Sentences with phrase «attorney general authority»

It's the first time Schneiderman's office has empaneled a grand jury to investigate a sitting district attorney since Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an order in 2015 giving the attorney general authority to intervene in cases in which unarmed civilians are killed during confrontations with police.

New York governors have sparingly given an attorney general authority to investigate a local district attorney.

Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove filed a civil complaint in state Supreme Court Wednesday that seeks to overturn an executive order Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed two years ago giving the state attorney general the authority to usurp local district attorneys in cases in which unarmed civilians are killed during confrontations with police.

A measure that she is cosponsoring would give the attorney general the authority to block suspects on the terror watch list from buying guns.

Rensselaer County DA Joel E. Abelove filed a civil complaint in state Supreme Court that seeks to overturn an executive order Cuomo signed two years ago giving the state attorney general the authority to usurp local district attorneys in cases in which unarmed civilians are killed during confrontations with police.

Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove has asked the state district attorneys association to join him in challenging the constitutionality of Cuomo's executive order giving the state attorney general the authority to intervene in cases involving fatal encounters between police and unarmed civilians.

Separately, a 2015 executive order from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo gave the attorney general the authority to act as a special prosecutor, but only to investigate the deaths of unarmed civilians by law enforcement.

Schneiderman is acting for the first time under an order issued last month by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo giving the attorney general authority in cases in which people die in encounters with police.

Not exact matches

The deputy attorney general said Comey was «wrong to usurp the attorney general's authority» by going public with the FBI's recommendation.

Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller in mid-May as special counsel overseeing the the investigation into whether the President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russian officials during the 2016 election, noted that under the special counsel regulations, only the attorney general has the authority to fire such an appointee.

And now that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is cracking down on sanctuary cities, where immigrants can live without fear of local authorities turning them in to the federal government, these groups are vulnerable to the recent deportation raids.

Find out if the company has received complaints by contacting local and government authorities, such as a local consumer protection agency, the attorney general's office, the FTC and the Better Business Bureau.

Media reports earlier suggested that the attorney general had given permission for the authorities to take such action against three suspected extremists.

Underscoring the breadth of the scrutiny, the people said, the Justice Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have discussed the possibility of striking a wide - ranging settlement to conclude many of the looming mortgage investigations from federal authorities and state attorneys general.

While some state - level authorities have taken action including the Texas State Securities Board and NY Attorney General's Office, there have also been major actions on the federal level, including efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The kingdom's attorney general, Sheikh Saud al - Mojeb, said in a statement that Saudi authorities believed that at least $ 100 billion «had been misused though systematic corruption and embezzlement over several decades.»

The state's attorney general released an opinion stating that Nevada does not have the authority to conduct the background checks.

The Post's Sari Horwitz and Ellen Nakashima: «Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a Senate panel Wednesday that he believes... Trump has the constitutional authority to pardon anyone and does not need to confer with the Justice Department, which traditionally has assisted presidents in such decisions.

Pennsylvania's attorney general charged Sandusky, 67, with 40 counts in what authorities allege was the sexual abuse of eight young boys over several years.

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren said she's not worried, despite the fact U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned cities earlier this week they could lose federal grant money for failing to cooperate with immigration authorities.

Section (d) of the authorization document states that Mueller has to discuss any crime that doesn't fall within his «Jurisdiction» as layed out by the Attorney General with the AG, who can then determine if it should be added to the Jurisdiction, or given to an authority that can prosecute it.

Some legal experts (Alan Dershowitz for one, IIRC) would say that Rosenstien exceeded his own authority by not referring the Cohen matter to Sessions, the Attorney General.

On the prayer by the engineers asking for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Lagos State Attorney General or any officer under his authority from initiating or commencing criminal proceedings against them based on the verdict of the Coroner, Justice Buba held that such request was ungrantable in the circumstance of the case under review.

«Also, the governor does not have the legal authority to broadly delegate prosecution of corruption in the Legislature to the attorney general.

As the law currently stands, neither the attorney general's office nor the inspector general's office have the authority to independently launch investigations into Albany lawmakers.

And while the candidates are busy making the case for why the Attorney General's office should be granted new authority to open investigations into political corruption, most New Yorkers — 51 percent — said the office has enough power as it is.

When Schneiderman and Cuomo formed the commission in July, stacking it with district attorneys and other legal experts, they agreed to make each member a deputy attorney general, giving the panel broad investigative authority in addition to its subpoena powers.

Cuomo has jumped into the controversy over the Port Authority's quiet 1986 deal to sell the rights to the World Trade Center name for $ 10 to a non-profit organization, asking the state attorney general to investigate the arrangement.

The Director was wrong to usurp the Attorney General's authority on July 5, 2016, and announce his conclusion that the case should be closed without prosecution.

The monarch's government ruled in 1708 that the royal governor of New York, Edward Hyde did not have the authority to fill his colony's vacant post of attorney general.

UPDATE: The Moreland co-chairs issued a statement saying they have authority as deputy attorneys general that is clear.

The attorney general's office has authority under an executive order signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2015 to enter cases in which unarmed civilians are killed during confrontations with police.

The bills creating the various agencies presumably give the President the authority to make cost of living adjustments to the salary of the position, but regardless unless the Attorney General position's salary was changed by Congress since he took office, he has never voted on the position's «Emoluments.»

He carried this bad habit of usurping the Attorney - General's functions into his Presidency which I resisted as the Attorney - General with all the constitutional authority at my disposal and proved in the Supreme Court decisions in the Attorney - General, Waterville & Woyome case, and the Attorney - General, Isofoton & Forson case which the White Paper also tries again to bastardize.

If it does, am sure it will be an opportunity for the Supreme Court to pronounce that their decision in Tsatsu Tsikata versus Attorney - General, in the matter of the constitutionality of the creation of the «Fast Track High Court», was not intended to provide unbridled license to any President or for that matter any appointing authority to wantonly abandon the clear textual prescriptions of our constitution in the naming of officers and institutions.

See Attorney - General v Faroe Atlantic Co. Ltd. (2005 - 2006) SC GLR 271, Amidu (No. 2) v A-G, Isofoton S A & Forson (No. 1)[2013 - 2014] 1 SCGLR 167, Klomega (No. 2) v A-G & Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority & Ors.

Government officials from the Volta River Authority, Ministry of Power, Attorney General Department, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, Energy Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency among many others helped in putting the BOOT Agreement with the Ameri together to generate 250 megawatts emergency power plants to fix the dumsor problem.

By Sean Ryan A Thursday decision by Wisconsin's attorney general reinforces municipal authority to bypass bidding and award road reconstruction contracts to county highway departments.

NEW YORK — Prosecutors in multiple jurisdictions will investigate the assault allegations that led to the resignation of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, authorities said Tuesday.

Mayor Steve Noble, who backed the law, said that city would also rely on guidance from state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who issued a legal opinion last year illustrating how municipalities could lawfully limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

The Attorney General's office will never ask for your immigration status or share immigration information with federal authorities if you contact the Immigration Services Fraud Unit Hotline.

Despite the Lagos State Attorney General's simplistic and foolhardy assertion that the State Government would «pursue the case against TB Joshua and his Church to a logical end», the truth is that what the government is dealing with is a premeditated and well - orchestrated act of terror carried out by highly proficient, skilled and experienced operatives and not one of involuntary manslaughter which came about as a consequence of negligence on the part of the Church authorities or a faulty foundation.

Mark - Viverito, like de Blasio and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, maintained the city is within its legal authority to limit the degree to which its public employees engage with ICE.

Early on Wednesday the NYPost reported that «Queens Assemblyman William Scarborough was hit Wednesday morning with a 23 - count indictment charging him with using campaign funds for personal expenses, authorities said.Scarborough, a Democrat first elected in 1994 to represent the 29th Assembly District in southeast Queens, was arrested following a joint probe by the offices of state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.»

Elaine Barraga, who worked previously as an attorney for the state attorney general and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, did not respond to requests for comment.

As Cuomo negotiated the ethics bill — which delegates no authority to the attorney general — Schneiderman in late May reached an agreement with Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

A statement by NPA Friday said the authority relied on a the advice by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallami Abubakar Malami to terminate the contact with the company.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office was granted the authority on Monday to investigate the shooting death of Delrawn Small, who was shot to death on July 4 by an off - duty New York City police officer in Brooklyn.

This time, the Senecas are specifically naming the governor, attorney general, the DOT commissioner and the Thruway Authority, all of whom they say have authority as individuals or as an entity to obtain a valid Authority, all of whom they say have authority as individuals or as an entity to obtain a valid authority as individuals or as an entity to obtain a valid easement.

Lord Atkin's famous opinion in Ambard v. Attorney - General for Trinidad and Tobago [1936] AC 322, is apposite: «But whether the authority and position of an individual judge, or the due administration of justice, is concerned, No wrong is committed by any member of the public who exercises the ordinary right of criticising, in good faith, in private or public, the public act done in the seat of justice.