Sentences with phrase «authority under existing law»

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Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».

«The state should use its existing authority under our laws, as outlined above, to assert regulatory jurisdiction in order to protect the health and safety of New Yorkers and to protect the fragile water and lands of the Adirondack Park,» Janeway wrote.

Beyond that, under ERISA and contract law, it is unclear whether the state has the authority to alter anyone's existing pension plan.

With no chance of Congress enacting legislation to make these targets into actual U.S. law, the White House is depending on using existing authority under the Clean Air Act and other laws to set regulations in place on power plant emissions, heavy - duty vehicles and more.

A spokesman for Christie, Kevin Roberts, said the governor has the authority under existing state law to leave the program.

Under existing law, the state board of education and education department have authority to enact the final standards unless the legislature votes to block the action.

Eight education advocacy groups last week wrote to Cerf opposing approval of virtual schools, raising objections from the cost, to the fact they say the state does not have legislative authority to approve online charters under existing law.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to deny, impair, or otherwise affect any right or authority of the Attorney General or of the United States or any agency or officer thereof under existing law to institute or intervene in any action or proceeding.

But in pursuing those goals, neither the President nor the EPA Administrator have come anywhere close to exercising their full legal authorities under existing environmental law.

Still, some environmental groups fear that McCain will not respond to climate change aggressively enough and further, might fill vacant positions on the Supreme Court with conservative judges who would overturn last year's ruling that the EPA has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide under existing laws.

As it turned out, the Federal Republic simply continued legally to exist under the same legal personality it had had since 1949, but the area covered by the authority of the basic law was extended.

If this be so, slavery can exist nowhere except under the authority of law, founded on usage having the force of law, or by statutory recognition.

A long - standing deliberate move to establish itself as a FinTech hub that embraces cryptocurrencies saw Australian authorities push for a legislative bill to include domestic cryptocurrency exchanges under existing laws.

OFAC will use sanctions in the fight against criminal and other malicious actors abusing digital currencies and emerging payment systems as a complement to existing tools, including diplomatic outreach and law enforcement authorities — To strengthen our efforts to combat the illicit use of digital currency transactions under our existing authorities, OFAC may include as identifiers on the SDN List specific digital currency addresses associated with blocked persons.

The U.S. Small Business Administration, a federal agency responsible for protecting the interests of small businesses, has asked the Administration to withdraw a proposed rule that changes the scope of existing law without Congress» authority and expand federal regulatory power under the Clean Water Act.