Sentences with phrase «legal challenge in the courts»

And I don't think the lawmakers want to discuss that over 1,300 «rights and responsibilities» all have potential legal challenges in the courts — and potential referendums — and potential legislation changing this law.

It's pretty clear that however distasteful the religious exemption in the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act may be for its supporters, it is, unfortunately, necessary for the legislation to avoid a First Amendment freedom - of - religion legal challenge in court — a legal challenge religious groups opposed to LGBT rights would almost certainly win if ENDA became law without the exemption.

Our lawyers will advise and support you at every stage from the initial complaint, through any appeal to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), and on to misconduct hearings and potential legal challenges in court.

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Gay marriage has been legal in Indiana since last October, when the Supreme Court declined to take up a challenge to a federal appeals court ruCourt declined to take up a challenge to a federal appeals court rucourt ruling.

Facebook said on Thursday a legal challenge against the way it transfers EU user data to the United States was «deeply flawed» and should not be referred to the EU's top court because ample privacy protections were already in place.

Toshiba «s announcement came as its Westinghouse Electric Company subsidiary is engaged in a legal and accounting row with CB&I, which has argued in court that it expected a relatively small payment from Westinghouse of only $ 161 million when the deal closed on the understanding that the latter was taking on a challenged business.

One other possible wrinkle that could impact the rule's implementation, meanwhile, is a pending legal challenge in a federal court in Texas.

The D.C. Circuit Court put a legal challenge to the Clean Power Plan on hold in April.

Apple has taken its legal attack on Qualcomm's patent licensing business global, filing two complaints in Chinese courts challenging the way Qualcomm gets paid for its cellular intellectual property.

Facebook's lawyers are attempting to block a High Court decision in Ireland, where its international business is headquartered, to refer a long - running legal challenge to the bloc's top co

The ruling, filed on Tuesday in state court in San Francisco, was the latest in a host of legal and regulatory challenges facing Uber and other highly valued startups in the United States and other countries.

In 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada had created a sophisticated legal test on workplace anti — discrimination claims, but, as the Court acknowledged in Tawney Meiorin's case, this test had proven to be complicated and challenging to usIn 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada had created a sophisticated legal test on workplace anti — discrimination claims, but, as the Court acknowledged in Tawney Meiorin's case, this test had proven to be complicated and challenging to usin Tawney Meiorin's case, this test had proven to be complicated and challenging to use.

After President Trump took office in 2017, the challenge in Judge Hanen's court had not yet reached a final legal conclusion because there had never been a full - scale trial on the legality of the November 2014 actions by President Obama.

The number of legal challenges in the District surged after the appeals court in 2016 overturned the Zoning Commission's approval of a project to redevelop McMillan Park in Northwest into a complex of residential units, offices, a new park and a supermarket.

The woes of Trans - Mountain are well known, but Keystone and Line 3 in the states have also been subjected to legal rulings and court challenges that could also derail those expansions.

«Too little, too late,» said Tehmina Arora, a Supreme Court lawyer who has played a key role in the legal challenge on behalf of the Kandhamal victims.

We are giving them the opportunity to do that, and if they challenge that, we will challenge that in court,» said Erik Stanley, Alliance Defending Freedom's senior legal counsel.

Several prominent writers, including Michael Gerson of the Washington Post, rightfully challenged this recent legal decision by a local German court in Cologne, which would effectively criminalize ritual circumcision for infant males as an exercise of religious freedom for minority religious communities in the country.

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He said that Burroughs had been sworn in before Circuit Court Judge Arthur Dunne issued a stay order on Washington appointments that were approved May 9 by the City Council and that the Netsch appointment, approved June 6, was not covered by the order and not subject to a legal challenge.

In some European nations, there are more equal gender laws concerning public nudity but those nations have LESS sexual assault and violence against women than in the United States - so there is no legal rationale for this double - standard - it's simply an unconstitutional tradition that has never been challenged in court by ACLU attorneyIn some European nations, there are more equal gender laws concerning public nudity but those nations have LESS sexual assault and violence against women than in the United States - so there is no legal rationale for this double - standard - it's simply an unconstitutional tradition that has never been challenged in court by ACLU attorneyin the United States - so there is no legal rationale for this double - standard - it's simply an unconstitutional tradition that has never been challenged in court by ACLU attorneyin court by ACLU attorneys.

Shortly after this interview the club confirmed that Archway Sheet Metal Works Ltd and the Josif Family had exercised their right to seek to challenge the Secretary of State's compulsory purchase order in the High Court, a legal stand - off which means Spurs now accept that it «is highly unlikely we shall be able to open the new Stadium at the start of the 2017/2018 season.»

In the last year, Schneiderman's profile has risen as his office has sought to flex its legal muscle in filing court challenges to various policies pursued by President Donald Trump's administration, ranging from environmental issues to immigratioIn the last year, Schneiderman's profile has risen as his office has sought to flex its legal muscle in filing court challenges to various policies pursued by President Donald Trump's administration, ranging from environmental issues to immigratioin filing court challenges to various policies pursued by President Donald Trump's administration, ranging from environmental issues to immigration.

There are now active legal challenges to health charging, sharing pupil data, NHS data - sharing, and a policy deporting homeless EU nationals was overturned in the courts just this month.

When the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 was challenged in court, it was determined to be legal.

«The home secretary is now running out of legal options after three appeal court judges unanimously dismissed her challenge, ruling that «torture is universally abhorred as an evil» and that the UK can not deport Abu Qatada if there is a risk that evidence gained through forced or violent confessions will be used against him in a trial.

not do primary according to law which the court said no it is wrong of them to have challenged the primary of APC but in a situation of this nature when that thing happened in 2014/2015 and the National legal adviser insisted that constitution be followed, why in 2017 we are now doing it contrary to the constitution again?

They should now pause and reflect on how much money defending legal challenges in the High Court will cost, especially when, as academies, they will have no local authority to bail them out.»

Democratic leaders challenged the practice in State Supreme Court, and it was struck down last week by a judge who ruled that it exceeded legal contribution limits.

He told Our Crew that since he had already gone to challenge the exercise in court, he would allow the legal process to take its course and wished PDP goodluck in its endeavour.

Sheri Lederman, a fourth - grade teacher in Great Neck, has a legal challenge against the system pending in State Supreme Court in Albany.

Legal Practitioner, Tsatsu Tsikata, has explained that he could not support his onetime partner in law, Nana Akufo - Addo, in the election petition case, because in his view, the NPP's case for which it went to court to challenge the results of the 2012 election, was «pathetic» and lacked merit.

There's still room for appeals and legal challenges in the future, but as of now, the highest courts that have weighed in on the matter have unanimously contested the idea that the governor might not control the party he created.

Last week, former Attica prison employees Sean Warner, Matthew Rademacher and Keith Swack walked away from criminal prisoner brutality charges in Wyoming County Court without having to testify or spend a day in jail, but the three men still face legal challenges in federal cCourt without having to testify or spend a day in jail, but the three men still face legal challenges in federal courtcourt.

«The government's decision to restrict legal aid means that the most vulnerable people in society are deprived the opportunity to challenge the court's decision.

The subsidies have been previously challenged in court by House Republicans, who argue the payments are not legal.

A spokesman for the Assembly Democrats, who are in power in that house, also says the legal fees went to redistricting related court action, as well as for the Assembly's legal challenges against Cuomo's Moreland Commission's efforts to look at outside income from legislators.

READ MORE Tear gas fired at Nairobi polling station amid Kenya election tensions As Kenya goes to the polls, voters fear post-election violence Kenya deports US expert who was supporting opposition candidate Threat of another violent Kenyan election looms A similar situation with a systems failure in the 2013 election led to Odinga's legal challenge at the time, though Kenya's Supreme Court ruled in favour of Kenyatta by validating the results.

Senator Krueger says there are legitimate reasons to use political donors» money to pay legal fees, for instance, if an opponent is challenging your nominating petitions in court.

The first day for congressional candidates in Pennsylvania to circulate petitions will arrive amid legal challenges to week - old court - ordered boundaries of the state's 18 U.S. House districts.

ALBANY, NY (12/28/2011)(readMedia)-- A coalition of CSEA, PEF, UUP, NYSCOPBA, NYSTPBA, NYSPIA, and AFSCME Council 82, unions representing virtually all of New York State employees have filed lawsuits in federal court challenging the Cuomo Administration's unilateral increase in the percentage of health insurance contributions required of state retirees.The legal challenge applies to changes made by the administration this fall and covers state employees who have retired and seen their share of health insurance premium increase beyond the level at which they retired.

ALBANY — A Supreme Court ruling has opened the door to a legal challenge to the $ 5,000 overall campaign contribution limit per calendar year for corporations in New York State.

The ruling came three days after Mr. de Blasio, in his State of the City speech, predicted a court victory on the issue, and criticized what he called the «landlord lobby» for being behind the legal action and a separate court challenge to a rent freeze approved by the Rent Guidelines Board.

«I think that if someone were to challenge the in court on Second Amendment grounds, my legal opinion is that they would be successful,» said Fitzpatrick.

ALBANY — As the Capitol waits to see what the anti-corruption Moreland Commission turns up in its preliminary report, state legislators have escalated their involvement in a legal challenge to the commission's subpoenas, court filings show.

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in the case of Shew vs. Malloy, a legal challenge to the key provisions of Connecticut's post-Newtown gun control legislation.

A state Supreme Court justice has rejected two legal challenges to a Hasidic Jewish village's expansion in Orange County.

In May, a federal appeals court said that Greenberg's Starr International Co, a big AIG shareholder, had no legal right to challenge the bailout.

While it is likely that Vacco will ask a judge to halt the Paladino replacement process sometime in the next few weeks before the board moves on that, Cambria says a state supreme court challenge to an administrative ruling — called an Article 78 proceeding in legal - speak — actually has a longer timetable and must be filed within four months of the ruling.

On Thursday, the Court split 4 - 4 on the legitimacy of a legal challenge to two executive orders issued by President Obama in November 2014.