Sentences with phrase «general on behalf of the state»

Take Two claims that Thompson's attempts to have the state of Florida ban the sale of its games, as well as game produced by other companies have made him «a private attorney general on behalf of the State of Florida.»

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Attorney General Sessions» decision to restrict states» ability to legalize and decriminalize marijuana is either willfully ignorant of the medical science or an act of greed on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry.

«It's my responsibility as attorney general to defend the rule of law, to uphold the Constitution on behalf of the people of this state.

The first German consumer to file a lawsuit against VW has been identified; and many are sure to follow on the continent and in the U.S. West Virginia's attorney - general also has filed suit against VW on behalf of consumers in that state who were allegedly deceived.

The New York City Employees» Retirement System; the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund; the New York City Teachers» Retirement System; the New York City Police Pension Fund; and the New York Board of Education Retirement System, as joint filers (NYC Retirement System), c / o The City of New York, Officer of the Comptroller, 633 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10017, which in the aggregate held 12,707,578 shares of common stock on November 15, 2011, the New York State Common Retirement Fund, whose address is the same as that of the NYC Retirement System, which held 19,560,008 shares of common stock on November 22, 2011, and the Illinois State Board of Investment on behalf of the State Employees» Retirement System of Illinois, c / o 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2015, Chicago, Illinois 60601, which in the aggregate held 928,927 shares of common stock on November 18, 2011, the Judges» Retirement System of Illinois and the General Assembly Retirement System of Illinois, as co-filers, intend to submit a resolution to stockholders for approval at the annual meeting.

In January 2013, Shkreli responded to an inquiry on behalf of Koestler by stating that «[t] he general consensus is I will have to transfer the shares personally.

The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

Former member of the Council of the Corporate Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, charged with proposing annual amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law on behalf of the Delaware State Bar Association

So far, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has declined to intervene in Barker's suit on behalf of New York taxpayers, but his spokeswoman told The Post, «We're continuing to monitor the case.»

«Americans have a right to know who is acting in the United States to influence the U.S. government or public on behalf of foreign principals,» said acting Assistant Attorney General Dana Boente.

Since 1997, Ann Marie has served as an Assistant New York State Attorney General on behalf of Upstate Medical Center.

The McCutcheon decision could usher in a new era of super PAC spending the state level, with one group already created to work on behalf of Senate Republicans as well as GOP attorney general candidate John Cahill.

This was disclosed by the Yola Camp Coordinator, Saad Bello, who, on behalf of the Director General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani Sidi, took the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, round the facilities at Malkohi IDP Camp in Yola, Adamawa State at the weekend.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.com

The Director - General of the State Geographic Information Service, Ibrahim Husseini, who issued a statement on behalf of the government, also said it would turn the plot into a recreation centre.

A report released by the state inspector general found the Republican - appointed spokesman on the Board of Elections leaked a confidential memo critical of Mayor de Blasio's political activities on behalf of Senate Democrats.

In this capacity, Pataki attended various meetings of the UN General Assembly and GA committees on behalf of the United States, during the annual GA session.

The state attorney general's office, on behalf of the state DEC, DOT and Adirondack Park Agency, has filed a notice to appeal the recent court decision shooting down a proposed rail - trail plan.

The AG filed on behalf of 16 other state attorneys general, six cities and the US Conference of Mayors, who say the question would result in an undercount that would jeopardize federal funding for states with large immigrant populations.

That step had long been sought by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who filed a lawsuit against the company last month on behalf of its employees.

UPDATE: Vincent Reda, the first vice chairman of the state party and the chairman from Rockland County, where Basile hails from, replies on his behalf, «I suggest Mr. Lurie focus on what he is paid to do and that's help make sure that Dan Donovan is elected our next attorney general rather than his own personal ambitions.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, on behalf of officers and men of the Lagos State Police Command, wishes to reassure the Inspector - General of Police of the absolute loyalty and commitment of the command to duty.

A press conference will be held to call for reforms to the state's Martin Act to allow the Attorney General to sue on behalf of public pension funds for pension losses due to securities fraud.

Any single contribution of $ 5,000 or more for a statewide office, $ 1,000 or more for the General Assembly, or $ 500 or more for any other office, knowingly received or reported by the candidate or his treasurer on behalf of his candidacy on and after the 12th day preceding a primary and before the primary date, on and after the 12th day preceding a general election and before the general election date, or on and after the 11th day preceding any other election in which the individual is a candidate and before the election day, must be reported in writing or electronically to the State Board of EleGeneral Assembly, or $ 500 or more for any other office, knowingly received or reported by the candidate or his treasurer on behalf of his candidacy on and after the 12th day preceding a primary and before the primary date, on and after the 12th day preceding a general election and before the general election date, or on and after the 11th day preceding any other election in which the individual is a candidate and before the election day, must be reported in writing or electronically to the State Board of Elegeneral election and before the general election date, or on and after the 11th day preceding any other election in which the individual is a candidate and before the election day, must be reported in writing or electronically to the State Board of Elegeneral election date, or on and after the 11th day preceding any other election in which the individual is a candidate and before the election day, must be reported in writing or electronically to the State Board of Elections.

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, 48, sued the agency he intends to run more than a dozen times on behalf of his state.

On behalf of the people of the State of Hawai`i, I send my warmest greetings to all members of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) attending the 2015 IAU General Assembly.

Acknowledging that the Goals 2000: Educate America Act «has some political baggage,» a senior Education Department official last week urged state officials and members of the business community to redouble their efforts on behalf of the standards - based school - reform strategy and of school reform in general.

Some of the new slots will likely be filled by schools affiliated with philanthropist - backed groups like Bryan's Team CFA (the charter school arm of the Challenge Foundation), for - profit companies like the National Heritage Academies (which already manage five charters in the state) and «virtual charters» similar to K12, Inc., a publicly - traded Virginia company paying a lobbyist this year to go to the N.C. General Assembly on its behalf.

He was essentially in attendance, on behalf of the state as their «expert witness,» to «only speak to [teacher] evaluations in general.»

«On behalf of the Arizona Charter Schools Association, including our state's 600 - plus charter schools serving approximately 160,000 students, we are pleased that today's opinion by Attorney General Brnovich brings much - needed clarity when it comes to budget cuts to be endured in the next year by small, public charter schools.

California's state attorney general filed a parallel complaint in the U.S. District of Northern California on behalf of 13,000 Corinthian students waiting for the federal government to forgive their loans.

That the provisions of the settlement agreement dated January 30, 2013, between the United States of America, acting through the United States Department of Justice and on behalf of the United States Department of Education, and the State of Connecticut, acting through the office of the Attorney General and on behalf of the Connecticut State Department of Education, requiring an expenditure from the General Fund budget in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars and submitted by the Attorney General to this Assembly for approval in accordance with section 3 - 125a of the general statutes, are aGeneral and on behalf of the Connecticut State Department of Education, requiring an expenditure from the General Fund budget in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars and submitted by the Attorney General to this Assembly for approval in accordance with section 3 - 125a of the general statutes, are aGeneral Fund budget in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars and submitted by the Attorney General to this Assembly for approval in accordance with section 3 - 125a of the general statutes, are aGeneral to this Assembly for approval in accordance with section 3 - 125a of the general statutes, are ageneral statutes, are approved

Even as the attorney general of the United States, Eric Holder, commemorated the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's historic «I have a dream speech» in Washington, D.C., his Department of Justice petitioned a federal court to halt the use of Opportunity Scholarships enacted by the Louisiana Legislature on behalf of predominantly minority children.

Susan Carson, a supervising deputy state attorney general, arguing on behalf of the state, took up the questioning later about the timetable to determine whether a teacher is ineffective.

«(c) AUTHORITY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL - Nothing in this section shall alter or conflict with the authority of the Attorney General to conduct litigation on behalf of the United States, with the authority of any Federal agency authorized to conduct litigation in the United States courts, or with any delegation of litigation authority by the Attorney GeneraOF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL - Nothing in this section shall alter or conflict with the authority of the Attorney General to conduct litigation on behalf of the United States, with the authority of any Federal agency authorized to conduct litigation in the United States courts, or with any delegation of litigation authority by the Attorney Generaof the Attorney General to conduct litigation on behalf of the United States, with the authority of any Federal agency authorized to conduct litigation in the United States courts, or with any delegation of litigation authority by the Attorney Generaof the United States, with the authority of any Federal agency authorized to conduct litigation in the United States courts, or with any delegation of litigation authority by the Attorney Generaof any Federal agency authorized to conduct litigation in the United States courts, or with any delegation of litigation authority by the Attorney Generaof litigation authority by the Attorney General.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.

Lawyers and states» attorneys general have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the consumers to recover some of the millions of dollars they were illegally forced to overpay once the collusion took place, and Apple agreed last month to settle out of court... IF...

On Friday Macmillan actually agreed to settle three lawsuits all at once — the ebook pricing case brought by the Department of Justice, but also the parallel case led by a consortium of attorneys general for the states and even the class - action case filed on behalf of consumerOn Friday Macmillan actually agreed to settle three lawsuits all at once — the ebook pricing case brought by the Department of Justice, but also the parallel case led by a consortium of attorneys general for the states and even the class - action case filed on behalf of consumeron behalf of consumers.

The New York State Attorney General's office has weighed - in on behalf of investors, and active share.

Speaking on behalf of BVF, Mark Lampert, BVF's General Partner, stated, «As the largest stockholder in Avigen, holding 8,819,600, or approximately 29.63 % of Avigen's outstanding shares, we are worried that this Board is embarking on a path that will use the companies cash and valuable assets in a misguided transaction which offers no downside protection to stockholders — a key feature of the proposed merger with MediciNova.

On behalf of the Georgia Companion Animal Partnership (GCAP), we cordially invite all shelter staff and volunteers, rescue group members, animal care and control agencies, as well as the general public to our inaugural ANIMAL WELFARE CONFERENCE, being held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the beautiful Conference Center located on the campus of Middle Georgia State University in MacoOn behalf of the Georgia Companion Animal Partnership (GCAP), we cordially invite all shelter staff and volunteers, rescue group members, animal care and control agencies, as well as the general public to our inaugural ANIMAL WELFARE CONFERENCE, being held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the beautiful Conference Center located on the campus of Middle Georgia State University in Macoon Friday, December 2, 2016 at the beautiful Conference Center located on the campus of Middle Georgia State University in Macoon the campus of Middle Georgia State University in Macon.

«We are here on behalf of the state of Arkansas as the state's lawyer, as a constitutional officer empowered by the General Assembly to enforce our laws and we were here to conduct an investigation, not take a tour.

* Claims: As reported by Becki Gray, Carolina Journal, Nov. 3, 2015; Claims Source: The Renewable Portfolio Standards NC (Institute of Political Economy at Utah State University / Strata Policy), Feb. 2015 + NC Department of Revenue, Renewable Energy Property http://www.dornc.com/publications/incentives/2015/index.html ^ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2005 - 2009: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LASST370000000000003 ~ NC Utilities Commission attorney, as reported by The News & Observer, Apr. 22, 2015: http://www.wral.com/proposed-rollback-on-nc-renewable-energy-requirements-again-rejected/14599311/ ** NC Sustainable Energy Association, 2015 Clean Energy Industry Census, + + RTI International, Economic and Rate Impact Analysis of Clean Energy Development in North Carolina — 2015 Update, Feb. 2015 ^ ^ TechNet letter submitted on behalf of Apple, Google and Facebook to NC General Assembly, May 2015: http://cleanenergync.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Apple-Inc.-Facebook-Inc.-Google-Inc.pdf

In addition to the Lead Plaintiff, the Iowa Public Employees» Retirement System, Orange County Employees» Retirement System («OCERS»), the State of Oregon, by and through the Oregon State Treasurer and the Oregon Public Employee Retirement Board on behalf of the Oregon Public Employee Retirement Fund («Oregon») and the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of the United Methodist Church («the General Board»), all were appointed class representatives and Cohen Milstein was appointed Class Counsel in the litigation in October 2011.

He has earned several awards including New York State Bar Association 2011 President's Pro Bono Service Award for a project assisting refugees from Iraq, selection by Crain's New York Business in 2009 as one of 40 Under 40 rising stars of the profession awarded for combined achievements in business and law, a 2009 National Law Journal Pro-Bono Award for his Iraq refugee work, and an Attorney General Special Commendation Award for his service in Iraq on behalf of the U.S. government.

Combining our longstanding and market - leading labor and employment team with deep crisis management experience and the investigative backgrounds of former leaders from the US Attorney General's Office, former federal prosecutors, state prosecutors, and leaders from other government agencies — including a special team of more than 30 female attorneys — we built a team over decades that can strategically and effectively manage complex internal investigations on behalf of clients and defend them in the matters that result when allegations of harassment by a top member of management becomes a crisis.

For example: David acted on behalf of Amnesty International intervening in the House of Lords in General Pinochet Extradition (see R v Bow Street Magistrates ex parte Pinochet Ugarte (No. 2)[2000] 1 AC 119 (House of Lords): challenge to House of Lords decision on the ground of bias alleged against Lord Hoffman; and see R v Bow Street Magistrates ex parte Pinochet Ugarte (No. 3)[2000] 1 AC 147 (House of Lords): whether former head of state enjoyed immunity.)

Lead counsel for gasoline refining company regarding state - wide gasoline price - fixing claim brought in federal court in Hawaii by state attorney general as parens patriae on behalf of all citizens against several refining companies

Previously, Joshua clerked for the Missouri Attorney General, helping prosecute discrimination claims on behalf of Missouri citizens, and helped legal practitioners improve their services, working for Thomson Reuters» publishing departments in both the United States and Canada.

It is also acknowledged that Justice Minister Jody Wilson - Raybould stated, on behalf of the Government of Canada at the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Meeting in Niagara Falls in July 2016, that the Liberal Government policy is to anticipate how Aboriginal and Treaty Rights will eventually be articulated by the Supreme Court of Canada so as to act accordingly, by establishing policies that «fill the section 35 rights box» in advance of slow and expensive Indigenous rights decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada.

Former solicitor general Paul Clement, now a partner at Bancroft, argued on behalf of the House Republicans that Congress is entitled to establish uniform rules for federal benefits — even if they differ from state definitions.