Sentences with phrase «grant federal jurisdiction»

Not exact matches

The federal Liberal government, citing its jurisdiction over infrastructure projects that cross provincial boundaries, granted approval of the project in 2016.

You hereby expressly and specifically waive any objection You may have, pursuant to the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution or otherwise, to the jurisdiction of, or any award that could be granted by, the United States Federal Courts.

President Buckman's party passes a law granting the federal government exclusive jurisdiction over, among other things, political murders.

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is heading a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in a new amicus brief to protect cities and police departments from federal funding cuts, supporting a challenge to the Trump administration's efforts to punish so - called «sanctuary» jurisdictions by putting immigration - related conditions on federal law enforcement grants.

A paragraph in the executive order specifies that jurisdictions that don't comply, shall be deemed «not eligible to receive federal grants... except as deemed necessary for law enforcement purposes.»

The district court granted Horizon's petition for dismissal for lack of federal jurisdiction.

Washington — An independent assessment of the Education Department's initial review of how federal block - grant funds have been used charges that many of the 23 jurisdictions whose programs were evaluated by the department have not adequately monitored local school districts» use of Chapter 2 money.

In the case of any action terminating, or refusing to grant or continue, assistance because of failure to comply with a requirement imposed pursuant to this section, the head of the federal department or agency shall file with the committees of the House and Senate having legislative jurisdiction over the program or activity involved a full written report of the circumstances and the grounds for such action.

In June 2009, the court granted defendants» motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction finding that plaintiffs» federal claim for nuisance is barred by the political question doctrine and for lack of standing.

The company challenged the constitutionality of the legislation, primarily on the grounds that it is ultra vires federal jurisdiction (outside of powers granted to the federal parliament under the constitution) and that it violated s. 2 (b) of the Charter and could not be saved by s. 1.

[T] he original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, in cases where a State is a party, refers to those cases in which, according to the grant of power made in the preceding clause, jurisdiction might be exercised in consequence of the character of the party, and an original suit might be instituted in any of the federal Courts, not to those cases in which an original suit might not be instituted in a federal Court.

a) There must be a statutory grant of jurisdiction by the federal Parliament; b) There must be an existing body of federal law which is essential to the disposition of the case and which nourishes the statutory grant of jurisdiction; and c) The law on which the case is based must be «a law of Canada» as the phrase is used in section 101 of the Constitution Act, 1867.

Section 92 (10) of the Constitution Act (1867) grants the federal Parliament exclusive jurisdiction over interprovincial works and undertakings related to transportation or communication.

The Court's decision in Strickland, referenced in more detail in this blog post, speaks to the circumstances in which a federal court can decline to exercise its jurisdiction to grant judicial review remedies.

Home Daily News Judge tosses Manafort's suit challenging... Trials & Litigation By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted April 27, 2018, 2:35 pm CDT A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has tossed a lawsuit filed by former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort challenging the broad grant of jurisdiction given to special counsel Robert Mueller.

While injunctions against the enforcement of a State rate statute should not be granted by a Federal court except in a case reasonably free from doubt, the equity jurisdiction of the Federal court has been constantly exercised for such purpose.

After the federal parties filed their notice of appeal to this Court from the District Court's grant of the preliminary injunction as to «indecent» communication, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit entered an order directing Sable either to file a motion for voluntary dismissal or to show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Slaw already reported that Ontario and the Federal jurisdiction also have granted official status to their online consolidations of laws.