Sentences with phrase «for unlawful assembly»

A dozen barristers and judges, including Gibson Dunn & Crutcher London partner and former Lord Chancellor Charles Falconer QC, have penned an open letter criticising a Hong Kong court's decision to send three student activists to prison for unlawful assembly.

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A group of men and women, including volunteers for state Assembly candidate Myungsuk Lee's campaign, were arrested and charged with assault and unlawful imprisonment last weekend following a fracas in the hopeful's campaign office, the Queens district attorney said.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

The contents of one bill that passed the New York state assembly (but subsequently died in the Senate) made it unlawful for any employer to run a credit check on an employee unless otherwise required by law.

The Criminal Code creates offences for breaching the peace and unlawful assembly.