Sentences with phrase «change by petitioning»

If a former spouse wants to change either custody or alimony terms based on an ex-spouse's cohabitation, he must request the change by petitioning the court for modification of the divorce decree.

Unfortunately, some organizations like the Center for Biological Diversity have weaponized the ESA in order to manipulate the debate on energy policy and climate change by petitioning the courts to designate perfectly robust species as endangered or threatened from future climate change.

Not exact matches

Online petitions have changed decisions by major corporations (ask Bank of America about its debit card fees) and affected decisions on policies as diverse as those related to survivors of sexual assault and local photography permitting requirements.

The trainees respond by signing a joint petition to have the dress code changed...

She's now started a petition urging the government to change the law so a judge can outline that rape can happen to anyone and be committed by anyone.

Grace Boyle, chair of the student union's Love Veggie society, played a key role in Ulster's adoption of MFM by starting a petition to gather support for the move, because of a lack of meat free and vegan options at Ulster, and because the university does not formally acknowledge that the meat and dairy industries are major contributors to climate change.

An online petition and a complaint to the Illinois Attorney General are ways Plainfield residents are fighting back against a new executive director and changes made by the park board.

As you know, our Change.org petition to get pink slime out of the beef provided by USDA for school meals led to a USDA change in policy within a mere nine days.

The landmark decision on the petition by NASA leader Raila Odinga will not only change the country's political destiny, but will also be a precedence setter in determining election disputes filed over the August 8 General Election.

If Change is working with Republicans, liberal groups could easily decide that their Change.org petitions are in effect be helping their rivals by stocking the pond.

Customs was recently petitioned by the helpless importers» association, but it looks as though, nothing will change as the Finance Minister, is himself supervising the differential scheme being enjoyed by the woman, who has an unfettered access to the Presidency; The Flagstaff House, making both the GRA and Customs led by; Emmanuel Kofi Nti and Isaac Crentsil, respectively helpless.

On the Remain side, that means a change of heart or, more likely, a petition — which may or may not be accepted by the other EU member states - to extend Article 50.

«Some people might be sitting around mad about the name change,» said Christopher McMormick, secretary of Save Our Tappan Zee Inc. «But they can take action and have their voices heard by calling their representative or by joining our movement and signing the petition.»

During last week's prime minister's questions, David Cameron was confronted by Caroline Lucas MP on why the government had done nothing to change our rotten extradition laws, despite a clear call from two separate parliamentary committees, a Commons motion in December last year and well - supported public petitions to do just that.

[46] Swartz led the first activism event of his career with the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, delivering thousands of «Honor Kennedy» petition signatures to Massachusetts legislators asking them to fulfill former Senator Ted Kennedy's last wish by appointing a senator to vote for health care reform.

The City Hall Plaza press conference, hosted by the Hispanic Federation, called for a laundry list of federal actions, including implementing «a federal investment plan», eliminating Jones Act requirements that goods shipped between Puerto Rico and other places in America be transported on U.S. ships with U.S. crews, changing the U.S. bankruptcy code to allow Puerto Rico and its government related enterprises to file bankruptcy petitions and urging President Obama to «explore a Federal Reserve loan» and «oppose severe austerity.»

A petition to re-count ballots in Saratoga Springs» close charter change vote in November has been denied by a judge.

Providers, parents and community activists will also present a petition signed by hundreds of community members demanding change now.

The June hearing is to address the petition filed by the Buffalo Board of Education, which originally sought Paladino's removal for comments about the Obamas that many deemed racist, then changed course on the advice of its attorney.

This announcement comes in response to a petition signed by over 150,000 people calling for Heartland's corporate funders to drop support of the organization, which recently ran a billboard campaign in Chicago comparing those that advocate for solutions to climate change to «murderers, tyrants, and madmen.»

Wicker also cited a publication by the Global Warming Petition Project, a document signed by nearly 32,000 American scientists that disputes the international scientific consensus that man - made greenhouse gas emissions are causing the Earth's atmosphere to warm, leading to potentially catastrophic changes in the climate.

They're making a series of changes to how it handles sexual assault cases, according to a document released by an alumna who petitioned for the school to overhaul its procedures.

Under the California law, if 51 % of parents in a failing school sign a petition, they can trigger a forcible transformation of the school — either by inviting a charter operator to take over, by forcing certain administrative changes or by shutting it down outright.

Completely changes the petition approval process by inserting fiscal reasons for the first time, in spite of the fact that California's charter law already has clear reasons for why a petition can be denied

stipulates that if 50 percent +1 of the parents of children in a failing school sign a petition, it can «trigger» a change in the governance of that school either by getting rid of some teachers, firing the principal, shutting the school down or turning it into a charter school.

The law stipulates that if 50 percent +1 of the parents of children in a failing school sign a petition, it can «trigger» a change in the governance of that school either by getting rid of some teachers, firing the principal, shutting the school down or turning it into a charter school.

Palm Lane parents, disheartened by the school's abysmal academic record [1] and the governing district's resistance to change, sought relief by attempting to exercise the Parent Trigger Law, an option that enables them to petition the school district to transform the failing institution into a newly created public charter school.

At Inglewood Elementary School, once the Parent - Teacher Organization (PTO) got wind that their school was up for possible charter conversion for the 2015 - 16 school year, they immediately started a letter writing campaign and petition drive to request any changes be «community - driven by each school for its own scalable solution.»

After two years of trying to get changes at the school, and dropping the threatened trigger by the parents at least once, the 20th Street Parents Union filed again last month to take over the school with 57 percent of the families (the parents of 342 students) signing a petition.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL By this order, we dismiss the petition for rulemaking filed by Mr. Joel Kaufman relating to airline ticket change penaltieBy this order, we dismiss the petition for rulemaking filed by Mr. Joel Kaufman relating to airline ticket change penaltieby Mr. Joel Kaufman relating to airline ticket change penalties.

Once the petition is created, it is off and running, on its own, and can not be changed or edited by the creators of said petition.

Mug - users are hoping to change that by having concerned Canadians who sympathize with their plight sign a petition.

The petition is being run by the League Against Cruel Sports and if it attracts enough signatures it is hoped the issue will be debated in Parliament and bring about a much - needed change in the law.

However recent complaints about unnecessary deaths, lack of veterinary care and poor customer service prompted a petition signed by residents asking for an administration change.

If you're a Plateau resident who'd also like to see this change — you can sign, send and forward the petition by clicking here.

During Humane Lobby Day 2012, citizens from across Colorado met with lawmakers at the Capitol and urged them to support a rulemaking petition for a rule change that would require a solid resting surface for dogs housed in wire - bottom cages in commercial dog breeding facilities licensed by the state.

«Some argue that people should not keep pets if they can not afford them, but the fact is that an individual or family's financial status can change at any time,» stated the petition filed by Edward B. Johnston Jr. on the Care2 website.

But instead of the usual online petitions and angry blog posts, the indie devs have gone several steps further: They're calling Langdell out by changing the titles of their own games to include the word «edge,» and in the process, instigating a large - scale public mockery of the CEO's repeated transgressions against game developers.

A petition to save the Silent Hills game has been formed by fans in the hopes Konami will change its mind and bring the collaboration with Guillermo del Toro back from the dead.

The petition, attacking the scientific conclusions underlying the treaty on climate change, was accompanied by an article that was formatted to resemble one that might have been published in the academy's prestigious peer - reviewed journal.

BCCAG petition This emergency declaration petition launched by the Bayside Climate Change Action Group targets the federal and state parliaments.

Surveys and signed petitions show they enjoy extensive support by climate scientists as well as the larger number of scientists who are expert on some parts of the climate change puzzle.

I have wondered if Marshal's point, above, is the cause of the 31072 American scientists who signed a petition denying that climate change is anthropogenic (caused by Man's activities).

- Quote about writing «scientific studies» for the tobacco industry by Frederick Seitz, the author of that cover letter for that petition of 30000 questionable signatures against the science of climate change.

The Oregon Petition has been used by climate change skeptics as proof that there is no scientific consensus, however they fail to note the controversy surrounding the petitionPetition has been used by climate change skeptics as proof that there is no scientific consensus, however they fail to note the controversy surrounding the petitionpetition itself.

As reporters from Tribune's various newspapers voice their discontent, Forecast the Facts and Courage Campaign have obtained over 100,000 petitions to the Tribune Company against the Koch bid, citing Tribune reporting on climate change that could be threatened by Koch ideology.

Analogies of getting a heart condition checked out by a motor mechanic are relevant when comparing the findings of Cook et al (ie 97 % of expert climate scientists agree that climate change is caused by human activity) versus the OISM petition, signed predominantly by non-climate, possibly non-practising, unpublished, general scientists.

This is so because in addition to the theological reasons given by Pope Francis recently: (a) it is a problem mostly caused by some nations and people emitting high - levels of greenhouse gases (ghg) in one part of the world who are harming or threatening tens of millions of living people and countless numbers of future generations throughout the world who include some of the world's poorest people who have done little to cause the problem, (b) the harms to many of the world's most vulnerable victims of climate change are potentially catastrophic, (c) many people most at risk from climate change often can't protect themselves by petitioning their governments; their best hope is that those causing the problem will see that justice requires them to greatly lower their ghg emissions, (d) to protect the world's most vulnerable people nations must limit their ghg emissions to levels that constitute their fair share of safe global emissions, and, (e) climate change is preventing some people from enjoying the most basic human rights including rights to life and security among others.

This is so because: (a) it is a problem mostly caused by some nations and people emitting high - levels of greenhouse gases (ghg) in one part of the world who are harming or threatening tens of millions of living people and countless numbers of future generations throughout the world who include some of the world's poorest people who have done little to cause the problem, (b) the harms to many of the world's most vulnerable victims of climate change are potentially catastrophic, (c) many people most at risk from climate change often can't protect themselves by petitioning their governments; their best hope is that those causing the problem will see that justice requires them to greatly lower their ghg emissions, (d) to protect the world's most vulnerable people nations must limit their ghg emissions to levels that constitute their fair share of safe global emissions, and, (e) climate change is preventing some people from enjoying the most basic human rights including rights to life and security among others.

These features include: (a) it is a problem caused by some nations and people emitting high - levels of ghgs in one part of the world who are harming or threatening tens of millions of living people and countless numbers of future generations throughout the world who include some of the world's poorest people and who have done little to cause the problem, (b) the harms to many of the world's most vulnerable victims of climate change are potentially catastrophic, (c) many people most at risk from climate change often can't protect themselves by petitioning their governments; their best hope is that those causing the problem will see that justice requires them to greatly lower their ghg emissions, and, (d) to protect the world's most vulnerable people, nations must act quickly to limit their ghg emissions to levels that constitute their fair share of safe global emissions.