Sentences with phrase «cases against politicians»

The article follows Larry's pioneering representation of iconic music artists in copyright infringement cases against politicians, which notably includes the case of Jackson Browne v. McCain.

Agnifilo said prosecutors «started to trust» Mei and Singh because they wanted «a case against the politicians.»

Not exact matches

In both cases, the Christian politicians told us that they agreed personally with our resistance against the legalisation, but were unable as politicians to do otherwise.

As the state looks to build a case of treason against the Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, police have been given permission to seize all electronic devices belonging to the embattled politician.

Suddenly, the case against the two former politicians becomes a lot more intriguing.

While the president is Exhibit A in the case against celebrity politicians, his victory in 2016 proves that many Americans reject the notion that politicians must be «qualified.»

Meanwhile, politicians from Scotland of all stripes, where many contracts and defence industries are based, have made their case to the defence secretary against cuts - arguing that the result would be drastic economic decline.

But using the standard that Bharara used in the Silver case (and, arguably, his case against former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was busted on similar charges and is also appealing his conviction), the prisons would be filled with people who made a campaign contribution so they can get a meeting with a politician.

Whatever the outcome of Stevenson's case, the accusations alone — which came just days after corruption charges against two other elected officials — seem to have chipped off another chunk of the public's brittle trust of politicians.

A federal agent who went undercover as a wealthy businessman for the government's case against former state Sen. Malcolm Smith testified Wednesday that the disgraced politician was well aware he...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Hours after jurors reached a partial verdict in the federal fraud case against former Bronx senator Pedro Espada Jr., the judge declared a mistrial in the remaining conspiracy and tax fraud counts against the politician and in all counts against his son.

Everyone knew he was a closet case, but this corruption case has blown the door wide open for the hypocrite politician, who cast votes against same - sex marriage last year.

The case — along with corruption charges against another of Albany's most powerful politicians, State Senate Leader Dean Skelos, has rocked Albany this year.

The case, announced publicly in 2016, is one in a string that federal prosecutors in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Albany have made against powerful politicians.

The cases against the former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos include charges that they used their posts to gain favors from real estate developers, who are among the largest campaign contributors to top politicians.

While Glenwood Management executive Charles Dorego continues to find himself involved in federal cases against former Albany politicians Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos, public documents have revealed the role of Dorego's ex-wife, attorney Doreen Small, in obscuring lobbying efforts against city waste removal initiatives.

That caused a lot of the scandals in Albany, a lot of the cases that were brought against politicians were about that pork barrel mentality and bringing a lot of money back to their cronies in the district.»

Bharara's case against New York's Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos sent the politician to jail for five years.

Dean Skelos (l.) and Adam Skelos (r.) will not testify at their own trial, as feds wrap up their case against the former politician.

Although many parents and politicians argue passionately against mobile classrooms — the majority of which never move — teachers across the country seem much less perturbed by their use, and in many cases, actually prefer them.

07/24/13 - Cleveland Scene - Caged: How Ohio Politicians Keep the State's Puppy Mill Business Booming with Little Regulation 06/27/13 - Animal Law Coalition - Proposed OH Puppy Mill Regulations «Terrible» 05/13/13 - Bargain Hunter - Dog kennel inspectors will be focused on Holmes county, surrounding areas 11/29/12 - The Best Friends Blog - After decades of frustration, a new strategy against puppy mills Excerpt from this article: In the case of puppy mills the greatest efforts have gone into exposing the horrors of factory farming pets, with the intent of generating public support for legislative measures that will improve conditions in high - volume breeding operations.

And as any Illinois injury attorney would tell you, politicians (considered public figures in most cases) usually don't win defamation cases brought against political rivals just because they fudged the facts in a campaign ad.

According to Larry, that case was the first time a music artist ever filed a lawsuit against a politician for using a song without permission in their campaign.