Sentences with phrase «attorney general appealed»

The BC attorney general appealed to the Supreme Court.

Following that decision, the attorney general appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal, which ruled that the tribunal did not have the authority to make a costs award under the Canadian Human Rights Act and quashed the tribunal's decision.

For instance, about 25 attorneys general appeal to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over state regulation rights and the student loan industry.

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Meanwhile, a coalition of almost two dozen state attorneys general is suing the FCC at the U.S. Court of Appeals, demanding a federal - level rollback of the agency's decision.

The decision by the state's Court of Appeals is the latest victory for the New York attorney general's office, which has been pursuing the case for 11 years.

The Federal Court of Appeal recently affirmed this approach to environmental regulation in a case arising out of Alberta called Syncrude Canada Ltd. v Canada (Attorney General).

Of course, these efforts to appeal to the tastes of cannabis users could all be for naught if Attorney General Jeff Sessions gets his way in 2018.

Four days later, Texas's attorney general dropped the state's appeal of a federal court decision, preventing Texas from banning resettlement of refugees from Syria inside state borders.

The ban, imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery, caught the attention of Gov. Rick Perry and state Attorney General Greg Abbott, who supported an emergency appeal filed by the Medina Valley Independent School District on Thursday.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has already announced that he will appeal the ruling.

Northern Ireland's attorney general John Larkin QC has said an earlier Court of Appeal ruling on Ashers was wrong.

She served two terms as a Judge on the DC Contract Appeals Board before joining the District Office of the Attorney General, procurement division, with responsibility for acquiring services and goods for the District's Human Services Department (infant and maternal, HIV, mentally ill, and elderly divisions) and Public Housing Department.

However, the ruling was appealed by the Department of Justice and Northern Ireland's Attorney General, and that appeal has now been upheld.

Not satisfied with his acquittal, the Attorney - General again filed a criminal appeal at the Court of Appeal against the judgement debt beneficiary, but still lost as the three - member panel of judges, namely, Justices Victor Ofoe (president), Lawrence Ladzagla Mensah and Francis Koappeal at the Court of Appeal against the judgement debt beneficiary, but still lost as the three - member panel of judges, namely, Justices Victor Ofoe (president), Lawrence Ladzagla Mensah and Francis KoAppeal against the judgement debt beneficiary, but still lost as the three - member panel of judges, namely, Justices Victor Ofoe (president), Lawrence Ladzagla Mensah and Francis Korbieh.

A federal appeals court upheld a New York law requiring nonprofits to report identifying information about their largest donors to the state Attorney General's office, rejecting arguments that donors would fear «public backlash, financial harm and worse.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions started his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee with an emotional appeal to his former colleagues, and by calling any suggestion that he colluded with Russians during the election an «appalling» lie.

The group's appeal has the Attorney - General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), as the sole defendant.

Turner was introduced at the event by Juan Reyes, the attorney and former low - level Giuliani administration aide (UPDATE: A reader insists Reyes was not, in fact, «low - level,» noting his last title was general counsel to the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals, and he also served as counsel to the NYC Loft Board) preferred by the Queens GOP to get the party's nod in the upcoming Sept. 13 special election.

Schneiderman and 17 other state attorneys general on Aug. 2 won the right to intervene in the case in a ruling by the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Teachout, a lawyer and Brooklyn resident who is promoting her new book, «Corruption in America,» conceded when a reporter asked her that the office of state attorney general has appeal because of her interest in tackling economic inequality and monopolies.

New York is one of several states that have aggregate limits on campaign spending, though a state - level court ruling tossed the cap and the state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office plans to appeal.

These days, former Republican state Attorney General Dennis Vacco is a partner at Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP in Buffalo, and among his clients is Buffalo Board of Education member Carl Paladino, who is currently facing four separate appeals to the state education commissioner for his removal from office.

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«If we continue to successfully appeal to these groups, exploit Eric Schneiderman's many failures and general voter discontent with the direction of New York, John Cahill will become the 66th Attorney General of New York State,» the memo congeneral voter discontent with the direction of New York, John Cahill will become the 66th Attorney General of New York State,» the memo conGeneral of New York State,» the memo concludes.

Could be appealing to state Assembly Democrats as a candidate to fill the attorney general's position temporarily.

In December 2008 Greenpeace received a letter from the Crown Prosecution Service revealing that the Attorney - General was close to referring the case of the Kingsnorth Six to the Court of Appeal in an effort to remove the defence of «lawful excuse» from activists.

On 25 April 2012, the Court of Appeal (Lord Judge CJ, Openshaw & Irwin JJ) increased the sentence imposed by the Crown Court at Inner London on Adam Ahmadzai from four years detention to seven years detention for offences of violent disorder, robbery, burglary and criminal damage committed during the riots on 8 August 2011, after a reference from Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, addressed those gathered for a Law Day ceremony, at the New York State Court of Appeals in Albany on Monday.

But a former Attorney - General of the Federation (AGF), Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), advised the apex court to uphold the decision of the Court of Appeal.

The state Appellate Division — which ruled in March that state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's fraud suit can go forward against Donald Trump's defunct «school» and the candidate himself — granted Trump permission to appeal its ruling to the state Court of Appeals.

Former congressional candidate and Fordham Law School professor Zephyr Teachout in a fundraising appeal praised Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's efforts to combating President Donald Trump in the courts.

Attorney General to appeal ruling granting legal recognition to humanist marriages in Northern Ireland

The battle for the payment of 5 percent entitlements to the original whistleblowers of the Ikoyi loot has continued as the petitioners have headed to the Federal High Court, Abuja Division to seek for justice as both the Finance Minister and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), who had earlier received petitions and appeals had remained silent in this era of fighting corruption by the present administration.

We hope that common decency might still prevail and that the Attorney General will reconsider this misconceived appeal.

DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc. can keep operating in New York while an appeals court decides whether to shut down the two biggest daily fantasy sports sites as they fight the attorney general's claim that they're illegal gambling operations.

Abonta also said, the committee obtained a document which showed that, the Attorney - General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami wrote to the IGP and advised him to honour the subsisting court orders, «in absence of any appeal or valid stay of execution.»

Tory MP David Burrowes will today urge the Attorney General to appeal the Huhne and Pryce sentences for being «unduly lenient»

The Attorney General on Thursday November 26, failed to appear in court for the beginning of the appeal case against the High Court judgment that freed businessman, Alfred Woyome of any wrongdoing in the Ghc 51 million judgment debt scandal.

The Attorney General in Osun State, Dr. Basiru Ajibola, and Hussein expressed dissatisfaction with the disqualification while vowing to appeal it.

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'' [He] is writing to the attorney general to ask him to consider referring the sentence to the court of appeal as unduly lenient,» the spokesman said.

The state attorney general's office, on behalf of the state DEC, DOT and Adirondack Park Agency, has filed a notice to appeal the recent court decision shooting down a proposed rail - trail plan.

At least 700 of these suspected Boko Haram terrorists are currently detained in Maroua Central Prison, where already poor conditions «have been worsened by these massive arrests of Boko Haram suspects», the attorney general for the Far North Regional Court of Appeals, Joseph Belporo, told IRIN.

A lawyer and member of pressure group, Occupy Ghana, Ace Ankomah, has suggested that the Attorney - General appeal the fines handed out to the 13 members of the New Patriotic Party - affiliated Delta Force, who assaulted the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator.

Speaking outside the Supreme Court this morning, Attorney General Jeremy Wright said the Government was «disappointed» with the outcome of the appeal, but ministers would comply with the judgment.

State Attorney General George Jepsen went to the Capitol to brief leaders of the majority Democrats and minority Republicans in the state House and Senate on the complex and unusually structured settlement that his office had negotiated with attorneys for the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) after a federal appeals court panel said in 2013 that Rowland's action had been illegal.

Instead, Ohio's GOP Attorney General Jim Petro did appeal Marbley's decision.

He is a former Associate Appeals Agent for the Selective Service Commission and was Special Assistant Attorney General for the...

While he lost a battle for state attorney general to Democrat Eric Schneiderman in 2010, Donovan's Island appeal was undiminished.

The governor entered the Court of Appeals through the same door as its judges, sitting beside the robed jurists as he gazed down upon the state's attorney general, comptroller and prosecutors in the pews below.