Sentences with phrase «brought against the majority»
Russo said the «very serious» charges brought against the majority leader by AG Andrew Cuomo «compromise Senator Espada's ability to serve in the State Senate, and once again show Democrats aren't serious about cleaning up the corruption in Albany.»
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Bhakta recommends that entrepreneurs put into the contract that if a minority shareholder brings a lawsuit against a majority shareholders, that the company pays the legal fees.
«A majority of PAE suits are brought against non-tech companies,» says Colleen Chien, whose work is cited extensively in a white paper that accompanied the administration's legislative proposals.
Just as Gov. Andrew Cuomo was wrapping up his Q - and - A with reporters by railing against New York Republicans, calling out state GOP Chairman Ed Cox and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos for failing to join Rep. Pete King in decrying the House leadership's failure to bring the Sandy disaster aid bill to the floor, the following statement from Skelos arrived in my in - box:
The AG has, for example, brought two civil lawsuits against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and also investigated member items.
Federal prosecutors bringing corruption charges against elected officials are «out of control» and can ruin lives, former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno on Friday said.
He says the «majority» of Republicans in the house are against the aid, and he needs to convince the leadership to bring the bill to the floor, so supporters can vote on it.
After all, did anyone suggest white politicians were inherently dirty when charges were brought against former Comptroller Alan Hevesi or Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno?
The 4 - 1 majority ruling in favour of an application brought before the Supreme Court by lawyers for Dr. Zanetor Agyeman — Rawlings was given on Thursday May 19 2016 in which the panel led by Justice William Atuguba stayed proceedings in the high court case against the candidature of Dr. Zanetor Agyeman - Rawlings pending the interpretation of article 94 (1)(a) of the 1992 constitution on June 2 2016.
A judge has refused to throw out charges or evidence in the corruption case brought against former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam.
Corruption charges brought against a member of the state Senate Republican majority Wednesday have provided an opportunity for Democrats to jumpstart the seemingly dormant conversation on government ethics as state budget negotiations enter their final week.
A minority government tends to be much less stable than a majority government because, if they can unite for the purpose, opposing parliamentary members have the numbers to vote against legislation, or even bring down the government with a vote of no confidence.
Bruno also admitted in the spring of 2009 (while out - of - power and facing trial on corruption charges) that he personally favored same - sex marriage but never brought it the floor of the State Senate because the majority of his conference was against it, stating «This is America, and we have inalienable rights... Life is short, and we should all be afforded the same opportunities and rights to enjoy it.»
The indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court is essentially the same case the Department of Justice brought against former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno nearly three years ago, his attorneys charged after the 83 - year - old's courtroom appearance today.
Preet Bharara, the federal prosecutor based in Manhattan, derailed the session before it began by bringing charges first against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and then Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos.
The Republicans briefly lost their Senate majority in the 2008 elections when Barack Obama brought out a surge of young and urban voters, but they rebounded in the Obama - backlash election of 2010, just in time for redistricting, and a chance to build a floodwall against New York's rising Democratic tide.
Glenwood's giving largely dried up in 2015, when it was drawn into the federal corruption cases brought against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
The majority of the corruption cases brought against state lawmakers have been initiated by federal prosecutors, largely due to the federal theft of honest services statute.
The teacher unions are running Tustin Councilmember Rebecca Gomez and Irvine School Board member Michael Parham against Hammond and Williams to replace the current majority with a board majority that will bring the OC Board back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrolled in.
WASHINGTON D.C., HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania ---- The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission on November 18, 2014 rejected a complaint brought by Showing Animals Respect & Kindness against Pennsylvania State House of Representatives majority leader Mike Turzai.
Minority shareholders brought a derivative action against the majority shareholder who had sold his control block at a premium.103 The corporation manufactured steel, and the stock sale occurred during the Korean War.104 Steel was in short supply, and the government had imposed price controls.105 The majority shareholder sold his stock to a consortium of steel users, who were then able to control to their benefit the allocation of the corporation's steel production.106 Due to the price controls, the corporation lost no money.
In 2001, the respondent's majority shareholder learned of the bylaw, and when Lorraine refused to amend it the developer brought an action in nullity against the bylaw in 2007, seeking damages and the removal of the infrastructures, as well as an action against the Municipality of Thérèse de Blainville, which implemented a plan that also changed the zoning for the respondent's land.
Discussions in this group include a supposed York policy that will expel any student bringing legal action against the school, and how to form a claim against the union with the majority of the membership.
I am voting against the petition for rehearing because the views of the American people on the death penalty for child rape were, to tell the truth, irrelevant to the majority's decision in this case.The majority opinion, after an unpersuasive attempt to show that a consensus against the penalty existed, in the end came down to this:» [T] he Constitution contemplates that in the end our own judgment will be brought to bear on the question of the acceptability of the death penalty under the Eighth Amendment.»
The High Court heard a record 167 disputes over confidential business information «theft» last year, the majority being civil claims brought by businesses against former employees.
Linklaters and Deloitte have pointed the finger at each other in their defences against the professional negligence claim brought by former Arsenal shareholder Lady Nina Bracewell - Smith over the sale of her stake in the football club to current majority owner Stan Kroenke.
So too, the vast majority of UPL lawsuits filed against cyber-lawyer products are brought by lawyers or unauthorized - practice committees and generally settle without examples of harm.
The judgment confirmed that although ordinarily loan repayments would be brought into account in an action by a lender against the negligent adviser, indeed this was the position maintained by the dissenting Judge, Lord Justice Davis, the majority of the Court of Appeal held that this principle did not apply in this case.
On the other hand, there is no doubt that the majority of claims brought against the NHS are genuine, and these claimants should be properly compensated.
While many different parties can potentially be held liable for motor vehicle accidents, the overwhelming majority of auto accident claims are brought against negligent drivers.