Sentences with phrase «case against the commission»

The EU has included aviation emissions within its Emissions Trading System, facing down fierce opposition, including some US airlines, who unsuccessfully fought a case against the Commission in the European Court of Justice in 2011.

Not exact matches

This will affect other cases the Commission might build against the internet giant's various businesses, like Google Images.

The judge in the death - penalty case against a suspected USS Cole attacker has found the the chief defense counsel for military commissions, Marine Brig. Gen. John Baker, in contempt, according to a report from the Miami Herald.

The Federal Communications Commission, in a report to for seven Democratic senators, said it had reviewed the cases, which involved wireless carriers exempting streaming video from counting against customers» monthly data limits, a practice known as zero rating.

On April 11, 2018, Patrick K. McDonnell — a defendant in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's case against CabbageTech, Corp (DBA Coin Drop Markets)-- submitted a letter to Judge Roanne L. Mann of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Such a violation, if eventually confirmed by the Federal Trade Commission, could lead to many millions of dollars in fines against Facebook, said David Vladeck, who as the director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection oversaw the investigation of alleged privacy violations by Facebook and the subsequent consent decree resolving the case in 2011.

Two trade groups and a dozen tech companies sent a letter to President Trump urging continuation of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission anti-trust case against Qualcomm.

A Northern California federal judge has denied Qualcomm's motion to dismiss the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against the San Diego wireless technology company, which means the case will go forward.

In what may emerge as a groundbreaking case of South Korean regulators imposing fines against a cryptocurrency exchange for data breach violations, BTC Korea.Com, operator of the Korea - based Bithumb exchange, has found itself in the crosshairs of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC).

The extent to which Mr. Cohen was acting on his own in striking the agreement with Ms. Clifford and paying her is crucial not only to Ms. Clifford's case but also to the complaint against the Trump campaign and the Trump Organization filed with the Federal Election Commission.

We know from the CFTC case against Sarao that he switched FCM's often: «Defendants traded the E-mini S&P at four futures commission merchants (FCMs) during the Relevant Period: FCM A (April 2010 to October 2011), FCM B (November 2011 to January 2012), FCM C (July 2012 to August 2012), and FCM D (August 2012 to June 2014).

On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission unsealed a civil case against Shkreli, accusing him of orchestrating «widespread fraudulent conduct» from 2009 through 2014.

Plaintiffs in the court case that threw out the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule declared «complete victory» against the rule and said the way is now clear for the Securities and Exchange Commission to create a new standard that would apply across financial disciplines.

Commission chair Patricia L. Gattling said in her official statement that «Today, the NYC Commission on Human Rights settled the cases it had filed in August 2012 against seven businesses on Lee Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn based on gender and religious discrimination — the posting of signs in the store windows that discriminated against women.»

A Christian - owned bakery chain in Northern Ireland is fighting to get a similar case to the UK Supreme Court after losing a suit against the nation's equality commission.

The case against Ashers was taken by Mr Lee with support from Northern Ireland's Equality Commission.

The competition watchdog is set to launch its first criminal cartel cases against a series of high - profile Australian companies seeking multimillion - dollar fines and up to 10 years» jail for senior executives, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims has warned.

The player continues to protest his innocence, and an investigation into his conviction by the Criminal Cases Review Commission is under way, but he has been met with unwavering resistance from numerous football fans, while 160,000 people signed a petition against his return.

For example, in case number 87 C 10746, Gutzmacher v. Public Building Commission, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District ofIllinois, Eastern Division, Senior Federal District Judge James B. Parson ruled on Dec. 4, 1989 that the Public Building Commission was enjoined from discriminating against all forms of religious expression and ordered the Public Building Commission to permit Gutzmacher to erect a nativity scene display during the Christmas season,» added Scholten.

Most of the protesters who were interviewed were surprised the British government will be extending courtesies to a man who had a serious case against him, together with the country's electoral commission before the Supreme Court of Ghana.

Azibaola and his wife told the court that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the prosecuting agency, had failed to establish a prima - facie case against them.

19 October 2010 — ELECTORAL COMMISSION Question: To Ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost to public funds of the case by the Electoral Commission against the United Kingdom IndependeCOMMISSION Question: To Ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost to public funds of the case by the Electoral Commission against the United Kingdom IndependeCommission against the United Kingdom Independence Party.

The Electoral Commission has re-opened the case against the official campaign over concerns it colluded with unofficial organisations.

The media trial and court cases against the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison - Madueke on allegations levelled against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are clear examples.

The charge against him read in part, «That you, Robert Obuoha, on or about the 12th day of February, 2016 in Port Harcourt at the Port Harcourt Judicial Division did corruptly give N150, 000 only to Mr. Ishaq Salihu, a public officer and Zonal Head of Operations, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, South - South Zone, for the purpose of recharge cards and with a view to influencing his decision in a case wherein you are being investigated and thereby committed an offence, official corruption, contrary to Section 13 (1)(a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2003 and punishable under section 13 (1) of the same Act.»

A source at the EFCC said the commission had received a petition from the complainant in the case against Ogah.

Linking the three men are centenarian mega-donor Leonard Litwin of Glenwood Management and the unceremonious scuttling of the Moreland Commission — both believed to be involved in the cases against Mr. Silver and Mr. Skelos.

Mr. Bharara subpoenaed the files from the Moreland Commission — which Mr. Cuomo abruptly scuttled as part of a budget deal with the legislature — and used Mr. Silver's non-cooperation with the panel to help build his case against the former speaker, who was forced to resign his powerful perch in February.

The commission had earlier arraigned Olaniyan before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court 7, Maitama - Abuja, but had to seek for the transfer of the case to another trial judge due to the criminal charges preferred against Ademola by the Federal Government.

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 inveCommission 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 invecommission 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.

The two, Alistair Nelson and Godwin Ako Gunn, allegedly threatened to «finish» the Supreme Court judges if they made any judgment against the Electoral Commission in the ongoing court case challenging the validity of the voters» register.

The Ranking Member on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Inusah Fuseini, has called on the Chief Justice to hurriedly determine whether a prima facie case has been established against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Charlotte Osei, in order to clear any lingering doubts about the integrity of the Commission's leadership.

In the case of billionaire real estate developer Leonard Litwin, described as «Developer - 1» in the complaint against Silver, the firm represented at least five different limited liability companies as five different clients, according to data maintained by the New York City Tax Commission.

In part, the commission's case remains intact due to a change in state law six years ago that allows ethics charges against state employees for up to a year after they leave their government job.

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has filed a case against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and Zenith Bank Plc over the freezing of his accounts.

The mischief embarked upon by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to discredit the Electoral Commission (EC), has backfired in the party's stronghold of Ashanti Region, with many people disenfranchised from voting in the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections by the Supreme Court decision in the Abu Ramadan and Evans Nimako case, against the electoral body.

Mr. Fisch's office could refer the case if it finds grounds for action against the Senate, but the Legislative Ethics Commission almost never undertakes investigations, and it is not clear that a district attorney would see any legal issue with the Senate leaking one of its own internal documents.

The Welsh secretary previously argued its «whites - only» membership policy was currently being changed following an aborted court case against it by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (ECHR), but that while it was not reformed, it remained an illegal group.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics settled its case against Fred Hiffa, formerly of Ostroff, Hiffa, & Associates, Inc., following allegations that he had violated the state's lobbying gift ban in 2006 by hiring Matthew Libous in 2006, retaining the Binghamton lawmaker's son for $ 4,166 a month for one year to a Westchester County - based law firm.

Supporters of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) have threatened to boycott Ghana's general elections scheduled for December 7 if their Flagbearer, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom lose his case against the Electoral Commission (EC) over his disqualification.

The case against Maziarz began in 2014 when a short - lived anti-corruption commission found Maziarz, among other things, failed to itemize more than $ 140,000 in expenditures.

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, had a case to answer in respect of the money laundering charges involving the sums of N400m and $ 2m instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

An Accra High Court will today [Tuesday] hear a case filed by the Progressive People's Party (PPP) against the Electoral Commission (EC), seeking among other things, to restrain the EC from proceeding with balloting for positions for presidential candidates ahead of the 2016 polls.

In addition to a possible state ethics commission probe, the Staten Island District Attorney, Dan Donovan, who has be chosen to serve as a special prosecutor in the case, has begun a criminal investigation into the charges against Assemblyman Lopez.

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Friday closed its case against a former Governor of Abia, Orji Kalu and two others charged...

Jurors also heard briefly about the Moreland Commission, an effort to root out corruption started an unceremoniously ended by Gov. Andrew Cuomo — but not before some of its work was used by Mr. Bharara to bring the case against Mr. Silver, who Ms. Cohen said sought to hide his behavior from the cCommission, an effort to root out corruption started an unceremoniously ended by Gov. Andrew Cuomo — but not before some of its work was used by Mr. Bharara to bring the case against Mr. Silver, who Ms. Cohen said sought to hide his behavior from the commissioncommission.

Calls on the Commission, by the end of 2013, to submit a legislative proposal establishing an effective and comprehensive European whistleblower protection programme in the public and in the private sector to protect those who detect inefficient management and irregularities and report cases of national and cross-border corruption relating to EU financial interests and to protect witnesses, informers, and those who cooperate with the courts, and in particular witnesses testifying against mafia - type and other criminal organisations, with a view to resolving the difficult conditions under which they have to live (from risks of retaliation to the breakdown of family ties or from being uprooted from their home territory to social and professional exclusion); calls also on the Member States to put in place appropriate and effective protection for whistleblowers.

Golub is a high - profile lawyer who has won multi-million-dollar cases and has represented not only the state employee union coalition, but also the state Democratic party in its ongoing legal battle against the State Election Enforcement Commission over the legality of financing of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's re-election campaign.

[22] Subsequently, the Press Complaints Commission upheld a complaint by Rahman against Andrew Gilligan for repeating these allegations in The Daily Telegraph without stating that the police had decided that there was no case to answer, causing the reporting to be «inaccurate and misleading».

By Dayo Oyewo A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday, adjourned till March 18, for parties in the suit by MTN Nigeria Communications Limited against the Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC, over the N1.04 trillion fine imposed on the telecommunication outfit to settle out of court or hearing in the case would commence.