Sentences with phrase «federal suits against»

But in the past year, parents in two other counties, Carter and Claiborne, have brought federal suits against the school districts and a fundamentalist Christian organization, contending that such classes are unconstitutional.

• On March 21st, Carl Paladino wrote to urge Andrew Cuomo to join the federal suit against Obamacare.

The mother of slain Brentwood High School teen Kayla Cuevas has filed a $ 110 million federal suit against the Brentwood schools saying the district failed to protect her daughter against MS - 13 gang members and ignored warnings about repeated threats to the girl.

The county on Friday filed a federal suit against several national drug manufacturers that seeks to recoup some of the public costs associated with drug overdoses and change the way companies market their products.

The Georgia parents filed a federal suit against the 102,000 - student Cobb County district in an attempt to remove a sticker that is being affixed to textbooks for some middle and high school science classes.

We recall one Federal suit against the Judicial Conduct Commission in which the Federal Court in Louisville awarded costs and attorney fees to the successful party of about $ 20,000.

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Yogen Früz and Yogurty's, the frozen yogurt chains founded by brothers Michael and Aaron Serruya, and a related firm called International Franchise Inc., filed a suit in the Federal Court of Canada against Freshii in June.

In January, a federal appeals court, ruling in favor of Verizon in its suit against the FCC, said the FCC may have overstepped its authority in its 2010 Open Internet ruling.

Four former students filed a suit against Trump University last year in a federal court in California, seeking class - action status.

Cohen said he also filed a second defamation suit against political intelligence firm Fusion GPS, which compiled the dossier, in federal court.

In 2015, New York - based competitor Bounce Exchange filed a suit against Yieldify in a New York federal court, accusing it of copying its code and infringing its patents, in a case that first came to light earlier this year in a report from The Financial Times.

But the campaign's timing is propitious: Trump's attacks on the Mexican heritage of the federal judge overseeing fraud suits against Trump University have set off a fresh round of denunciations from leading Republicans.

Records from California Central district federal court show Spin Master also filed a similar suit in February against Alpha Group US LLC, alleging that its Screechers Wild!

Unilever subsidiary Conopco has filed a civil suit in New Jersey federal court against Hampton Creek, alleging false advertising and unfair competition.

Citizens United lost a suit that year against the Federal Election Commission, and scuttled plans to show the film on a cable video - on - demand service and to broadcast television advertisements for it.

Fast - Food Workers File Federal Civil Rights Suit Against City of Memphis Over Illegal Surveillance, Intimidation, Harassment Common Dreams March 1, 2017

And the court has given states broad immunity from being sued in any court for money damages — for example, for infringing a patent or discriminating against older or disabled state employees — even though the Constitution limits this immunity only to suits in federal court by a citizen of a different state.

In 1962, Australian Aborigines filed a suit against the Australian federal government for the recovery of traditional tribal lands.

The Federal Court has approved a $ 38m settlement in in a class action suit against the air cargo cartel.

TricorBraun filed suit against Ghost on November 7, 2017 in Nevada Federal Court alleging infringement of TricorBraun's U.S. Patent Number 9,541,441

The decision is counter that of Federal Judge Frank McGarr in Illinois, who said that the commissioner's powers seem to be unlimited in dismissing Finley's suit against Kuhn after the commissioner voided the sale of three A's last year.

- August 2012: Major sports leagues (NCAA, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL) file suit against Christie's bill, claiming it violates the 1992 Federal Ban and could lead to more corruption in sports.

CPC settle class - action suit: CPC International Inc. has agreed to settle, for $ 7 million, a federal antitrust class - action suit brought against it on behalf of customers for high fructose corn syrup.

In September of 2012, they filed suit in a US court against the federal mandate that would've forced them to provide and pay for potentially life - terminating drugs and devices.

A federal civil rights suit filed against Bradley and Glen Ellyn on behalf of Uwumarogie's family, however, alleges the shooting was unjustified and racially...

A federal civil rights suit filed against Bradley and Glen Ellyn on behalf of Uwumarogie's family, however, alleges the shooting was unjustified and racially motivated.

the president could have the DOJ civil rights division initiate litigation against police agencies that it feels have violated federal civil rights law and then offer to dismiss the suits if the agencies enter into consent agreements that include a camera policy.

He added that: «On the 8th of May, 2018, the Inspector General of Police sent a letter to the President of the Senate, Federal Republic of Nigeria signed by the Commissioner of Police, Legal and Prosecution Department, explaining why he would not be appearing before the Senate on the 9th of May, 2018 due to legal restraint as a result of pending cases before the courts filed: (i) by Senator Dino Melaye against the IGP and the Nigeria Police Force in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in suit No.

The federal courts found the Grand Street projects themselves, run by Silver allies, discriminated against black and Latino applicants in a suit that named Ralph Lippman, the father of the chief judge, as a defendant.

Sean believes that same sex marriages should be legally recognized in New York State and has promised to file suit against the federal government based on constitutional challenges regarding DOMA upon election.

Maverick entertainer, Charles Oputa, popularly called Charlyboy, has filed a suit against the FCT Police Command before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja.

The Federal High Court had granted leave to Adams to serve Akeredolu through substituted service the documents of the suit Adams had filed against Akeredolu.

A federal judge in Washington dismissed a State Department foreign services officer's age discrimination suit against Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Thursday adjourned a N2bn suit filed against the Nigerian Army, Chief of Army Staff and three others by the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El - Zakzaky over alleged abuse of his human right, destruction of his house in Zaria and the murder of his three children.

A Manhattan federal judge on Monday promised to decide by the end of August whether to let a libel suit by Sarah Palin against The New York Times proceed after hearing 90 minutes of arguments on the case.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered that the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans against the Nigeria Police Force will proceed.

Threat to Life: Court to hear Dasuki's suit on Friday Hearing in the suit on threat to life filed against the Federal Government by the former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) is to commence on Friday October 13, 2015 at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Robert Azibaola, a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Robert, a legal practitioner and environmental activist, through his counsel in the suit, Mr Ebun - Olu Adegboruwa, is asking the court to stop the Federal Government and EFCC from applying for any new remand warrant against him from any court in Nigeria, since a pattern had been established that such remand warrant was only a ploy to keep him in custody indefinitely.

Hillary Clinton invoked Ali as she blasted Donald Trump for his attack on the federal judge assigned to handle one of the suits filed against Trump University.

«Since the receipt of SERAP's letter dated 17th March, 2017, and up till the filing of this suit, the government has so far failed, refused and / or neglected to pass on to the Attorney - General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, information relating to the release and spending of N388.304 billion London Paris Club Loan refunds to 35 States by the Federal Government for appropriate legal action against the states.»

Mrs Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has been ordered by a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to pay N50, 000 to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after she withdrew her suit against the EFCC.

The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Thursday adjourned a N2bn suit filed against the Nigerian Army, Chief of Army Staff and three others by...

The Correction Officers Benevolent Association last month filed a federal suit of its own, alleging inmate violence is up 18 percent since de Blasio's decree and street gang members in custody are organizing against guards, who have been «punched, kicked, slashed, splashed with urine, feces or saliva, stabbed, held hostage, beaten severely or sexually assaulted by inmates.»

A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday, dismissed a suit by confessed kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, against the Police, seeking to recover...

Norman Seabrook — the disgraced former president of the city corrections officers» union who skated on criminal bribery charges in a mistrial last month — just scored another win Monday when a Manhattan federal judge tossed the related civil suit against him.

Mr. Kanu's release by the federal court came a day after a Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja struck out all suits filed against him.

But Palin's lawyers and those representing the newspaper appeared at Manhattan Federal Court for a hearing in her defamation suit against the media giant.

The officers filed suit Thursday against the city in Manhattan federal court, a month after The Post exclusively reported that a cheating scandal was running rampant within the department — one where make - up test - takers passed at rates eight times higher than those who took the original exam.

Eight suits have been filed in federal court in Manhattan over the past two weeks, most recently against Hofstra University on Long Island on Oct. 4.