Sentences with phrase «enforcement powers against»

We also urge the FTC to use its investigatory and enforcement powers against the most abusive trolls — especially those that use baseless lawsuits to extort settlements.

However, the members of that league had no enforcement powers against each other, so they needed all three legs of that stool.

The «cuts both ways» argument was among those raised by 13 Republican attorneys general in a letter urging their Democratic counterparts to stop using their law enforcement power against fossil fuel companies and others that challenge the climate change catastrophe narrative.

We made two recommendations: 1) that the agency conduct an investigation into troll activity; and 2) that the agency consider using its enforcement power against the most abusive trolls.

Not exact matches

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman also raised the possibility of legal action against the administration, insisting that the president does not have the power to deny federal monies to localities because of their law enforcement policies.

The horrific accusations included alcohol - fueled rages, racist remarks, prescription drug abuse and threats — including to kill the women or use his power as the state's top law enforcement officer against them if they defied him.

Cuomo said the Singas would have broad powers to subpoena, investigate and, if warranted, prosecute criminal charges against Schneiderman, who, until he announced his resignation Monday night was the state's top law enforcement official.

The horrific accusations included alcohol - fueled rages, racist remarks and threats to kill the women or to use his power as the state's top law enforcement officer against them if they defied him.

The actual enforcement and prosecutorial power against crime in the Constitution is endowed in District Attorneys.

Trading standards has the power to take enforcement action against creditors if they break these rules.

Military gets tougher protections against high - rate loans — Congress creates new enforcement powers for law that protects soldiers from high - rate loans... (See Military)

The Commission is at pains to clarify that the SMIT initiative does not aim to create new enforcement powers allowing it to pursue infringements of Union law in the Single Market area against individual market participants.

Commercial Court proceedings relating to the enforcement of a US$ 65 million ICC award against the national power company of Tanzania giving rise to issues as to the relationship between challenges to the award in the curial courts and enforcement in England & Wales and the question of security pending enforcement under s. 103 (5) of the 1996 Act.

But the power jurors enjoy, their role as the conscience of the community and as a bulwark against the enforcement of oppressive laws, means that their duties can not be expressed purely in adjudicative terms.

Yet the Supreme Court has explicitly recognized that jurors have the power to refuse to apply the law, are the conscience of their community, and serve as a bulwark against oppressive laws and their enforcement.

«This Court has referred to the jury's power to nullify as the citizen's ultimate protection against oppressive laws and the oppressive enforcement of the law» and it has characterized the jury nullification power as a safety valve for exceptional cases... [H] owever,... recognizing this reality that a jury may nullify is a far cry from suggesting that counsel may encourage a jury to ignore a law they do not support or to tell a jury that it has a right to do so...

We have consistently fought against the introduction and normalization of exceptional powers such as preventive detention, and law enforcement powers for CSIS — arguing that the existing powers in the Criminal Code are strong, far - reaching and enable Canadian police to effectively conduct lawful surveillance, to effect arrests to prevent crimes including terrorist acts from being committed, and to collect evidence that can hold up in court to ensure convictions of the guilty.

Our experienced lawyers also continuously assess the horizon and counsel clients on new areas of focus, including, most recently, the DOJ's usage of the False Claims Act and FIRREA against financial institutions, the CFTC's expanded powers in swap enforcement, the DOJ's and SEC's increased emphasis on FCPA violations, and the government's focus on burgeoning areas of market manipulation.