Sentences with phrase «civil officials for»

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Many instead believe strongly in corporate engagement, by urging CEOs and senior executives to meet with elected officials, to speak out and to give financial support to civil rights groups advocating for equality and nondiscrimination under the law.

When the judges ruled that the school officer's actions were protected under qualified immunity, which shields public officials from liability for civil damages, Gorsuch issued a colorful dissent arguing that the student should have been able to sue the officer for using excessive force.

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An offer for the studio from a group of investors led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras - Sweet failed to produce a deal earlier this year, after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a civil lawsuit against the company and demanded more compensation for Harvey Weinstein's victims.

The president and CEO of a group suing Broward officials for violating the civil rights of Zachary Cruz, brother of the Parkland school shooter, called on Broward Sheriff Scott Israel to resign Thursday.

The main man in this regard was Mr. Paul Boothe, an unassuming, consummate federal civil servant who proved in the heat of battle that he could negotiate with the best of them. If only all our public officials were as determined and skilful in their efforts to pro-actively win real investment and real opportunities for our industries. The St. Catharines announcement is in large part the fruition of the efforts by Boothe (and all the other stakeholders in last year's rescue, including the provincial government and the CAW) to negotiate a package that was much more than a bailout. Rather, it was a recipe for a reaffirmed Canadian presence by these two lynchpin manufacturers (GM and Chrysler).

A group of six individuals have filed a $ 40 million lawsuit against Ferguson, St. Louis County and several police officials for what they say was violations of their civil rights during the unrest that followed the shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown.

Minnesota Department of Human Rights officials have stated that penalties for violation of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 363 include payment of a civil penalty to the state; triple compensatory damages; punitive damages of up to $ 25,000; a criminal penalty of up to $ 1,000; and even up to 90 days in jail.

A group of six individuals have filed a $ 40 million lawsuit against Ferguson, St. Louis County and several police officials for what they say was violations of their civil rights...

In the recent book, Civil Liberties Under Attack, one of the authors mentions the case of a government official with an impeccable record who was placed under charges because unidentified informers asserted he «advocated the Communist Party line, such as favoring peace and civil liberties,» and «his convictions concerning equal rights for all races and classes extend slightly beyond the normal feelings of the average individual &laCivil Liberties Under Attack, one of the authors mentions the case of a government official with an impeccable record who was placed under charges because unidentified informers asserted he «advocated the Communist Party line, such as favoring peace and civil liberties,» and «his convictions concerning equal rights for all races and classes extend slightly beyond the normal feelings of the average individual &lacivil liberties,» and «his convictions concerning equal rights for all races and classes extend slightly beyond the normal feelings of the average individual «1

As for the Roman officials and their local collaborators, maybe they really believed Jesus was a genuine threat to civil order and had to be dealt with in the customary fashion.

So instead of worrying about DeVos, we really should be focusing on: (1) Congressional Republicans, who've already shown great enthusiasm for weakening the nutrition standards for school meals and limiting their accessibility to low - income kids (see my Civil Eats piece, «3 Things You Need to Know About the House School Food Bill «-RRB-; (2) the as - yet - unscheduled confirmation hearing for Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue, during which we're likely to get more information on how he views the NSLP; and (3) whoever eventually is appointed Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, the USDA official directly in charge of child nutrition programs.

This article is based on conversations with Catherine Barnard, professor of EU Law at the University of Cambridge, Anand Menon, professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London and director of UK in a Changing Europe, Steve Peers, professor of EU, Human Rights and World Trade Law at the University of Essex, Amy Porges, adviser and government representative on WTO negotiations and litigation and free trade agreements, John Springford, director of Research at the Centre for European Reform and other politicians, trade negotiators, civil servants and officials in London, Washington and Brussels who asked not to be named.

The write - up titled, «The case for Biafra», credited to an American former government official, Bruce Fein, is most probably written by a young Igbo guy who never experienced the civil war and never read Nigerian pre-Independence history.

Ibrahim Idris, IGP The IGP who spoke at a dialogue session he had with a coalition of Civil Society Organization, CSOs, under the aegis of Situation Room, said he has put necessary manpower and logistics in place to secure electorates, electoral officials, observers and election materials that will be used for the Anambra poll.

Indeed, until it was reformed in 1989, Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 made it a criminal offence for any civil servant or public contractor to reveal any information he or she had learned in the course of his or her work: an offence that successive governments continued to prosecute well into the 1980s, despite recommendations published in 1972 by the Franks Committee calling for reform.

The upshot of that thread is a small number officials (mostly the President, legislators, judges and district attorneys) have absolutely immunity from civil or criminal liability for certain kinds of discretionary official acts.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, in a federal district court in Washington, D.C., the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a brief requesting that a federal judge not dismiss a case of litigation against senior CIA and military officials for the 2011 targeted killing of Anwar al - Awlaki (a suspected al - Qaeda leader) and his 16 - year - old son, both U.S. citizens.

We need the lessons in them to be embraced by the most senior officials within Departments and for the idea of political risk analysis to be formally built - in to the training of civil servants.

For instance, the UN along with the Red Cross declared that Syria is in an official state of civil war since July, despite Assad arguing there was not a civil war.

However, more reporting is no panacea to counter corruption and hold public officials to account, domestic institutions and civil society need to be robust in order to effectively use this information to force governments to allocate revenues for development.

Five upstate counties already receive full funding for legal services from the state, the result of a lawsuit that state officials settled with the New York Civil Liberties Union in 2014.

The agreement requires «the town, its officers, officials, employees, and agents to continue to cooperate with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and any and all federal, state and local agencies and authorities, on matters whether civil or criminal in nature, regarding these allegations.»

«How elected officials treat citizens who want to exercise their 2nd Amendment civil rights is the main issue our members and constituents look at when considering candidates for public office.»

Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude, who is responsible for the Civil Service, said: «Our official estimates are that fewer than half a million took part in this strike action — well short of the inflated claims of union leaders.

Like his ministers, Blair was prone to blame civil servants and officials for failure to implement policy and deliver.

At the time, he was the last remaining statewide elected official who had supported civil unions over marriage for gay couples.

Tomorrow, Congressman Serrano will be joined by local elected officials for the renaming ceremony of the Morris Heights Post Office in honor of Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., in order to commemorate the life and legacy of a war hero, civil rights, and community leader.

Skretny said NRP failed to establish a basis for a civil suit, basically ruling that neither another party to the case — the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency — nor the mayor, nor any other city official could award Stenhouse a contract without Common Council approval.

The new federal Every Student Succeeds Act, was endorsed by more than 35 civil rights organizations to ensure high standards and accountability for the progress of all students, the official said.

Many of the elected officials who came to the event thanked those honored and other black Americans for their accomplishments and what the civil rights movement had done for their own minority groups.

Nepotism waivers permit the hiring or promotion of relatives of county officials for positions that are not part of the competitive Civil Service system.

Federal prosecutors filed a civil complaint against J. Felix Strevell, an official in the administration of former Gov. George Pataki, and his daughter, Nicole Strevell - Childrose, saying her 2014 wedding in the town of Nassau was paid for with money that belongs to the state.

At noon, IDC Leader Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj and community leaders and health officials announce a crackdown on the sale of synthetic marijuana and legislation to create criminal penalties and strengthen civil penalties for the sale of «K2,» Jacobi Hospital, side of Building 6, 1400 Pelham Parkway S., the Bronx.

Ricardo Morales, the only NYC official fired in the just - concluded federal and state probes into de Blasio, says he was axed for one reason — to let other civil servants know that they had better keep their traps shut, or else.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is calling for the ouster of the U.S. Department of Education's top official on civil rights after comments she made about campus sexual assault and rape.

Longtime gay activist Ethan Geto recalled that when the Assembly passed the marriage bill in 2007, «David, in what may have been an unprecedented act for a lieutenant governor, or any executive official, worked the floor of the State Assembly on the night that the vote on gay marriage was about to occur, encouraging and cajoling assemblymembers to support the bill and, importantly, making the crucial point that gay rights are fundamental civil rights.»

The real pension benefit for NHS employees and teachers is 28 % of salary, double the official 14 %, for Civil Servants it is 33 %, versus the official 19 %.

The drive for the bill has won editorial support from newspapers across the state, and advocates have also enjoyed assists from top law enforcement officials — including James Sheppard, the chief of police in Rochester, and Steven Krokoff, his counterpart in Albany — who aggressively knocked down criticism from opponents of transgender civil rights protections that such laws create public safety problems in locations such as bathrooms and locker rooms.

After receiving little interest from qualified civil service candidates at a lower pay scale, town officials said, the Town Board unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday increasing the starting salary for the position from $ 63,000 to $ 80,000.

The subpoena, a copy of which was obtained by MidHudsonNews.com, calls for: «All original documents, including all correspondence, e-mails, memoranda, and / or notes pertaining to disability claims, disability hearings, and disciplinary actions, potential disciplinary actions or hearings, regarding (a city police officer), including all such documents, generated, possessed or received from any Elected or Appointed City Officials, including the City Comptroller, Civil Service Commissioner, Corporation Counsel or attorneys working for the city... for the period of June 1, 2014, to the present.»

Singas in 2015 charged Edward Korona Jr., Nassau's deputy commissioner of emergency management, with four counts each of felony perjury, felony offering a false instrument for filing and felony making a false sworn statement and misdemeanor official misconduct for lying on civil service applications.

«This law not only prevents localities from enacting any kind of firearm measure but also subjects a violating locality or local official to a civil fine — a provision that we believe is unconstitutional given that legislators are immune from civil liability for legislative activities,» the lawmakers wrote in a letter sent to House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Senate President Joe Negron.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A state agency reports today that Syracuse officials continue to flout civil service rules by keeping more than 100 employees on the payroll of the Syracuse Urban Renewal Agency when they actually work for the city.

While administration officials stress Johnson left of his own volition to work for the CUNY - based college, his departure comes as GOER has undergone a functional but unofficial merger with the state Civil Service Department.

Democratic county legislators recently called for an end to Armor's contract and asked federal officials to investigate what they called an «ongoing civil rights crisis» involving poor medical care at the jail.

Torres was one of several elected officials and police - reform groups — which included Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Council members Brad Lander, Carlos Menchaca, and Andy King, and the New York Civil Liberties Union, Communities United for Police Reform — who held a press conference outside City Hall announcing they had filed an amicus brief in the Garner case, urging the city to release the information.

Donna Lieberman, the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said the measures would send a clear message that Rikers Island was not to function as an «interrogation pen» for immigration officials.

The raid came one day after Mr. Cuomo filed a broad civil lawsuit against Mr. Espada, a Bronx Democrat, and 19 other current and former Soundview officials, accusing them of «looting» at least $ 14 million from the nonprofit organization to pay for Mr. Espada's personal and campaign expenses.

Elected officials such as Assemblymen Keith Wright, Council members Robert Jackson, Gale Brewer, Inez Dickens and Senator Bill Perkins said attacking the NAACP over this issue was silly given the civil rights group's history of fighting for equal education.