Sentences with phrase «lawsuits against state laws»
While federal law still makes the possession, production and sale of marijuana a crime, Holder's announcement means the Justice Department won't file lawsuits against state laws in Colorado and Washington that allow people to possess marijuana for personal use.
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The Justice Department's planned lawsuit against California will target three state laws, senior Justice Department officials said on Tuesday in a press briefing.
The next day that firm filed two lawsuits against Diageo, one in federal court, raising a suite of traditional trademark and unfair business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Business Law.
Bartz argued that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act would now pre-empt state law under the rule and that the rule improperly created a private right of action that could set up class - action lawsuits against insurance companies and agents.
Retailers support a verification program that is limited to new hires, keeps penalties appropriate to the violation, preempts state and local laws, and provides employers with protection against lawsuits.
On April 10, Broward County commissioners are expected to ask their attorney to file a lawsuit against the state, challenging the laws.
The suit was filed Wednesday in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for the college by the Becket Fund, the same law firm that is representing multiple lawsuits against the HHS policy.
Shortly afterward, four food industry organizations filed a lawsuit against the state that challenged the law's constitutionality.
The Trump administration escalated what had been a war of words over California's immigration agenda, filing a lawsuit late yesterday that amounted to a pre-emptive strike against the liberal state's so - called sanctuary laws.
The law firm's founders also said it stopped filing lawsuits against New York State and its agencies once Silver had been hired to avoid conflicts of interest with Silver's job as Assembly chief.
The pro-charter-school group Families for Excellent Schools said even more needs to be done to comply with state and federal bullying laws, which is why the organization is a plaintiff in a class - action lawsuit against DOE, filed in April 2016, along with 23 parents whose children have experienced bullying and harassment in city schools.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the governors of New Jersey and Connecticut said they intend to soon file a multi-state lawsuit against the federal tax overhaul law over the partial loss of the deduction of state and local taxes.
California plans to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice over federal restrictions on some law enforcement grants to so - called sanctuary cities, a spokesperson for the state's attorney general office said.
AG Andrew Cuomo just announced he has filed a second lawsuit against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., this time accusing the Bronx Democrat of violating labor laws by creating a sham job training program that cheated workers and shortchanged state coffers.
The report from the attorneys» group was released a negotiations stalled this week between the state Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo over enactment of a law that would create a one - year period for alleged victims of sexual assault to file a lawsuit against their abusers or any organization that may have enabled the abuse.
Nader's lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission, over the FEC's refusal to even ask various state Democratic Parties and various law firms to respond to his complaint will be argued on January 14, 2013, in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit.
Calling the GOP lawsuit «highly speculative,» and saying it failed to make a rational case against the law, a state judge ruled that for purposes of district lines and population counts, LATFOR must count incarcerated people as residing in the neighborhoods they call home rather than the prisons in which they are located.
In a ruling issued earlier this month, but was made known yesterday, a Livingston County court judge allowed a lawsuit against the state's same - sex marriage law to continue, writing in scathing opinion that New York's notoriously narrow Open Meetings Law could be reviewed in the calaw to continue, writing in scathing opinion that New York's notoriously narrow Open Meetings Law could be reviewed in the caLaw could be reviewed in the case.
Law students working with Yale's legal services organization plan to file a class - action lawsuit in Federal District Court today against Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut and the state's acting and former health commissioners on behalf of residents affected by Connecticut's Ebola quarantine policies, including two who were Yale graduate students.
New York University Law School's Brennan Center for Justice and several others brought the lawsuit in July against the state Board of Elections, which is responsible for the creation of the LLC loophole.
Mr. Sanders, representing a rural, gun - loving state, voted against the 1993 Brady Bill and for a federal law granting weapons manufacturers immunity from lawsuits by shooting victims.
In response to ESD's repeated delays and denials of Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests, Reclaim New York (Reclaim) filed a lawsuit today in State Supreme Court against New York State's lead economic development agency to obtain public records related to how the agency spent $ 246.5 million on advertising initiatives.
President Trump has two options, according to USA Today: File lawsuits against sanctuary - observing cities, counties and states for violating federal law by refusing to cooperate with immigration enforcement and withhold federal grant money for local law enforcement agencies.
Richard Amper, executive director of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, which brought the lawsuit against the county, said he believes the state law will not come to fruition since it involves an issue that is currently in litigation.
Charging that automaker Volkswagen AG showed «total disregard for the rule of law,» state Eric Schneiderman announced that the state has filed a lawsuit against the company over its sale of cars outfitted with illegal «defeat devices» to beat emissions test and its alleged attempted cover - up of its actions.
Airbnb immediately filed a lawsuit against the city and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — not Cuomo — for the law, but the case was ultimately settled.
Education reform groups like StudentsFirstNY and the New Teacher Project say a lawsuit against New York State inspired by the Vergara case could change local tenure laws and present a long - awaited opportunity to legally assess long - term sticking points with the unions, such as merit pay and seniority rules.
Trump, in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, argued the Joint Commission on Public Ethics has violated state law by not responding to his complaint against Schneiderman within 45 days of its December, 2013 filing.
ALBANY — Democrat Dave Denenberg has withdrawn from the race for State Senate in the wake of a lawsuit filed against him by his former law firm, Newsday is reporting.
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.
DiNapoli recently announced he had hired the law firm of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll to represent the state pension fund in a class action lawsuit against the oil giant BP in connection with the «disastrous» Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
And two weeks ago, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Weinstein Co., stating that the studio «repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.»
In his March announcement of a lawsuit against California for its «sanctuary state» policies, Sessions also singled out Schaaf, asking why the mayor would «needlessly endanger the lives of our law enforcement officers to promote a radical open borders agenda.»
Over Thanksgiving weekend, Florida's Sun - Sentinel editorialized in favor of the Florida teachers union's lawsuit against the Sunshine State's most popular school choice law.
If the city of Brockton doesn't get relief through the proposed change to state law, it will continue pursuing an equity in education lawsuit against the state, Minichiello says.
In 2011, an ACLU lawsuit rightfully claimed that high - minority schools are discriminated against by the seniority laws that are enshrined in the California state education code.
In August 2005, the California Teachers Association filed a lawsuit against the governor, arguing that he did not fully fund public education in accordance with California's Proposition 98, the law that requires a minimum percentage of the state budget to be spent on K - 14 education.
In July 2016, a group of Jackson parents represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit against the state for enacting a charter law that was «unconstitutional.&raqLaw Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit against the state for enacting a charter law that was «unconstitutional.&raqlaw that was «unconstitutional.»
Two lawsuits have been filed by the district against the state, citing the state violated civil - rights law by underfunding Philadelphia and other districts with a large number of minorities.
In Indiana, there is a lawsuit against the state to block implementation of a new school voucher law that could cut funding to public schools by up to $ 65.8 million.
Lusher Charter School, Samuel J. Green Charter School in the Freret neighborhood and KIPP Believe College Prep in Carrollton are all mentioned in the article about a discrimination lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center against the state.
«NRA appeals judge's decision against pseudonyms in Parkland lawsuit» via Jim Rosica of Florida Politics — The National Rifle Association is appealing a federal judge's ruling against shielding a plaintiff's name in its litigation against the state's new school safety and mental health law.
This law also required parents to attend meetings on poor student behavior and pledged state protection from frivolous lawsuits against teachers who act reasonably to establish order in their classrooms.
Today, on Milton Friedman Legacy Day, the Nevada Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two lawsuits against the state's education savings account (ESA) law.
H.B. 7069 lawsuit: Duval County School Board members vote against joining an appeal of the latest decision against 13 school boards that are challenging the constitutionality of the state's 2017 education law, H.B. 7069, saying they can't afford to continue.
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a lawsuit in August against the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)-- doing business as FedLoan Servicing — and claimed it violated state and federal laws by not discharging loans for borrowers who agreed to accept certain public sector jobs.
A student loan lawyer can help determine whether you have a reason to file a lawsuit against a collector for violation of federal or state debt collection laws.
Salzer v. King Kong Zoo The Animal Legal Defense Fund is assisting in legal representation of several North Carolina residents who filed a lawsuit against King Kong Zoo for violating the state's animal cruelty law.
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
In January, a lawsuit filed against Gov. Gov. Matt Bevin and Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles alleged that animals are in overcrowded county shelters that don't have enough money to operate because the state has failed to enforce the 2004 law.