Sentences with phrase «give federal rights»

You think that state courts don't and / or can't give federal rights sufficiently serious consideration?

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What's more, critics say, these laws are preemptive measures — offering to steel religious business owners from having to serve same sex couples, should the Supreme Court in June return a verdict giving same sex couples a federal right to marry.

When it comes right down to it, the Federal Open Market Committee and Chair Janet Yellen likely will raise rates only when the financial markets give a clear signal they are ready.

The Federal Communications Commission's new rules eliminating its net - neutrality protections are set to take effect next month, but supporters of an open internet aren't giving up hope they can be restored — possibly even right away.

Federal incorporation gives a company the right to operate under its corporate name throughout Canada.

Between the Federal and State governments, 45 % of every dollar paid in dividends was given right back to the tax man.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

Canada's Federal Court could be given greater powers to combat unacceptable behaviour by domestic and foreign «patent trolls» — companies that do not make or sell a product but sue other companies for patent infringement based on existing patent rights the troll has secured.

Various permits are also being advanced with state and federal agencies — such as water discharge, wetlands, air quality, water use and fish habitat permits and other approvals that will give them right - of - way access.

Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing.

At the Constitutional Convention the delegates rejected a proposal that would give the federal government the right to issue corporate charters, the general view being that corporations were a dangerous institution leading to monopoly and, worse, aristocracy.

Is the Hospital (an organization)'s right to enforce what it believes to be right more valid than an individual citizen's right to freedom of religion and receipt of protections given by Federal law?

The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA), which amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to give the FDA authority to require nutrition labeling on virtually all food products, provides no private right of action for individuals to enforce the provisions of the NLEA.

But given that the National School Lunch Program already IS the ultimate nanny state program — a daily, free or reduced price hand - out of food, administered by the federal government — why is merely improving the food served so controversial on the right?

The kids tell me the food sucks now lol but they do nt see the bigger picture either... while it was a different era for us when us parents were in school; the fundamental rights shouldve remained the same... which is give the kids their choices... the Federal Gov can INCLUDE nutritious items on the free lunch menus while including more choices for them instead of reducing them to avoid social stigmas within the student body of the schools... Kids can be so cruel... Ive lived that first hand... I'm wondering who to contact to protest these changes.

New Yorkers gave women the right to vote before it became a federal right, but not a lot sooner.

New Federal Education Law Gives State Policymakers Chance to Improve Opportunity for All Students — But Risks Retreat from High Standards and Meaningful AccountabilityNew York, NY — A dozen major civil rights, education, parent, and business organizations from across New York State released a policy brief today that makes...

A close ally of the labor - backed Working Families Party, Mr. de Blasio called on federal government contracts to «give special consideration» to businesses that recognize the right to unionize, blaming the decline of union power for the rise of income inequality.

With that history, it seems unlikely that Senate Republicans will rush to back items like a provision to codify the abortion rights in the federal Roe v Wade decision into law, or enact the Dream Act, which would give college aid to children of immigrants who are in the country illegally.

In 2013, Katz's competitors filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration alleging that Katz's jet charter business had been given preferential treatment by state officials at the Department of Transportation after they bypassed a public bidding process when awarding his Talon Air the exclusive rights to sell fuel at Republic Airport.

It will be extremely hard for Andrew Cuomo given the federal investigation that is dogging him right now,» Dadey said, referring to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's investigation of Cuomo's Upstate economic development projects.

«Existing federal law explicitly requires colleges and universities to give sexual assault victims the option to decide whether to report the crime to law enforcement, and this legislation would not alter this right.»

He campaigned against civil rights legislation pending before Congress, stating that he believed it gave too much power to the federal government.

But, failing that, the people do have valid mechanisms for Amending the Constitution to give the States and the People the specific right and procedure for recalling Federal Senators and Congresspersons.

If Ford Motor Company pays corporate income taxes in 45 U.S. states in addition to its federal corporate income taxes, and distributes dividends to hundreds of thousands of shareholders in all 50 states and many foreign countries, figuring out how to properly give dividend payees the right amount of tax credit for state income taxes paid is an intractable problem.

The federal jurist speculated that, by that argument, the governor had the right to delay a special election to give an ally a political advantage.

The resolution calls for «PSC to incorporate in its proceedings firm requirements that 1) proposed transmission upgrades shall not include construction of additional, taller towers or widen the right of way, 2) preference shall be given to lower - cost proposals, 3) upgrades shall include a plan for supporting affordable local distributed renewable generation that takes into account both transmission and distribution; 4) that proposals demonstrate how they will advance the New York State Renewable Portfolio Standard and Federal, State, and Regional plans to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy generation...»

Two decades - old pieces of legislation — the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 and the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947 — give the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management responsibility for minerals leasing on more than 550 million acres of federally owned public lands, as well as state and private lands where mineral rights have been acquired by the federal government.

Given the Trump administration's questioning of climate science, the nuclear industry is hoping states will follow through with financial support while fending off a surge of cheap gas and questions from the right about whether at - risk reactors should receive federal support.

It is interesting to note that Federal law was specifically altered in 1984 to strike reference to patent agreements between fellows and government funding agencies (35 USCS 212): «No scholarship, fellowship, training grant, or other funding agreement made by a Federal agency primarily to an awardee for educational purposes will contain any provision giving the Federal agency any rights to inventions made by the awardee.»

«Federal regulators were right to reject a proposal that would have amounted to nothing more than giving coal and nuclear power plants billions of dollars in guaranteed profits at the expense of consumers,» said Mike Jacobs, senior energy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

The federal government could limit those funds to states that give teachers the right to choose the alternative contract.

Given the Constitution's protection of the right to vote, the equal protection clause also would support a federal right to an education that prepares students to be competent voters and civic participants — enabling them, for instance, to comprehend complex ballot initiatives and serve competently on a jury, as education law scholar and litigator Michael Rebell has contended.

Given the substantial risks (and uncertain rewards) of federal judicial intervention, any acknowledgment of constitutional rights to education should be left to the states.

By contrast, given the lack of an education clause in the U.S. Constitution, federal courts attempting to define an implicit right to education would need to start from scratch.

The testing companies» capturing states would be a coup: beating out two consortia of states that were buoyed by federal money and given several years of lead - time to get their offerings right.

Legislatures gave teachers collective bargaining rights, the courts began instructing the schools on disciplinary procedures, regulations multiplied, the United States gained a national department of education, and state and federal dollars poured into the system.

Rep. Bishop: Student Success Act Builds a Better Path Forward for Students Why America's Homeschoolers Support Reforms in #StudentSuccessAct Rep. Joe Wilson (R - SC): #StudentSuccessAct Gives Students «Fresh Start» Rep. Virginia Foxx (R - NC): Reduce the Federal Footprint in America's Classrooms Rep. Todd Rokita (R - IN): Why Americans need a new education law AEI's Rick Hess: Here's the Right Way for Conservatives to Start Fixing No Child Left Behind AEI's Max Eden and Mike McShane: Restore the Rule of Law to Education Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli: Take Our Schools Back Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Chester E. Finn: The conservative case for H.R. 5 Daily Caller: No, Congress Isn't About to Mandate Common Core What They're Saying About #StudentSuccessAct

The purpose of the amendment was to secure the basic civil rights of all citizens, regardless of race, and to give federal judges both...

In this article, Nat Malkus and Tim Keller outline the federal laws that protect students with disabilities, give an overview of school choice programs, and explain how participating in school choice programs affects the rights of students with disabilities.

Previous administrations have adjusted the pace of enforcement based on their ideology and political will.32 For example, then - President Richard Nixon ordered the OCR to not issue clarification to guidance around school integration in hopes of slowing desegregation.33 Then - OCR Director Leon Panetta was forced to resign after he contradicted the president and agreed to issue clarification.34 At any given time, the OCR must evaluate violations of federal civil rights laws; it will now be up to Education Secretary DeVos to decide if violations are addressed or swept under the rug.

Re: the US News article on top about ESSA: Chairwoman Foxx is right about the role of the federal government in America's K - 12 education system; and families can continue to pressure educrats like Mr Botel by opting out, wherever and whenever possible, from their local state schools until the federal government gives up on the continuing mistake of its annual testing requirement in two subjects only, which has produced no significant improvement in American education for 15 years now, but has cost us in lost opportunities, including time and energy that might have been devoted to non-tested subjects, including those in the broader curricula represented by the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which requires assessment — including but not limited to external final exams — in six subjects distributed over at least five fields, an assessment approach that has been imitated by the world's leading educational jurisdictions, but is being discouraged by the ignorant Luddites in the the U.S. ED.

The action comes despite a 2010 ruling from the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court that invalidated federal regulations allowing the practice after civil rights groups complained that teachers in the alternative programs - or internships - were disproportionately given classroom assignments at schools in low - income neighborhoods and those serving at - risk students.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)[1] is a Federal privacy law that gives parents certain rights with regard to their children's education records, such as the right to inspect and review your child's education reRights and Privacy Act (FERPA)[1] is a Federal privacy law that gives parents certain rights with regard to their children's education records, such as the right to inspect and review your child's education rerights with regard to their children's education records, such as the right to inspect and review your child's education records.

Students with disabilities, if they are permitted to enroll, must give up their rights under Federal law to an appropriate education.

While legislation may be brought forward at the federal level to create new student voucher programs, given that California's vibrant and growing charter school sector affords parents their fundamental right to choose where their students go to school, we believe that vouchers would be at odds with the needs of California's public school system, and we will work actively to resist them from being forced upon our state.

The $ 300,000 NEA and AFT gave to Al Sharpton's National Action Network in 2014 - 2015, for example, hasn't stopped the controversial civil rights activist from being a strong supporter for expanding public charter schools, while outfits such as the Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights have sparred with the Big Two over federal accountability rules contained over the now - abolished No Child Left Behinrights activist from being a strong supporter for expanding public charter schools, while outfits such as the Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights have sparred with the Big Two over federal accountability rules contained over the now - abolished No Child Left BehinRights have sparred with the Big Two over federal accountability rules contained over the now - abolished No Child Left Behind Act.

David gives an overview of rights and protections that students have under federal, state and local law.

Superfine says establishing a federal right to literacy could be «a game changer for large - scale education reform,» giving plaintiffs across the country a tool for forcing change.

Force students with disabilities to give up rights and protections guaranteed to public school students under federal law, and much more.