidelines.

In an extraordinary session, the governor dictates the agenda, and Cuomo has listed just one explicit item: «Enacting legislation memorializing the agreement of the Senate and the Assembly that would extend mayoral control of the city school district of the city of New York for an additional year; specifically extending the effectiveness of chapters 91 of the laws of 2002 and 345 of the laws of 2009 relating to the organization of the city school district of the city of New York.»

There's three weeks to go in the legislative session, and advocates are pushing hard for two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's agenda items — translating the federal abortion rights in the Roe v. Wade decision into New York state law, and enacting public financing of statewide political campaigns.

The Women's Equality Agenda is a ten - point plan that deals with several women's issues, including a call for equal pay, the end of sexual harassment in workplaces and the strengthening of human sex trafficking laws.

Stuart Kaplan, of HS for Law and Public Service, added a resolution to next month's agenda to look into the «dirty oil» used to heat many schools throughout the city.

The mayor is facing investigations into whether his unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 as well as fundraising efforts for the Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit to advance the mayor's agenda, violated campaign finance and election laws.

By the way, this government is constantly abusing the anti-terror laws - they are using the laws for their own agenda.

Nor will the Carswell agenda itemised at his press conference — changing the law so that erring MPs can be recalled, or regaining control of the UK's borders, or even disrupting sofa government — be advanced by his departure for Ukip.

Sheehan walked the gathering through what she said are some of the many highlights of her first term, including Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion as part of the community police initiative; restructuring the city budget; lobbying for additional state aid; developing an equity agenda; engaging marginalized communities; transforming neighborhoods like Sheridan Hollow and Park South.

Six new ethics laws were proposed Friday, the deadline to get on the agenda for the legislature's Sept. 5 meeting.

Cuomo is running on what he calls his «New NY Agenda» that includes several sub-plans, including one dubbed «Clean Up Albany» that would enact new, stricter ethics laws, require full disclosure of outside income for lawmakers and create an independent ethics watchdog.

«However, he would be happy to comment on the campaign of «Don't take me literally» Schneiderman, specifically his 12 years in the Albany cesspool, his lack of any law enforcement experience, his radical social agenda, his ranking as one of the worst senator for jobs, his 12 votes to raise taxes, his votes against civil confinement for sex offenders, and his attempted cover - up of a hit and run....

The move appeared to be an effort to highlight a rift in the push for the full agenda, which includes a controversial bill aimed at strengthening the state's abortion laws.

Also at 11 a.m., the Empire State Pride Agenda and Albany mayor Kathy Sheehan hold a news conference advocating for a transgender rights law (GENDA), City Hall, 24 Eagle St., Albany

A lot of the mail from the Democratic side focuses on Tkaczyk's support for the full women's agenda and bashes Amedore for not backing the full 10 - point plan (He opposes the abortion plank that would codify Roe v. Wade in state law).

Nevertheless, Democrats believe the women's agenda remains a winning issue for them, especially when it comes to the provision aimed at codifying Roe v. Wade in state law.

«People who want to get rid of the National Health Service or liberalise gun laws or whatever other US imports they want to peddle for their own agendas should go and set up a party to push that line and see how they get on.»

How will this affect electoral reform, and the devolution agenda — in particular the English votes for English laws question?

Not anymore,» Cuomo said after unveiling the agenda that included protections for domestic violence victims, greater penalties for human trafficking, and a measure that would make Roe v. Wade part of New York law.

Other parts of his women's agenda call for the enactment of a state universal health care program, implementation of a statewide ban on asking for salary histories, a strengthening of the state's abortion laws and passage of a bill outlawing discrimination based on gender identity.

UPDATE 2: Erica Pelletreau, spokeswoman for the Empire State Pride Agenda, the largest gay advocacy group in New York, ripped gay marriage foes for trying to «throw anything at this law just to see if something sticks.»

«We have recently made great progress in Albany by passing a good budget and passing it on time; and this state legislature - the 234th legislative session - has the opportunity to do even more and produce a record of real achievement for the people of this state: addressing New York's rent laws is an important part of that agenda.»