Sentences with phrase «enforce laws against»

There is growing mistrust of the security services, which stems from their inability to enforce the laws against groups which commit criminal offenses.

A Hawkins - Jones administration will enforce the laws against wage theft, including putting bosses who steal behind bars,» said Jones.

City Comptroller Scott Stringer, meanwhile, is warning that Trump could cripple the city financially if he follows through on his threat to «cancel» federal aid for «sanctuary cities» like New York that refuse to enforce laws against illegal immigrants.

because if it were, then states could restrict and enforce laws against sodomy, if they so chose.

Krasner: I have — like a lot of civil rights lawyers, like a lot of activists — been beating my head against the wall of the DA's office and the [Philadelphia] police department for a long time because the DA's office in Philly was not enforcing the law against police.

And because individual states could still prohibit marijuana locally, Booker's bill would also incentivize states to change their marijuana laws by withholding federal funding from any states that have enforced laws against the drug in ways that disproportionately affect low - income citizens and people of color.

He said the law enforcement agents had been directed to enforce the law against begging, street hawking and commercial motorcycle operators in the state.

«Donations have never and will never affect City Hall's work, in this case enforcing the law against bad actors who threaten public safety and take affordable housing off the market,» spokesperson Melissa Grace told the Daily News.

Massey plays the French colonial administrator of a small South Seas Island who unbendingly enforces the law against an unjustly convicted native (a hero to his people, played by Jon Hall).

It's true that, until fairly recently, the Postal Service exercised a censoring function by enforcing laws against sending obscene matter through the mail.

A representative with the Attorney General Cooper's office says it is difficult to enforce the law against these companies that operate over the internet, especially if they're located out of the country, which includes advancemetoday.

The Riau Police say they are committed to enforcing the laws against land burners and since the begi...

In addition, choosing to enforce the law against instrument makers does seem a curious exercise of prosecutorial discretion.

To this end, motorists have been getting the opportunity to see that NY troopers are enforcing the laws against things like texting and talking on a cell phone while driving.

Although Texas is vigorously enforcing its laws against uninsured drivers, the state still has a higher rate of uninsured motorists than the national average.

Not exact matches

Sessions» marijuana policy will direct federal prosecutors to enforce federal laws against the drug, even in states where voters and lawmakers have legalized recreational or medical use.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions» decision to rescind an Obama - era directive that made enforcing marijuana laws against companies that comply with state laws a «low priority» raised ire in both parties and stoked uncertainty in states where the drug is legal.

Did White not know about the complaint against Rice (lack of due diligence) or was this a lapse of transparency (not good for those enforcing disclosure laws)?

Meanwhile, Hong Kong's security chief, Lai Tung - kwok, said on Wednesday that until now there was no indication that Xiao had left the city against his will or that mainland public security officers had enforced law in the city.

After the Supreme Court in 1911 struck down the form of resale price maintenance enabled by fair trade laws, 59 Congress in 1937 carved out an exception for state fair trade laws through the Miller - Tydings Act.60 When the Supreme Court in 1951 ruled that producers could enforce minimum prices only against those retailers that had signed contracts agreeing to do so, 61 Congress responded with a law making minimum prices enforceable against nonsigners too.62

Mr. Lighthizer brought such trade cases against foreign actors for decades as a lawyer for the steel industry, and he has criticized the World Trade Organization for interfering in what he sees as the United States» efforts to enforce its own laws.

This is consistent with prior messaging given that Chairman Clayton requested on December 11 that the SEC's Enforcement Division «vigorously» enforce and recommend action against ICOs that may be in violation of the federal securities laws.

Although compassionate in its intent to allow those who came to the United States unlawfully as children and through no fault of their own to begin the process of integrating legally into United States society, it contributes to the current crisis at the border by further signaling United States policy not to enforce its immigration laws against low priority targets.

State prohibition laws, some of which survived into the 1960s, either had similar exemptions or at least were not enforced against religious users.

I oppose enforcing laws that violate human rights, and support enforcing laws that recognize those rights and protect against their violation.

1 Corinthians 11:14 (Men should not have long hair) 1 Corinthians 14:34 - 35 (Women should remain silent in church) Deuteronomy 13:6 - 16 (Death penalty for Apostasy) Deuteronomy 20:10 - 14 (Attack city, kill all men, keep women, children as spoils of war) Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21 (Death penalty for a rebellious son) Deuteronomy 22:19 - 25 (Kill non - virgin / kill adulterers / rapists) Ecclesiastes 1:18 (Knowledge is bad) Exodus 21:1 - 7 (Rules for buying slaves) Exodus 35:2 (Death for working on the Sabbath) Ezekiel 9:5 - 6 (Murder women / children) Genesis 1:3,4,5,11,12,16 (God creates light, night and day, plants grow, before creating sun) Genesis 3:16 (Man shall rule over woman) Jeremiah 19:9 (Cannibalism) John 3:18 (He who believes in Jesus is saved, he that doesn't is condemned) John 5:46 - 47 (Jesus references Old Testament) Leviticus 3:1 - 17 (Procedure for animal sacrifice) Leviticus 19:19 (No mixed fabrics in clothing) Leviticus 19:27 (Don't trim hair or beard) Leviticus 19:28 (No tattoos) Leviticus 20:9 (Death for cursing father or mother) Leviticus 20:10 (Death for adultery) Leviticus 20:13 (Death for gay men) Leviticus 21:17 - 23 (Ugly people, lame, dwarfs, not welcome on altar) Leviticus 25:45 (Strangers can be bought as slaves) Luke 12:33 (Sell your possessions, and give to the poor) Luke 14:26 (You must hate your family and yourself to follow Jesus) Mark 10:11 - 12 (Leaving your spouse for another is adultery) Mark 10:21 - 22 (Sell your possessions and give to the poor) Mark 10:24 - 25 (Next to impossible for rich to get into heaven) Mark 16:15 - 16 (Those who hear the gospel and don't believe go to hell) Matthew 5:17 - 19 (Jesus says he has come to enforce the laws of the Old Testament) Matthew 6:5 - 6 (Pray in secret) Matthew 6:18 (Fast for Lent in secret) Matthew 9:12 (The healthy don't need a doctor, the sick do) Matthew 10:34 - 37 (Jesus comes with sword, turns families against each other, those that love family more than him are not worthy) Matthew 12:30 (If you're not with Jesus, you're against him) Matthew 15:4 (Death for not honouring your father and mother) Matthew 22:29 (Jesus references Old Testament) Matthew 24:37 (Jesus references Old Testament) Numbers 14:18 (Following generations blamed for the sins of previous ones) Psalms 137:9 (Violence against children) Revelation 6:13 (The stars fell to earth like figs) Revelation 21:8 (Unbelievers, among others, go to hell) 1 Timothy 2:11 - 12 (Women subordinate and must remain silent) 1 Timothy 5:8 (If you don't provide for your family, you are an infidel)

Just because one may commend one life choice over another — being a social worker over being a stock broker — does not mean the preference needs to be legally enforced (there is no law against being a stock broker).

These acts typically include oral, anal bestiality; in practice such laws have rarely been enforced against het couples Sod laws can be found around the world.

Civil law itself recognizes — or should recognize — that trespass statutes were not designed to be enforced against persons involved in saving somebody's life.

All we have in the USA is the Constltution to give us a tendency towards equality under the law, but the laws are unequally enforced, biased against non-believers, and a very shaky crutch upon which to rest our freedoms and rights.

They are persons against whom existing laws are enforced capriciously and arbitrarily, persons who are continually threatened with exposure, with loss of job and social standing.

Indeed, not all that long ago liberal Justices of the Supreme Court were accusing the State of Indiana of shredding the First Amendment by enforcing public nudity laws against table top dancers at the Kitty Kat Lounge in downtown South Bend.

At their press conference, they would not take a stand for or against the NCAA, only to say that their job was to enforce the law and protect players and families being taken advantage of.

Most in NY know this is an unconstitutional law, and have joined the lawsuit to have this overturned, and will not enforce it, while it is in play.County sheriffs have more authority in their jurisdiction, than a governor, and even the POTUS.Hopefully, they have all read the constitution and understand their sworn oath to protect & Defend against all enemies Foreign and DOMESTIC.

According to the Supreme court's recent decision regarding prop 8 it does not matter since is we do not have standing to bring a case against an administration for failure to enforce laws.

So if the law is properly enforced we can expect to see a tidal wave of prosecutions against bars, pubs, nightclubs, hostels, prisons and festivals.

This explicit grant of power would also prevent the sort of federal pre-emption that stopped Bush - era state AGs from enforcing even state laws against federally chartered banks.

BASC believes that a new airgun law that only applies in Scotland will be almost impossible to enforce, and BASC will strongly argue against it.

Many laws are old but still enforced (the law against murder for example).

Cuomo's written a letter to college students, informing of them of their rights to nondiscrimination, and putting them on notice that the state will enforce its «strict laws» against hate crimes.

And he's written a letter to the state's college students, informing of them of their rights to nondiscrimination, and putting them on notice that the state will enforce its «strict laws» against hate crimes.

«It is difficult to understand why Borough President Adams, who prides himself on being someone who respects the law and enforces order, is in this case, putting those values aside to go against the most local representatives of the community and follow the lead of people who deploy some of the most thuggish, vitriolic behavior,» said Lee Silberstein, a spokesman for the Rabsky Group.

«This is a hate campaign, not a public health campaign,» said Audrey Silk, the founder of Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment, who warned of conflicts if the law is enforced.

«The current activity is not per se against the law, but if we add additional laws that address the obvious business nature of what's going on... it will allow us the possibility of and the ability to very aggressively enforce those laws,» Mr. de Blasio said.

Oneida County still is not collecting a penny in revenues from the Oneida Nation, nor have the attempts to enforce County law against the Nation gained any traction at all.

The protesters are asking Florida sheriffs to enforce Florida's sexual molestation laws against groping TSA agents.

«The agency is deeply disturbed by the harmful personal attacks some Congress - members have leveled against career law enforcement personnel, whose sworn duty is enforcing laws enacted by Congress itself,» Walls said in a statement.

Until the laws stop selectively enforcing policy against flagrant abusers of trust, ethics, unfair civic and labor practices, and integrity from within city and state government, there will certainly be a rampant element of corruption, low morale that dishonors a tainted leadership façade, and societal decay from the top downward.

Any test case against a CBD seller would draw attention to both the absurdity of a law which even the department who wrote it and are tasked with enforcing it don't understand, and the truly arbitrary nature of our drug law enforcement.

«We have laws in place to guard against these incidents, but they just aren't being enforced - when laws are flouted, licences must be revoked or suspended.»