Sentences with phrase «case against the conservative»

«When you have Conservative councillors bringing a case against Conservative ministers in a Conservative - led government, you know that we are very confident that there are huge flaws in the HS2 project,» said StopHS2 campaign manager Joe Ruskin.

Pc Toby Rowland was awarded the sum at the conclusion of his defamtion case against the Conservative MP at the High Court in London today.

Not exact matches

Matthew Whitaker, a former US attorney and 2014 Republican primary candidate in Iowa's Senate race who is now the executive director of the conservative Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, told Business Insider in an email that Comey's testimony made it «clear» that «there is absolutely no criminal case to be made against President Trump for obstruction of justice.»

Just in case a reader may be confused by my apparent aloofness, I am voting for Romney against Obama for all the intelligent reasons that are put forward on Postmodern Conservative — such as this.

The first is that the Conservatives don't even end up as the largest party and Cameron is summarily ejected from Downing Street, in which case he would immediately resign, leaving the way clear for Boris to fight a leadership contest against, in all probability, George Osborne and Theresa May and possibly one or two other, darker horses — odds on Chris Grayling anyone?

His purchase of a bottle of Snapple, a cigar and rounds of golf were included among the mountains of records that federal prosecutors introduced Thursday in an attempt to build a case against Suffolk County Party Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh.

2.15 - Conservative MP John Barron, who led the revolt against Cameron's previous plans to intervene in Syria in 2013, is setting out his case against intervention now.

At the beginning of November, the UK parliament's foreign affairs committee (which has a Conservative majority) issued a report that was highly sceptical of the case for extending airstrikes against the terrorist group beyond Iraq into Syria.

The release of last week's 38 - page Electoral Commission report produced a minor political earthquake: as a result of the biggest investigation the commission has ever undertaken, it levied its largest - ever fine against the Conservative party and referred the case of the party's treasurer, Simon Day, to the Metropolitan police for further criminal investigation.

But in many other cases, Paladino gave to Democrats, like Poloncarz and Dyster, who are major party figures and compete in elections against candidates backed by the Republican and Conservative parties.

Speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative Party conference, Fallon said he was «appalled» at the way human rights law was being used against the British military, with the result that millions of pounds of taxpayers» money were being spent on fighting «fairly spurious cases» rather than on kit and personnel.

Today's judgment against the prime minister quashes speculation among Conservative bloggers that a sharper rebuke for Mr Brown might lead to Ms Spelman's case being downplayed in a «gentleman's agreement» between the two parties.

His purchase of a bottle of Snapple, a cigar and rounds of golf were included among the mountains of records that federal prosecutors introduced yesterday in an attempt to build a case against Suffolk County Party Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh.

Yet the case for them is weaker now than it was when Conservatives and Lib Dems fought heroically against them five years ago.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — Jeremy Baker, a field director for the Americans for Prosperity conservative group, was looping through this neatly manicured Philadelphia suburb on a mission last week to make the case against Democratic Senate contender Katie McGinty.

All the Orange County legislators were provided with documentation of factual cases of civil forfeiture abuse; law enforcement agencies and local municipalities using the proceeds of forfeiture properties, cash and cars to balance their budgets; articles from conservative think tanks like The Heritage Foundation against this law and public comments from citizens, attorneys and former police officers expressing their view against this law.

It will mean less accountability for public dollars in education, something the conservatives were for — except in this case when they are against it.

Of course the wave of «blackwash» provided cover for elected officials serving conservative bases to build a case against climate legislation.

What is the foundation of the conservative case against a climate policy?

Notable mandates: Represented physicians involved in providing care to Ashley Smith during the 2013 coroner's inquest; acted for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in a defamation action against Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Tim Hudak and energy critic Lisa MacLeod; in Wise v. Iran, acted for a Canadian victim of a suicide bombing (executed by individuals who received material support from Iran) who sought leave to intervene in ongoing proceedings commenced by United States plaintiffs in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders recognizing the enforceability in Ontario of judgments they obtained from a U.S. court against Iran totaling about $ 370 million; in Khadr v. Edmonton Institution, acted as lead counsel for an intervener, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to argue that in interpreting Omar Khadr's sentence for the purpose of enforcing it in Canada, Correctional Services Canada was obliged to consider Khadr's right to liberty and principles of fundamental justice; acted for a physician in a malpractice claim in Moore v. Getahun, a precedent - setting case about restrictions on communication between counsel and experts in preparation of expert reports.

While Joan Biskupic at CNN, writes that Jesner is evidence of increasing tension between the liberal and conservative blocs on the Court, Walter Olson, at the Cato Institute, argues that the decision «[confirms] that is it up to Congress, not the judiciary, to decide whether and when American courts should entertain international human rights cases against foreign defendants.»

His case was championed by the group Families Against Mandatory Minimums, former FBI director Bill Sessions, conservative billionaire Charles Koch and others.

In the days leading up to the vote, the New York Times revealed that Andreas Schwab, the German conservative who initiated the Google break - up proposal, provides competition policy expertise to a German law firm whose parent company has done work for publishers that are involved in the antitrust case against the company.

Sophir recommends dismissing the case; Bloomberg reports that Damore withdrew it in January, and that his lawyer says he's focusing on a separate lawsuit alleging discrimination against conservative white men at Google.