Sentences with phrase «come under state law»

Although the state law does not specify AmStaffs, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, American Bulldogs, or any other dogs that could be included as «pit bull type,» some dog wardens consider these purebreds to come under the state law.

Workers at public institutions come under state law, which varies widely.

Not exact matches

The new law is the nation's first formal approval of the industry after its come under scrutiny across many states for allowing what regulators see as illegal online gambling.

Despite the demonstrable negative consequences in states that have passed laws that undermine LGBTQ equality, the coming months will indicate whether the ascent of Donald Trump to the White House is emboldening religious conservatives to press for more such bills after a series of gains for gay and transgender people at the federal level under the Obama administration.

The referendums come amid shifts in American opinions on marijuana in recent years that have energized efforts to legalize cannabis, a drug that remains illegal under federal law even as Colorado and Washington state have been given the go - ahead to experiment with legalization.

On that day alone, President Trump unleashed a much greater trade battle with China, under Section 301 of U.S. trade law, instructing the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to come up with across - the - board tariffs on up to 1,300 products for a total amount of US$ 50 billion, or nearly 10 % of U.S. - China trade totals.

Though the matter is under Argentinian law, «it would come out the same way in the United States,» said George Annas, professor of health law, bioethics and human rights at Boston University.

Emancipation means that the child has come of age and capable of self - support as determined under state law.

Emancipation or «age of majority» means that the child has come of age and capable of self - support as determined under state law.

The first is composed of representatives from the EU and Efta who meet up eight times a year to decide which new EU laws come under the EEA agreement and therefore have to be accepted by Efta states.

Following up on a pledge to reform Freedom of Information Law provisions, Cuomo said that he wants the Legislature to fall under the same rules as state and local agencies when it comes to releasing documents to the public.

Far fewer campaign donations at the state level come directly from corporations, which are already prohibited, under state law, from giving more than $ 5,000 to any state candidate or committee in a single calendar year.

There is no mention of changing the state's teacher evaluation law when it comes to assessing teachers under Common Core related tests.

Manhattan Democratic Party chairman Keith Wright, an assemblyman also running for Congress, is coming under fire for pushing fellow Dems to back Phaedra Perry, law clerk to his brother, state Supreme Court Judge Geoffrey Wright, for a civil clerk judgeship.

But he said the State Government was coming up with a law under its Embedded Power Initiative to protect public lighting infrastructures from such destruction and vandalisation.

Maziarz's campaign fund first came under scrutiny when the state Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption investigated possible crimes involving election law, campaign expenditures and fundraising in 2013.

Under New York State law, the district can keep no more than 4 % of the total budget in reserve which comes out to be roughly $ 9 mm so the reserve is currently about half the legal limit.

by Connie Lawson Recently, my office and I have come under attack for following federal and state law regarding voter rolls.

This comes after Cuomo directed the Port Authority, the Department of State and Davis's office yesterday to jointly explore all legal options to help anyone detained at New York airports, and to ensure that the rights of refugees are protected under the law.

ALBANY — Divided Senate Republicans came under new pressure to vote on gay marriage yesterday after Democrats unexpectedly pushed the measure through the state Assembly, bringing it one step closer to becoming law.

In recent years, firms like Hilltop, SKDKnickerbocker, Mercury Public Affairs, and BerlinRosen with close ties to elected officials they help get elected have come under criticism and scrutiny because they have skirted state lobbying registration laws.

However, nowhere was this powerful belief in equality more clear than at Monday's «Equality and Justice Day» rally in Albany, where citizens from across our state came together and demanded equality under law in one unified voice.

De Blasio's fund - raising has come under intense scrutiny from law enforcement as part of several overlapping probes, including one into his role in raising money for the 2014 state Senate races.

Workers at all of the nation's other public universities likewise come under the labor laws of their respective states.

Brownstein also fails to point out that districts that repeatedly circumvent the letter of the law will eventually come under more rigorous state sanctions and possibly federal sanctions.

If this spending increase does not fully cover the fiscal gap, it would appear to come pretty close - especially when combined with state - level spending increases already required under various state laws and court decisions.

The graduation rate is included in calculations by the federal government to determine if a high school, district or the state clears the performance hurdle set under the No Child Left Behind law, the sweeping education reform that imposes increasingly severe penalties for coming up short.

Amani has continually been under attack by Mt Vernon, not only through the repeated frivolous use of court proceedings, but also by refusing to comply with state law when it comes to charter school funding.

Each state sets its own laws governing teacher tenure, dismissal and layoff policies, and the rights the students assert are given under the state constitution, so similar efforts will come in state courts.

The first came under fire from the institutions, most of which didn't directly participate, for inaccuracies and questions about methodology, but it's clear states are enacting changes to laws designed to ensure teachers are ready for their jobs.

Teachers are not only a required stakeholder for input gathering under the law, our professional expertise and classroom perspectives will be invaluable as our state designs the measures, programs and supports that have the potential to positively impact our classrooms and careers for many years to come.

The first is a special memo from State Superintendent Brian Whiston that provides an easy - to - read overview of district and educator responsibilities under state and federal law when it comes to sexual assault and harassState Superintendent Brian Whiston that provides an easy - to - read overview of district and educator responsibilities under state and federal law when it comes to sexual assault and harassstate and federal law when it comes to sexual assault and harassment.

The district had hoped to tie teacher compensation to student scores on standardized tests; the union says only 30 % of teachers» evaluations will come from student test scores, the minimum under Illinois state law.

States are asked to come up with their own school improvement plans, for example, but the department decides whether to monitor those plans to make sure they are serving students appropriately under the law.

This all came about because the usury laws in borrowers» states were judged by the Supreme Court to be superseded under the National Bank Act (1864?)

The Humane Society of the United States is pleased that convicted puppy mill operator Lanzie «Junior» Horton will no longer be able to own or operate a dog kennel in Virginia under a new law that came into effect in January 2009.

Even dating back to 2005, when the New York Attorney General's office came to an agreement with the industry, it stated in its press release: «The cash advances provided by these firms are not considered «loans» under New York State law because there is no absolute obligation by a consumer to repay them.»

So this is ironically the current state of affairs under European law when it comes to the right to protection for non-nationals offered by social assistance schemes.

49 The status of Head of State therefore has a specific character, resulting from the fact that it is governed by international law, with the consequence that the conduct of such a person internationally, such as that person's presence in another State, comes under that law, in particular the law governing diplomatic relations.

Bloggers in New York may soon be treated on par with other journalists, at least when it comes to receiving protection under New York State's shield laws, reports the New York Times City Blog.

Because Sacramento is the state capital of California we had a very robust and well - thought - through field placement program where students would have the opportunity to extern in either state government or regulatory agencies or otherwise in what I call the hub - and - spoke model where they would go out into their field placement, come back into a hub, discuss, process, analyze under supervision either the ethical issues they were facing in those environments or other practice issues, and I think that helps prepare them for the transition into life beyond law school as well as allowing them to create the opportunities to meet people in those working environments, understand what it meant beyond the law school to be in that working environment, beyond just a kind of summer type of experience.

Given discussions under way within the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) and the Washington Supreme Court, there likely will be more ABS expansion to come, along with other potential law practice regulatory reforms that will fundamentally change the law practice landscape for lawyers and our clients.

Moreover, to the extent that the Protocol applies to the latter, it will apply to all the situations coming under the «jurisdiction» of those States within the meaning of Art. 1 of the Convention, i. e. not just to those which are governed by EU law.

He foresees the American Bar Association and state bar examiners coming under pressure to reduce the cost of law school by relaxing rules.

These come under both federal laws in addition to state laws.

The Hawaii State Bar Association submitted a revised version of the proposed rule on unauthorized practice of law in December after its original proposal came under attack last year.

While we will be featuring posts over the coming days on this award that dissect and analyze the award, its international legal significance, and its larger geopolitical consequences for all claimants to the South China Sea dispute and third - party actors (such as the United States), for now, a close read of all 479 pages of this arbitral award reveals it to be an extremely rich and fertile piece of international jurisprudence, one that will certainly have far - ranging doctrinal impacts as an international judicial decision that is also an authoritative subsidiary means for determination of the international law rules under UNCLOS, especially on questions such as the: 1) normative weight of «historic rights» and differentiating the same from «historic title» and «historic rights short of sovereignty», and clarifying what could still possibly amount to historic rights that States could still validly assert within the UNCLOS treaty regime;

Timeliness is very important when it comes to legal matters, especially those arising under state or federal employment laws.

Under section 1178, the Secretary has authority to make exception determinations only with respect to the matters covered by section 1178 (a)(2)(A); contrary state laws coming within section 1178 (a)(2)(B) are preempted if not more stringent, while if a contrary state law comes within section 1178 (b) or section 1178 (c), it is not preempted.

For the purposes of this Agreement, «Intellectual Property Rights» means all patent rights, copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark, trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights and other intellectual property rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all applications therefore and registrations, renewals and extensions thereof, under the laws of any state, country, territory or other jurisdiction.