Sentences with phrase «federal court decisions striking»

The GOP had moved more aggressively into the new Wild West - like campaign cash environment created by federal court decisions striking down spending and fundraising restrictions as unconstitutional infringements on free speech.

But a 1996 federal court decision striking down racial criteria for another University of Maryland scholarship program for minorities forced their hand, explains Lasse Lindahl, chair of the biological sciences department and MARC director.

The court was considering the beekeepers» appeal of a Federal Court decision striking the action as disclosing no reasonable cause of action.

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EPA first tried to ban the use of asbestos in 1989, but its decision was struck down two years later by a federal appeals court that ruled the agency had exceeded its authority.

The case: a federal appeals court's decision to strike down Illinois» ban on carrying concealed weapons, according to the Associated Press.

A day before the one - year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, which had barred same - sex marriages from federal recognition, a divided three - judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court ruled...

The focus: The court's decision to strike down a key provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which denied benefits to couples that wed in the 12 states and Washington, D.C. where same - sex marriage is legal.

Interestingly enough, because in the US you have the right to appeal to a higher court if you don't like the decision of a lower court, many times states will find very popular gun control bills struck down by a Federal court who tells them that in the pure legal sense, their gun control laws are unconstitutional.

Wednesday morning, in a 5 - to - 4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down overall contribution limits to federal campaigns and committees.

His Senate has blocked Cuomo's attempts to expand abortion rights to protect late - term abortions, as well as efforts to make sure federal protections would continue if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion legal nationwide.

The 5 - 0 Federal Election Commission decision came after last month's Supreme Court ruling that struck down key portions of the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman.

The court struck down overall contribution limits to federal campaigns and committees in a 5 - 4 decision this morning.

A five - man panel of the apex court led by Justice Tanko Muhammad unanimously affirmed the February 20, 2015, judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lagos which had overturned the Federal High Court's decision striking out the chacourt led by Justice Tanko Muhammad unanimously affirmed the February 20, 2015, judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lagos which had overturned the Federal High Court's decision striking out the chaCourt of Appeal in Lagos which had overturned the Federal High Court's decision striking out the chaCourt's decision striking out the charges.

Aminu Sule Lamido, the 34 year old son of former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, had his appeal struck out on Monday by an appellate court sitting in Kaduna against the decision of the Federal High Court, Kano which found him guilty of the charge of money laundering brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, court sitting in Kaduna against the decision of the Federal High Court, Kano which found him guilty of the charge of money laundering brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Court, Kano which found him guilty of the charge of money laundering brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

In a decision that strikes a blow against the federal government's controversial practice of excluding industry from consent decrees with environmental citizen groups, a practice known as «sue - and - settle,» the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the district court's approval of a consent decree between a coalition of environmental groups and several federal agencies in Conservation Northwest v. Sherman, No. 11 - 35729 (9thCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the district court's approval of a consent decree between a coalition of environmental groups and several federal agencies in Conservation Northwest v. Sherman, No. 11 - 35729 (9thcourt's approval of a consent decree between a coalition of environmental groups and several federal agencies in Conservation Northwest v. Sherman, No. 11 - 35729 (9th Cir.

We have previously blogged about solitary confinement in Canada and are revisiting this issue given the recent decision from the B.C. Supreme Court striking down sections of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act («CCRA») that permit prolonged and indefinite solitary confinement in federal prisons.

The Federal Court of Appeal struck down U.S. Steel's efforts to overturn Canadian investment law — the second such court decision to go against the company — after almost two years of procedural and legal challenges by the Pittsburgh - based comCourt of Appeal struck down U.S. Steel's efforts to overturn Canadian investment law — the second such court decision to go against the company — after almost two years of procedural and legal challenges by the Pittsburgh - based comcourt decision to go against the company — after almost two years of procedural and legal challenges by the Pittsburgh - based company.

Update, June 26: In a 5 - 4 decision today, the Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which limited the definition of marriage to unions between one man and one woman.

Last week, the Federal Court struck down cabinet's decision to overturn the CRTC ruling.

The Federal government will be appealing the British Columbia Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Criminal Code ban on assisted suicide.

The 6 - 3 decision released this morning in R v. Nur and R v. Charles upheld earlier rulings of the Ontario Court of Appeal and struck down another aspect of the federal government's crime legislation.

Update, June 26: In a 5 - 4 decision today, the Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which limited the definition of marriage to unions between one man -LSB-...]

At issue in both is the federal law banning «partial birth abortion,» which Congress passed in the wake of the Court's 2000 decision Stenberg v. Carhart, which struck down a similar statute in Nebraska because it failed to include an exception that would allow the procedure if needed to protect the health of the mother.

It is particularly striking that Quebec Sales Tax Reference in 1994 is the only unanimous decision on a federal reference question in the last fifty years that was NOT «By the Court».

On April 25, 2012, the Federal Government announced that they will appeal the March 26, 2012, Ontario Court of Appeal decision striking down Canada's prostitution laws, specifically, Criminal Code provisions prohibiting «keeping or using a common bawdy house» (section 210) and the «living off the avails of prostitution» provision (section 212 (1)(j)-RRB- as unconstitutional to the Supreme Court of Canada.

In North Carolina Right to Life Political Action Committee v. Leake, No. 5:11 - cv -472-FL, the federal district court for the Eastern District of North Carolina similarly struck down North Carolina's judicial election matching funds provision, finding that the Supreme Court's decision in Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Bennett controlled the court for the Eastern District of North Carolina similarly struck down North Carolina's judicial election matching funds provision, finding that the Supreme Court's decision in Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Bennett controlled the Court's decision in Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Bennett controlled the case.

A recent federal appeals court decision struck down the requirement that minor parties offer a full - slate of candidates for statewide or countywide offices, while another court battle looms.

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Following our previous Slaw post, where we commented that the Federal Government decided to appeal the June 15 British Columbia Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Criminal Code ban on physician - assisted suicide, and seeking to stay all aspect of the decision, including the exemption order found in the ruling.

Recently, in Bais Yaakov of Spring Valley v Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a fantastic decision striking - down illegally promulgated regulations from the Federal Communications Commission.

However, in the Supreme Court of Canada's 2010 decision in Reference Re Assisted Human Reproduction Act the Court struck down these provisions, having found that they were ultra vires federal jurisdiction.

One mum shared how the United States Supreme Court's decision yesterday to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act — a federal law signed 17 years ago that defined marriage as only being between a man and a woman — has brought infinite joy to her family >> http://bit.ly/11Kp3cw