Sentences with phrase «enforcing valid laws»

Not exact matches

Is the Hospital (an organization)'s right to enforce what it believes to be right more valid than an individual citizen's right to freedom of religion and receipt of protections given by Federal law?

The court also will be asked to decide whether the Fifth Circuit erred in concluding that this standard permits Texas to enforce, in nearly all circumstances, laws that would cause a significant reduction in the availability of abortion services while failing to advance the state's interest in promoting health — or other valid interest.

Without independent legal advice, you may find that your separation agreement is not valid and does not stand up in a court of law should you need to enforce or change something in the future.

The government then funds the BBC and it permits the BBC to take steps to enforce the law, ie., that someone who watches (or records) live broadcast material must have a valid TV licence (covering the property in which the appliance is being used).

If an old statute is still on the books but hasn't been enforced for decades, must judges treat it as valid law?

Perhaps this distinction is why some courts might be tempted to try to re-cast a spouse's entitlement, to maximize the possibility that his or her valid family law - related claim against the bankrupt spouse — essentially in creditor / debtor roles — will be more likely to be preserved and enforced after the bankruptcy.

Under Illinois law, a forum selection clause is generally valid and should be enforced unless (1) the opposing party shows that it would violate a strong public policy of the state in which the case is filed or (2) enforcing the clause would be unreasonable in that it is so inconvenient that it basically deprives the party of its day in court.

In addition, states can enter into compacts which are agreements between two or more states on matters of law that the Federal Government can not enforce (the most famous being that a drivers license issued by any state is valid as another state's license.

This arises from what is termed the High Court's inherent jurisdiction to declare that, under the common law doctrine of necessity, it would be lawful for an authority to enforce care arrangements for a vulnerable adult without the mental capacity to make valid care decisions.

Under this federal law, lenders may not enforce an otherwise valid due - on - sale clause if a mortgage or property is transferred as a result of a divorce decree, legal separation agreement, or a property settlement agreement.

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