Sentences with phrase «federal authorities face»

Legal experts noted that federal authorities face an uphill climb in turning lawyers against their clients.

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Without authority to borrow money, President Barack Obama's administration would face immediate choices on which bills to pay: Federal employee salaries or Medicare recipients, out - of - work residents who receive federal unemployment benefits or investors who expect to receive interest payments on the country's current debt, veterans or air traffic contrFederal employee salaries or Medicare recipients, out - of - work residents who receive federal unemployment benefits or investors who expect to receive interest payments on the country's current debt, veterans or air traffic contrfederal unemployment benefits or investors who expect to receive interest payments on the country's current debt, veterans or air traffic controllers.

Then, instead of being deported a sixth time, he was transferred by federal authorities to San Francisco to face an old marijuana charge.

At the moment, Uber faces a number of federal probes — from its use of technology to avoid local U.S. regulators to allegations that company officials bribed authorities in China in order to operate there.

Seabrook, who federal authorities say took $ 60,000 in cash in a designer bag from Rechnitz, was also arrested and is facing fraud and corruption charges.

The Long Island Republican, who faces corruption charges after he surrendered to federal authorities last Monday, has a tenuous hold on power, however.

The Justice Department says it won't give cities some law enforcement grant money unless they give federal immigration authorities access to jails and alert them when someone facing deportation will be released from local custody.

Silver turned himself in to federal authorities on Thursday to face charges that he illegally took millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks over the past 12 years, disguised as legitimate payments from two law firms.

De Blasio is facing several investigations by state and federal authorities, including probes into his fund - raising, the NYPD and a shady Lower East Side land deal.

He could face three years in prison, a $ 250,000 fine and other financial penalties under the law, but the agreement notes his cooperation and that federal authorities will convey that to the judge at sentencing — if cooperation continues.

The company may now face criminal charges from local, state and federal authorities for polluting city waterways with a gory mix of pig's blood and toxic chemicals.

Ironically, Williams and Fainaru - Wada personally felt legal heat for refusing to reveal their sources to federal authorities: «We stood to serve more time behind bars [both faced 18 - month sentences] than any of the steroid dealers convicted in the BALCO conspiracy and any of the athletes we reported on, including [longtime San Francisco Giants slugger] Barry Bonds.»

Currently 20 different federal agencies oversee some 140 ocean protection laws; Obama has charged his task force with pulling together all the different authorities and laws to focus attention on addressing the most serious challenges facing the oceans and those who manage them.

Politics K - 12 explained that it represents an about - face after a quarter century of increasing federal authority.

Trying to save face and still limit the reach of the voucher program, Holder and DOJ asked federal district judge Ivan Lemelle to force the state to provide data on the students receiving vouchers and to give DOJ authority to veto vouchers for particular students.

According to the account, the Republicans believe «the [Dept. of Education] is trying to reassert federal control by exceeding its authority with a rule that would require state and local spending in low - income schools receiving Title I funds to be equal or greater than non-Title I schools... and force schools to include teacher salaries when measuring spending between Title I and non-Title I schools...» At the same time, the story notes that «King is facing pressure from civil rights groups who want to ensure the new education law does not deprive low - income students of equal funding.»

In the face of a disaster or some other emergency situation, the FAA can and does use its regulatory authority and operational capabilities to sustain the NAS while supporting, often through the DOT - led Emergency Support Function 1 activities, response and recovery efforts undertaken by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial interagency partners, as well as the private sector.

Summarizes GAO's prior and ongoing work examining (1) actions that federal, state, local, and international authorities are taking to adapt to a changing climate, (2) the challenges that federal, state, and local officials face in their efforts to adapt, and (3) actions that the Congress and federal agencies could take to help address these challenges.

I agree with the Court that the language of this statute (1) gives the Administrator only discretionary authority to make apportionments; (2) does not, on its face, bar States from using veterans» benefits as the basis for child support orders where no such apportionment has been made or denied; and (3) should not be construed to have that as its purpose, in light of the presumption against federal intrusion into the field of family law.