Sentences with phrase «illegal acts even»

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There are legal implications as well: Anyone who wants to get involved in this industry has to take on the reputational risk and the legal risk, because even though numerous states have legalized it, cannabis is still a Schedule I, federally illegal drug under the Controlled Substances Act.

Privacy International says the practice is illegal under the U.K.'s current Data Protection Act, and will be even more so when the act is replaced next month, to be more in line with the EU's incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPAct, and will be even more so when the act is replaced next month, to be more in line with the EU's incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPact is replaced next month, to be more in line with the EU's incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

While the points made by these gentlemen are both valid and critically important, they fail to take note of four other dangerous subsidies: (1) the market perception that the Washington and Wall Street revolving door has rendered these firms immune from prosecution — even for repeated, illegal cartel behavior; (2) the ability to spend billions buying back their own stock, effectively propping up their own share price and bad behavior; (3) self - regulation with compromised bodies creating the market perception and reality of a competitive edge; and (4) Congress and the Supreme Court tolerating Wall Street running its own private justice system (mandatory arbitration) where corrupt acts are kept hidden from public view until they blow up into catastrophic events to the economy.

A company that even printed out a contract like that would be liable under the Civil Rights Act, because it is illegal to discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of religion.

It has indeed caused «severe embarrassment» to the nation, as he laments, for the Senate investigation has laid before the public the elements of a terrible irony: that acts which are illegal and unethical for citizens to engage in at home are condoned, even aggressively pursued, by American law - enforcement officers and secret agents both at home and abroad.

But if the same act is labeled unpatriotic, even illegal, the effect is quite different.

These mezuza bans are considered illegal discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, because only a Jew would have any need to put something on the door frame, so the rule (even if we assume the rule exists) negatively impacts only Jews, and nobody else... and there's no legitimate justification for the rule, since it's not a safety issue and it's too small to be considered unsightly.

Until the 1960s, Comstock Act laws were on the books in many states, making the sale of contraceptives illegal even to married couples.

The Cuomo camp, which denies anyone connected to Schneiderman ever made such an ask, argues that even if the governor wanted to expand the power of the office he used to hold, he couldn't do so because acting unilaterally through executive order would be illegal.

Thanks to the high court decision reversing the bribery conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, it is no longer illegal for a politician to line his or her pockets off people seeking favors, even if the politician agrees to meetings, lunches or other «non-official acts» in return.

The leader of the immigration revolt — on an amendment, remember, which even the home secretary Theresa May had said was illegal under the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights — was Dominic Raab, a bright international lawyer who knew exactly what he was doing, and was one of the stars of the 2010 intake.

It isn't long before he commits an illegal and unethical act that haunts him even as he finally enjoys the pleasures of material success.

«Industrial operations» are generally excluded, but it's possible that even if the fire itself isn't covered under the responsible party's policy — perhaps the fire was caused by an illegal methamphetamine lab, and the criminal acts exclusion applied — but your damage in a separate home or apartment from the smoke caused by the fire may still be covered under your own renters insurance policy.

Even though they are exempt from regulation under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1977, first - party creditors have an incentive to maintain a constructive relationship with their customers, even those with outstanding past - due debts, and are thus less likely to engage in illegal or abusive collection practiEven though they are exempt from regulation under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1977, first - party creditors have an incentive to maintain a constructive relationship with their customers, even those with outstanding past - due debts, and are thus less likely to engage in illegal or abusive collection practieven those with outstanding past - due debts, and are thus less likely to engage in illegal or abusive collection practices.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) helps you Fight Back against unfair, unethical and even illegal bill collection tactics!

Even though I know of no prosecutions, it is an illegal act here in the states not to correctly respond to FOI requests.

I have also heard the argument that the User is causing the Service to commit an illegal act, hence the User is responsible (even though no contract was signed by the user).

The Government has often undertaken the secret surveillance of citizens on the basis of their political beliefs, even when those beliefs posed no threat of violence or illegal acts on behalf of a hostile foreign power.

I don't think such a warning has ever been tested, and even if it were, it's unlikely to make a difference if the clear purpose of the software is to perform illegal acts.

Section 11 allows the Board to certify a union, even when it has been unable to prove majority support among the employees, when the employer commits a serious illegal act designed to undermine the union's organizing campaign.

«Industrial operations» are generally excluded, but it's possible that even if the fire itself isn't covered under the responsible party's policy — perhaps the fire was caused by an illegal methamphetamine lab, and the criminal acts exclusion applied — but your damage in a separate home or apartment from the smoke caused by the fire may still be covered under your own renters insurance policy.

When substance use and antisocial behavior both began in childhood and continued into adulthood, both a substance use disorder and antisocial personality disorder should be diagnosed if the criteria for both are met, even though some antisocial acts may be a consequence of the substance use disorder (e.g., illegal selling of drugs, thefts to obtain money for drugs).

That means Realtors taking on the job of policing themselves via reporting all and sundry violations of prescribed ethics driven behaviours, illegal acts, and even behaviours that fall beyond the boundaries of purely a moral essence, even if they fall within the bounds of ethics guidlines and legal principles.