Sentences with phrase «amendment as»

Today the Supreme Court ruled that a driver who has permission to use a rental car is generally entitled to the same protections under the Fourth Amendment as the driver who rented the car.

Many people, gay and straight, view actions like the Amendment as unwelcome, and TR reasonably feels this could keep some good potential employees away from Minnesota.

For a later phase of the controversy over such a constitutional amendment as that which Justice Bradley opposed, see Finlator, Christ in Congress, 4 J. Church and State 205 (1962).

The provisions [s. 45] do not, for example, present interpreting the act of amendment as an expression of the legislature's opinion; they simply eliminate an a priori presumption («shall not be deemed»).

Most other amendments, however, are worded as follow (using the 5th Amendment as an example, emphasis added):

Only a handful of cases invoked the First Amendment as an individual right prior to World War I and that was one of the first provisions of the Bill of Rights to be judicially enforced.

Although Stewart J. was careful not to identify the Fourth Amendment exclusively with the protection of this right, nor to see the Amendment as the only provision in the Bill of Rights relevant to its interpretation, it is clear that this notion played a prominent role in his construction of the nature and the limits of the American constitutional protection against unreasonable search and seizure.

The Sixth Circuit, applying strict scrutiny, affirmed the lower court's conclusion that the party affiliation and solicitations clauses violated the First Amendment as neither was narrowly tailored to serve the state's compelling interests in having an unbiased judiciary and to decrease reliance on political parties in judicial elections.

At trial, the defendants admitted the claim that Giustibelli had charged them four times the quoted fee was not true, but said their statements were protected by the First Amendment as a statement of opinion.

Courts have generally construed the Fourth Amendment as applicable to aliens as well.

For instance, is it clear that resentencing will be under Booker, with revisitation of all guideline findings that went into the original sentence, or will resentencing be limited to the change introduced by the amendment as though it existed at the time of original sentencing (even if the original sentencing was pre-Booker)?

I also don't agree with the way that proponents of s. 13 have used the support of white supremacists for this amendment as an argument against the change.

The Supreme Court also could be as solicitous of the Seventh Amendment as it is of other amendments.

During this period, the ABA advocated the invocation of the Fifth Amendment as prima facie evidence of a lack of fitness to practice law.

I can't think of any circumstances under which that would be true, but the interpretation of the Sixth Amendment as meaning not just counsel but adequate counsel is important, though perhaps something nitpicky.

But I'm a little nervous about using the 8th Amendment as a tool to free him...

I value the First Amendment as much as I value the Second Amendment as much as I value the Tenth Amendment and on and on and on,» he said.

You wouldn't have perceived the suggestion that you would need to take the fifth amendment as a threat if you and your cronies weren't quivering in your boots while waiting for your subpoenas.

Wouldn't it be better to integrate a «seven generations hence» idea into the system, the constitutional amendment as mentioned, so that it becomes integrated throughout the system?

You should file your amendment as soon as you know the changes or corrections that you need to make.

Is the criminal versatile John Wiley & Sons publishing empire violating the right to privacy in the workplace under U.S. Constitution's 4th Amendment as well as Chinese, German and EU privacy laws?

In the past, it was the opponents of voucher plans who looked to the First Amendment as their ultimate protection.

The State Charter Schools Commission was created by a 2012 constitutional amendment as an alternative to local districts for would - be charter schools seeking authority — and public funding — to educate children.

Students analyze persuasive arguments on subjects ranging from environmental conservation to legal decisions involving the First Amendment as they learn to identify elements of argument and to use rhetorical devices.

They are unlikely to agree to the Murphy Amendment as currently written, or anything close to it (nor would Senate Republicans, for that matter).

If the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) stalemate provides a precedent, President Obama will use an executive order to raise the debt limit, invoking the 14th Amendment as his constitutional bedrock.

At a minimum it would lift the constitutional cover from those political actors who hide behind the First Amendment as a reason to oppose choice.

He has not taken that Fifth Amendment as it was his right to do, and which because of the extreme legal complexity of this hearing, counsel advised him to do.

Schumer portrayed the Collins amendment as a false promise.

After staying quiet about the American Health Care Act — which he did vote to advance in a committee — Faso cited the amendment as a reason to support the legislation.

But the debate over the amendment lived on thanks to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who spent the week attacking the amendment as a cheap way to buy votes for the overall measure — and an expensive burden on New York State.

The public relations firms» suit claims the rules violate the First Amendment as well as constitutional due - process protections «by unlawfully subjecting public relations firms like the plaintiffs to a disclosure and punishment regime designed for true lobbyists, when all they are doing is speaking to the press about public issues.

Holder said that he previously viewed the Second Amendment as a «collective right» to bear arms, not an individual right.

Supporters are pushing for the amendment as there is a concern it could be voted down amid a broader campaign against a referendum over whether to hold a constitutional convention, which is being opposed by environmental groups.

By September 2011, the UN had specifically called for the Equality Act amendment as a treaty obligation, a demand it has since reiterated.

«Allowing commercial businesses to use the First Amendment as a shield for discriminatory conduct would undermine state civil rights laws and the vital benefits they provide to residents and visitors, leaving behind a society separate and unequal by law,» the brief stated.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday launched yet another salvo at the proposal to shift Medicaid spending from county governments to the state, decrying the Faso - Collins amendment as the «Faso - Collins Federal Tax.»

Update: A reader points out that a closer read of the Independence Party's letter does not go full tilt in supporting the Cuomo amendment as it is proposed.

At the same time, gambling opponents pointed to the wording of the casino amendment that highlighted the potential benefits of gambling, including an increase in economic development and school aid as a sign the administration was trying to sway voters with non-neutral language (an effort to halt the amendment as it appears on the ballot was thwarted by a state judge this month).

Rennselaer County — a mix of urban, suburban and rural areas — also backed the amendment as well.

A deal maker with the Legislature in Albany himself, Cuomo knocked the effort to use the amendment as a way to trigger more votes for the House bill, whose passage on Thursday is in serious doubt.

Perry versus United States confirms the 14th Amendment as applying to all US bonds, past and present.

Voters statewide could rule on a proposed amendment as soon as 2017.

Cameron and Tory payroll abstaining on Raab amendment as sympathetic to its aims but think that it doesn't work legally

Senate Republicans, who are currently holding on to a thin majority despite a massive disadvantage in voter registration, have dangled the possibility of a constitutional amendment as a possible compromise, in exchange for a degree of latitude in this year's process.

And it's still unclear if Heastie will push to pass the bill, or simply use this forfeiture amendment as leverage in larger negotiations.

[Post deleted; featured Rand at a shooting range, aiming a rifle, with the text of the Second Amendment as an overlay.]

Lost in the shuffle of the budget presentation this week was the roll out of an amendment as proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would add gender protections to the state Constitution.

The Government rather confusingly refers to the amendment as an «adjustment to the Sustainable Diversion Limits (SDL)» in the Northern Basin — «recovering water» from «environmental flows» rather than «allowing irrigators to use it for commercial gain».

Made a slight amendment as I couldn't find buckwheat flour (any ideas in UK shops?)