Sentences with phrase «include federal rights»

Ironically, our civil partnership legislation provides more rights than US state - based civil marriage because the latter can not include federal rights in critical areas such as immigration, tax and health benefits.
The demands are related to major parts of the national Movement for Black for Lives platform, including a federal right to education (Invest / Divest) and an end to school privatization / charter schools, school closures, and mayoral - controlled school boards (Community Control), all issues we are grappling with in Hartford, Connecticut.
Contrary to statements on some anti-testing websites, ESSA does not include a federal right to opt out of standardized assessments.

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He has received recognition for his commitment to pro bono legal services, including his work as one of the lead attorneys in a successful federal civil rights lawsuit protecting the voting rights of Georgia citizens.
Meanwhile, France, Germany, and the Netherlands will hold federal elections in 2017, and some argue that the surprise victory of President - elect Donald Trump in the U.S. could signal a similar win for far - right candidates abroad, including Marine Le Pen of France and Geert Wilders in the Netherlands.
Our best practices for the federal tendering process include: using compliance matrices, implementing a bid - no - bid review process, identifying key proposal differentiators and documenting the right solution.
The strong connections between the federal Conservatives and the Wildrose Party is suspected to have driven away many moderate conservatives, who support Alison Redford «s governing Progressive Conservatives and see the by - election campaign as too closely associated with the hard right - wing provincial party (including campaign manager, William McBeath, is also on staff with the Wildrose Party).
The majority of Californians, including two - thirds of the state's black voters, have just had their core civil right - the right to vote - stripped from them by an openly gay federal judge who has misread history and the Constitution to impose his views on the state's people.
It is, of course, governed by democratic laws (including federal Civil Rights laws), just as are the private clubs like those remaining in Philadelphia, Augusta, etc., or those set up by college students — sororities, fraternities, or the sort of club in the SOCIAL NETWORK which provokes such envious emotions in Mark Zuckerberg.
HHS positioned the shift as part of its «major actions to protect conscience rights and life,» including a new proposed rule to better enforce 25 federal protections for health care providers who decline to perform abortions and other services, as well as yesterday's announcement of a new division dedicated to fielding such complaints.
In Obergefell, Kennedy's claim was that although historically the interpretation of a fundamental right to marry has not included same - sex couples, the «referenda, legislative debates, and grassroots campaigns; studies and other writings; and extensive litigation in state and federal courts» has led to an «enhanced understanding» of how the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th amendment contain a right for same - sex couples to marry that was really there all along, though until now unseen.
As I understand it, because the Trump proposal is only looking (right now) at discretionary spending, it has no effect on the mandatory funding of federal school meal programs, including the lunch and breakfast program.
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As the executive director of NYSHEPA, Nancy ran an 800 member - strong coalition and advocated at the local, state and federal level for numerous nutrition and physical activity measures including school nutrition standards, calorie labeling, trans fat ban, Complete Streets, breastfeeding bill of rights, nutrition standards for fast - food kids» meals sold with toys, Safe Routes to School, nutrition standards for foods marketed to children, and the sugar - sweetened beverage tax.
Title II requires public schools and private schools receiving federal money to all of the rights and remedies under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act7 including that of a free and appropriate education (FAPE) in the least restricting environment (LRE).11
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.
the president could have the DOJ civil rights division initiate litigation against police agencies that it feels have violated federal civil rights law and then offer to dismiss the suits if the agencies enter into consent agreements that include a camera policy.
Percoco has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges, which include extortion under the color of official right.
Although President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden support same - sex couples» right to marry, the decision to stop supporting the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment would have been a moderating move for the Romney campaign, whose party platform includes support for the amendment.
In an address to the Institute for Public Policy Research think tank in London, she called for a federal UK founded on a «new Act of Union» that included repatriating to Scotland the EU's powers in areas like fisheries, farming and employment rights.
As a commenter mentioned, state constitutions will sometimes include rights not specifically stated in the federal Constitution.
On topic questions included funding for items in the City's SIRR report and whether there is an alternative source for such items, whether the mayor is satisfied with the pace of City spending of federal money for Sandy relief, whether the mayor is confident of reaching his 500 construction starts and 500 reimbursement checks by Labor Day, Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on a lack of oversight on spending by the Department of Homeless Services, whether the City has the «right formula» for Build It Back, the total number of homes damaged by Sandy and when all will reached through Build It Back, how many of the 132 construction starts to date are repairs and how many are rebuilds and whether the mayor has closely examined the City's emergency management system in the context of preparing for a future coastal storm.
Leading conservative voices — including The Wall Street Journal's editorial page and The Weekly Standard and the talk show personalities Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck — took on the Republican nominee, Assemblywoman Scozzafava, who supports gay rights and abortion rights and had embraced some Democratic economic policies like the federal stimulus package.
His proposals include extending equal protection of women, ethnic minorities and gender identity groups as well as protecting abortion rights now provided by federal law that could be struck down by the Supreme Court.
Due Process properly includes all substantial rights protected by the Procedures of English Courts of Law or Equity when the federal Bill of Rights was adrights protected by the Procedures of English Courts of Law or Equity when the federal Bill of Rights was adRights was adopted.
As released by the attorney general's civil rights bureau, the policies outline the limits local law enforcement can participate in federal immigrant enforcement efforts, including refusing to enact non-judicial warrants in civil cases, denying requests by federal officials in holding people longer than 48 hours and limits on the access Immigration and Customs Enforcement or border protection officers can have with those currently in custoy.
Gen. Dambazau urged all Nigerians to shun Hate Speeches and Divisive Tendencies and join hands with the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to build a peaceful, strong and united Nigeria, which guarantees fundamental freedoms, including the right of residence in any part of the country, as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
On - topic questions included the timing of the effectiveness of the laws signed today and when ICE will close it's office on Rikers Island, how many people currently on Rikers Island will be covered by these laws, details of Carlos Rodriguez (who was held on Rikers Island for eight months on an ICE detainer) path to this country and his thoughts during his eight month detention, what Mayor de Blasio would like to see the federal government do about immigration and what he will do absent such action, what he would tell Republicans who think his approach is a dangerous precedent, de Blasio and Melissa Mark - Viverito's positions on municipal IDs and voting rights for non-citizens, the number of people arrested on misdemeanors and then subject to ICE detainers and whether persons arrested on felony charges must first go through the justice system before being subject to an ICE detainer.
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Furthermore many on the Right are against new regulations and against much of the Federal government as it stands now, including what they view as out - of - control spending and extreme crippling taxes.
Unlike the UKIP demand for a federal UK based on Little England as a fortress outside the European Union, Greens and progressives should seize this historic moment to argue for a new constitutional and democratic compact, with electoral reform, including proportional representation for both houses of parliament, greater participatory democracy in the regions, and a written constitution with a citizens bill of rights.
Cuomo campaigned last fall, along with his running mate, and now Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul on passing all ten of the provisions in his Women's Equality Act, including a measure to codify into state law the rights included in the federal Roe v. Wade decision.
In addition, we are formulating our own internal team which includes a former New York State Assistant Attorney General and a former New York State Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights; as well as a former federal prosecutor.
From its cannibalistic proclivities, the world can see why the APC and its insensitive Federal Government care less about the lives and welfare of Nigerians, resulting in the escalation of violence, bloodletting, mass killings, extra-judicial executions, persecution of citizens, abuse of human rights, constitutional violations, including invasion of the National Assembly as well as attack on federal lawmakers and judicial ofFederal Government care less about the lives and welfare of Nigerians, resulting in the escalation of violence, bloodletting, mass killings, extra-judicial executions, persecution of citizens, abuse of human rights, constitutional violations, including invasion of the National Assembly as well as attack on federal lawmakers and judicial offederal lawmakers and judicial officers.
It includes a provision to codify the abortion rights in the federal Roe v Wade decision into New York law.
Right now Collins, of Clarence, is under a cloud of ethical controversies including his sponsorship for a federal judgeship of John L. Sinatra Jr., the brother of a business partner and his sponsorship of legislation benefiting an Australian pharmaceutical company in which he was a leading stockholder.
Federal prosecutors Thursday leveled public - corruption charges against eight individuals including Cuomo's former right - hand man, Joe Percoco, stemming from what was described as «two overlapping criminal schemes.»
Several members of New York's congressional delegation, including Reps. Charlie Rangel, Jerrold Nadler, Gregory Meeks and Hakeem Jeffries have called on the Justice Department to investigate federal civil rights charges against Zimmerman.
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...»
There will be Democratic contests for eight seats — including three of Albany's five majority - minority districts that were the subject of the nearly four - year federal voting rights lawsuit that the county lost in April.
The FBI has a wide range of jurisdictions, including counterterrorism, organized crime, white - collar crime, violent crime, civil rights investigations, bank robbery, kidnapping, foreign counterintelligence, drug trafficking, and many other violations of 260 federal statutes.
«Despite the fact that the literature describes only correlation between verbal memory tests and hippocampal cell densities in patients with left hippocampal sclerosis, we found a correlation between right hippocampal cell densities and performance on visual memory tests, including both immediate and delayed recall,» says authors Sandra Mara Comper and Anaclara Prada Jardim, students in the laboratory of Dr. Elza Marcia Yacubian at the Federal University of São Paulo.
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The film's ace ensemble casting extends to its smallest roles, including Cuba Gooding Jr. (doing his best work in years) as civil rights attorney Fred Gray and Martin Sheen as federal district court judge Frank M. Johnson.
In planning for the 1988 survey — which provides the only federal data on civil - rights compliance in education — O.C.R. has quietly inched back toward its old method, rescinding a change that allowed large districts to sample only certain schools and designing the sample to include more districts that have not been surveyed recently.
By elevating the right of disabled persons over «other considerations,» the Board ignored industry standards, compromised its flagship product, and misapplied federal laws, including the American with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
«We are thrilled that the Ed School has selected us for the work that we have done over many decades — work that has included the creation of curriculum for classroom use, national surveys to document the extent of the problem, development of teaching training materials, and, when necessary, serving as expert witnesses in federal lawsuits when school districts have been reluctant to grant civil rights to their students,» Stein says.
Some on the Right, including my forum partner Neal McCluskey, argue that a federal scholarship tax credit assumes a federal role in education that is not supported by the Constitution.
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