Sentences with phrase «lawsuit against the state government»

It's not unusual for school districts to band together to file an education finance lawsuit against their state government.

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Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday announced a lawsuit by California and 17 other states against the Trump administration to protect national vehicle emission standards from being rolled back by the federal government.

Kenneth G. Langone, the co-founder of Home Depot and former director of the New York Stock Exchange, helped fund Maurice R. Greenberg's lawsuit against the United States government over the bankruptcy of the American International Group, which was viewed as being as much as about money as about principle.

Lawsuits filed against one of the nation's largest student loan servicers by the federal government's consumer watchdog and two states highlight the importance of knowing your options for repaying student loan debt.

In March, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the federal government would support a series of lawsuits filed by states against drug manufacturers.

Washington (CNN)- Seven states on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the federal government requirement that religious employers offer health insurance coverage that includes contraceptives and other birth control services.

In September, the Greens filed a lawsuit against the federal government, stating, «These abortion - causing drugs go against our faith... We simply can not abandon our religious beliefs to comply with this mandate.»

Rather than filing a new lawsuit, the Cayugas are asking to join a lawsuit filed by New York state in 2008 against the federal government.

Mr. Schneiderman said that the pay - out almost completely clears Bank of America and its subsidiaries of all lawsuits against it by the states and the federal government.

South Korean artists file a class - action lawsuit against their government over blacklisting, as stated by CNN here: (http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/08/asia/south-korea-ex-culture-minister-indicted/)...

Governments across the state have launched task forces to combat the crisis, and many counties have filed individual lawsuits against some pharmaceutical companies seeking compensation for costs associated by the epidemic.

«In the federal government's first response to a lawsuit brought against it by Texas and several other states, U.S. attorneys write that the guidance to schools was just that — guidance — and not a mandate to adopt programs.

Connecticut's legal conflicts with the federal government over air quality issues escalated again last weekwhen the state joined New York in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce ozone pollution rules.

Supporters of conservation brought up strategies to stop the sale of the island, including lobbying Congress to revoke the act putting Plum Island up for sale, designating the island as property for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, selling it to New York State or a non-profit group that will focus on preservation, or — if necessary — filing a lawsuit against the government.

New York state is considering bringing a lawsuit against the federal government should the House GOP's Obamacare repeal - and - replace plan be passed into law with a provision requiring that the state absorb Medicaid costs currently covered by counties.

The governor said he plans on filing a lawsuit against the federal government, citing an assault on state's rights.

The Osun State Government, also on Monday, confirmed plans to file a lawsuit against the Federal Government over alleged abuses committed by security personnel deployed in the state during the elecState Government, also on Monday, confirmed plans to file a lawsuit against the Federal Government over alleged abuses committed by security personnel deployed in the state during the elecstate during the election.

Meanwhile, after H+H announced plans to file a lawsuit against New York state government for failing to provide $ 380 million in funding, Governor Andrew Cuomo relented, giving H+H $ 360 million of the $ 380 million H+H claimed it was owed in October.

The lawsuit filed Monday is the latest in a wave of legal cases filed by children against states and the federal government that accuse government of depriving them of the fundamental right to a stable climate.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled late last month that due to extensive state control over school finances, California school districts are state agencies and deserve the same 11th Amendment immunity against federal lawsuits enjoyed by other branches of state government.

Someone suggested a lawsuit against the state, and that put «a bug in my ear,» recalls Ms. Coffin, the president of the Salem - area school's student government.

Yet now, according to a lawsuit brought by a group of students, parents and advocacy organizations against the state of California, the government is failing to teach students to read, thus reneging on its constitutional responsibility to provide a free and public education of at least reasonable quality.

After a week of public fighting between two of Louisiana's top elected officials, Attorney General Jeff Landry has decided to join with Gov. John Bel Edwards in seeking the dismissal of the state's Common Core lawsuit against the federal government.

Critics have argued that some tactics employed by animal advocates, including protests, risk turning public opinion against the animal advocacy movement.178 While these activities make up a small proportion of L214's work, they do organize and participate in protests and demonstrations.179 Investigations make up a larger part of L214's work and have sometimes led to a slightly different type of backlash in which industry and government respond by attempting to pass laws that target advocates, such as ag - gag legislation in the United States.180 While L214 tries to maintain good relationships with media and the government, and France does not have ag - gag laws, they have sometimes been the target of lawsuits by industry because their footage is taken without permission.181 L214 has sometimes suffered negative consequences as a result of these lawsuits, such as fines or the requirement to take footage down from their website.182, 183

The United States Attorney General said on Monday that the government would be willing to settle its antitrust lawsuit against...

The first lawsuit filed by Our Children's Trust against the U.S. government (Alec L et al v. Jackson et al), with science based on our Plos One paper (Hansen et al, 2013) 2 lost in the United States DC District Court, on grounds that we had not made the Constitutional basis clear enough.

Tuesday's win follows two other recent landmark victories in youth - led lawsuits against the federal government and the State of Washington.

Coal producers filed two recent lawsuits against governments in Washington state and California challenging local decisions to block -LSB-...]

With this video about an ongoing climate lawsuit by a group of American high - school students against the government of United States of America, our participants observed how it is possible for young people to join decision - making processes as a part of the global climate change struggle.

On July 1, for example, The Hill reported that nine state governments joined a lawsuit against the EPA climate regime by Murray Energy that seeks to overturn the «illegal, irrational, and destructive cap - and - tax» plot.

Plaintiffs in lawsuit against oil majors and the US government want Exxon chief - turned - secretary of state to give evidence the day before Donald Trump's inauguration

The Green Policy Fairness Coalition already cites efforts by global warming alarmists to use lawsuits against the federal and state governments bypass the legislative process.

Yet this is the same AG who claims his own anti-Healthcare lawsuit [timesdispatch.com] against the Federal government won't cost the state more than the $ 350 filing fee.

Lawfare has moved beyond gaining mere moral advantages over nation states and winning lawsuits against government actors.

Whereas criminal litigation or prosecution deals primarily with lawsuits by the state or government against those who have committed a crime, civil litigation primarily deals with private grievances by persons or businesses against another persons or businesses.

Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit released a written opinion in a premises liability lawsuit against the federal government, alleging that the United States Forest Service, through its employees, was negligent in the maintenance of bike trails in a forest.

A qui tam claim is one form of a whistleblower case where a lawsuit is filed by a private citizen on behalf of the state or federal government against a person or business that is allegedly defrauding an arm of the state or federal government.

The first exception applies to wrongful death lawsuits against a state or local government.

With over 40 years of providing legal services to clients throughout Massachusetts, the Greater Boston Law Firm of Altman & Altman has the experience and resources necessary to bring a whistleblower lawsuit against an entity committing fraud against the federal and / or state government.

We have nearly 50 years of experience with whistleblower cases and resources necessary to bring a whistleblower lawsuit against an entity committing fraud against the federal and / or state government.

Mr. Jacobs recently served as a member of a successful trial team in a multi-million dollar CERCLA lawsuit brought against the United States government as a result of perchlorate contamination of ground water.

However, if you fall at a public place such as a post office or a school, you would be bringing a lawsuit against the federal or state government.

Brian Murray represents companies and individuals in complex commercial litigation, class actions, and civil matters involving federal and state governments, including lawsuits against governments and enforcement actions by governments.

One of the Flint lawsuits, filed in November against the state and local governments and various officials in U.S. district court in Ann Arbor, makes a federal constitutional argument.

Gabe is skilled at defending tribes and Indian - owned enterprises against legal attack by local, state and federal government and private parties; advocating for tribal members in disenrollment or civil rights defense; and representing tribal plaintiffs and defendants in catastrophic personal injury lawsuits.

Climate - related litigation is a reality, particularly in the United States where action has been taken against private companies, administrative decisions and government agencies... In relation to the impacts on Indigenous peoples, in February 2008 the Alaskan native village of Kivalina filed a lawsuit against a number of oil, coal and power companies for their contribution to global warming and the impacts on homes and country disappearing into the Chukchi Sea.