Sentences with phrase «amicus brief states»

The Justice Department's amicus brief states that the «sole question» is whether «Title VII reaches sexual orientation discrimination,» and concludes that «it does not, as has been settled for decades.»

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On Sunday and Monday, 127 Bay Area companies filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit stating their opposition against the president's executive order on immigration.

E.g., in regards to scientific support for evolution and rejection of creationism and the young earth dogma, in 1986, 72 US Nobel Prize winners, 17 state academies of science and 7 other scientific societies, signed an amicus curiae brief asking the US Supreme Court in Edwards v. Aguillard to reject a Louisiana state law requiring the teaching of creationism, which the brief described as embodying religious dogma.

In 1986, an amicus curiae brief, signed by 72 US Nobel Prize winners, 17 state academies of science and 7 other scientific societies, asked the US Supreme Court in Edwards v. Aguillard, to reject a Louisiana state law requiring the teaching of creationism (which the brief described as embodying religious dogma).

Mass Audubon has submitted an amicus brief to the Berkshire Superior Court in support of the Massachusetts Attorney General's office for their defense against the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Connecticut Expansion, a proposed natural gas pipeline project that is trying to remove protections on state land designated for permanent conservation.

National and state gay rights organizations filed an amicus brief to challenge Utah's gay marriage ban before the US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.

Utah's ban on gay marriage harms the children of gays and lesbians, despite arguments the state has made to the contrary, according to an amicus brief filed Tuesday by a group of national and state gay rights organizations.

New York state will file an amicus brief in support of overturning a North Carolina law that critics say violates the civil rights of LGBT people by prohibiting municipalities from issuing ordinances that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with.

Sixteen state attorneys general — including New York's Eric Schneiderman — along with Washington D.C. filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the state of Hawaii's case against the Trump administration's latest ban prohibiting travel from several majority - Muslim nations.

NYC Public Advocate Tish James and other officials argued in an amicus brief that a shooting victims» families should be able to sue Walmart in state court for negligence for selling handgun ammunition to a customer they charge was too young to legally buy it and visibly drunk.

He says the state will file an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit filed by Lamba Legal, the ACLU and Equality North Carolina seeking to overturn the law.

Poughkeepsie... Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro filed an amicus - curiae brief today with the United State Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in support of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation and the Public Service Commission of the State of New York's motion seeking to stay the implementation of a new capacity zone ordered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

The city of Syracuse is among more than 30 cities, municipalities and organizations across the United States that are on a legal brief known as amicus brief in a lawsuit filed by Chicago against Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

The city recently filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, et al., which is challenging the right of unions to collect dues from all employees who benefit from collective bargaining.

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06, Ed.D.» 11, is serving as counsel of record for the Civil Rights Project at UCLA in an amicus curiae, or friend of the court, brief filed for a case set to be argued before the United States Supreme Court.

12, and Matthew Shaw filed an amicus curiae, or friend of the court, brief supporting the University of Texas at Austin (UT) in Fisher v. University of Texas, a United States Supreme Court case regarding UT's race - conscious admissions policies.

Yet such a decision would bring the most persistent and pervasive aspect of that conflict nearer to a close; it is no wonder, then, that the National Education Association has filed an amicus brief in support of the state.

Ed School Affiliates Argue for University of Texas Harvard Crimson, October 16, 2012» [Philip] Lee and fellow doctoral student Matthew P. Shaw put that belief into practice in August by filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas.

An amicus curiae brief filed on behalf of almost 30 States, focusing on these practical consequences, claims with some justification that «each of the undersigned states... would suffer severe financial stringency.&States, focusing on these practical consequences, claims with some justification that «each of the undersigned states... would suffer severe financial stringency.&states... would suffer severe financial stringency.»

Alexandria, Va. (February 9, 2016)-- The National School Boards Association (NSBA), joins the State and Local Legal Center (SLLC) in filing a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Seventh Circuit's decision in Bible v. United Student Aid Funds, Inc..

Alexandria, Va. (June 9, 2015)- The National School Boards Association (NSBA), joined by the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA), the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA), the Texas Association of School Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) in support of the school district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School District.

A fine example is the recent, unprecedented filing by Houston high school students of an amicus brief in the Texas school funding case now on appeal to that state's Supreme Court.

The National School Boards Association (NSBA), joined by the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA), the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA), the Texas Association of School Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S.

The National School Boards Association (NSBA), joined by eight state school boards associations, today filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of D.A. v. Meridian Joint Sch.

The National School Boards Association (NSBA), joined by the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA), the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA), the Texas Association of School Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) in support of the school district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School District.

In their joint brief, NSBA, LSBA, MSBA, TASB, and NASDSE (hereafter, the amici) argued that the Fifth Circuit's ruling should impose reasonable limits on school districts» responsibility to pay for special education evaluations by requiring that IEEs meet state criteria as a prerequisite for reimbursement of costs.

E4E - LA member Lisa Alva Wood, who filed an amicus brief in the case, tells how the overturning of Reed v. State of California is a «shame».

The following seventeen organizations joined the amicus brief: National School Boards Association, Ohio School Boards Association, American Association of School Administrators, American Professional Society on Abuse of Children, American School Counselors Association, Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Council of Administrators of Special Education, International Municipal Lawyers Association, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Ohio Association of School Business Officials, Ohio Educational Service Center Association, Ohio Federation of Teachers, School Social Workers of America Association, and Council for Exceptional Children.

Alexandria, Va., October 14, 2016 — The National School Boards Association (NSBA), joined by the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB), the School Superintendents Association (AASA), Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO), and National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools.

State of New York v. Marquan W. Mackey - Meggs AFC signed on to an amicus brief drafted and filed by the law firm Morrison & Foerster LLP before the New York State Court of Appeals regarding Albany County's Cyber-bullying Law.

Lawyers for the N.C. Justice Center, a statewide anti-poverty advocacy group that the N.C. Policy Watch is a project under, filed an amicus brief to encourage the judge to send the virtual charter school's application back to the state board.

CIR filed an amicus brief in a 2012 case challenging California's Prop. 209 on the grounds that a state constitutional amendment barring the use of racial preferences was itself illegal racial discrimination.

And WILL filed an amicus brief in Duncan v. Nevada supporting the universal voucher program providing taxpayer money for private and religious schools, struck down by that state's highest court.

October 14, 2016 — The National School Boards Association (NSBA), joined by the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB), the School Superintendents Association (AASA), Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO), and National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools.

NSBA joined a large group of national organizations representing public officials and their attorneys in an amicus brief supporting the state of South Dakota's attempt to collect sales tax from online retailers...

See the State of Washington amicus brief from the attorney general filed in that class action.

The Humane Society of the United States and Texas Humane Legislation Network submit amicus brief in support of The Licensed Breeders Act

The Humane Society of the United States and Texas Humane Legislation Network filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas asking the court to uphold the state's new puppy and kitten mill law.

In addition, as nine state attorneys general argue in their June 25, 2014 amicus brief, the Senate's conforming amendment is «clearly» a drafting error «because it sought to make a clerical correction to Section 111 (d) rendered unnecessary by a superseding substantive amendment.»

Eight days later, nine states led by West Virginia filed an amicus brief in support of the petition.

Entergy is fighting the applicability of the state coastal program in court, and Scenic Hudson joined with Riverkeeper and the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater to file an amicus brief supporting New York Sstate coastal program in court, and Scenic Hudson joined with Riverkeeper and the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater to file an amicus brief supporting New York StateState.

These columns and editorials came on the heels of a strongly worded amicus brief filed by 15 state attorneys general, including Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, in support of the energy industry last week.

For example, if you assisted with the preparation of an amicus brief, that achievement should be specifically detailed on your resume, as opposed to stating that you assisted in the preparation of legal documents.

Law professor Seth Barrett Tillman of Ireland's Maynooth University submitted an amicus brief arguing that the emoluments clause doesn't apply to the president of the United States, igniting an argument among legal historians, the New York Times reported in September.

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant review to decide whether the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause applies to the States

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to hold Stored Communications Act does not require company to provide emails stored outside United States

Moreover, the U.S. State Department — whose Office of Children's Issues serves as the Central Authority for the United States under the Convention has long espoused and argued for — such an interpretation and the U.S. Government submitted an amicus brief supporting the father's position.

Indeed, FLP filed an amicus brief in the National Veterans Legal case stating that the FLP is a «nonprofit organization established in 2013 to provide free, public, and permanent access to primary legal materials on the internet for educational, charitable, and scientific purposes to the benefit of the general public and the public interest.»

An amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court (at the Court's request) by the Department of Justice noted that «actuarial risk assessments» had been used in trials since 1923, and the National Center for State Courts favoured their use.