Sentences with phrase «cognizable under»

In its decision last week, the Supreme Court affirmed a circuit court's judgement, holding that disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act, and are an important component to the Fair Housing Act's role in moving the country toward a more integrated society.

The supreme judicial and superior courts shall have original and concurrent jurisdiction of all cases and matters of equity cognizable under the general principles of equity jurisprudence and, with reference thereto, shall be courts of general equity jurisdiction, except that the superior court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of all actions in which injunctive relief is sought in any matter involving or growing out of a labor dispute as defined in section twenty C of chapter one hundred and forty - nine.

Such matters as disputes between husband and wife, disputes among relatives (e.g., disputes relating to support and those relating to partition of estate), and divorce cases are all cognizable under the conciliation procedure.

Not exact matches

Last month, the federal government released guidelines to regulate online taxi companies, saying they should do stringent security checks and not contract anyone convicted of a «cognizable offense» under India's criminal laws.

Tenure for public school teachers is increasingly under attack, with the Vergara v. California judge ruling in June that «both students and teachers are unfairly, unnecessarily and for no legally cognizable reason... disadvantaged by the current Permanent Employment Statute.»

The circuit found that the EEOC's claim that Venters was fired «because she was lactating or expressing milk» stated a cognizable sex discrimination claim under Title VII.

He reopened it, asking the parties and any interested amici to submit briefs on «whether, and under what circumstances, being a victim of private criminal activity constitutes a cognizable «particular social group» for purposes of an application of asylum or withholding of removal.»

The Vass lead plaintiff presented a colorable, albeit unsubstantiated, claim under Chapter 93A, while the Shaulis court rejected its plaintiff's arguments about cognizable injury.

«The offences cognizable by military commissions may thus be classed as follows: (1) Crimes and statutory offences cognizable by State or U.S. courts, and which would properly be tried by such courts if open and acting; (2) Violations of the laws and usages of war cognizable by military tribunals only; (3) Breaches of military orders or regulations for which offenders are not legally triable by court - martial under the Articles of War.»

No provision of this chapter shall be construed to limit the performance of activities of a rabbi, priest, minister, or member of the clergy of any religious denomination or sect, or use of the terms «Christian counselor» or «Christian clinical counselor» when the activities are within the scope of the performance of his or her regular or specialized ministerial duties and no compensation is received by him or her, or when such activities are performed, with or without compensation, by a person for or under the auspices or sponsorship, individually or in conjunction with others, of an established and legally cognizable church, denomination, or sect, and when the person rendering service remains accountable to the established authority thereof.

Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.