Sentences with phrase «legal challenges testing»

In what could become a major conflict between Trump and local governments, the showdown on «sanctuary cities» likely will result in legal challenges testing how far the White House can go in dictating its priorities.

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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 use.
Bay Area Corporate Counsel of the Year Conor French reveals how he stays calm in the face of challenges that put his legal expertise and businesses sense to the test.
In doing so, the Federal Government always pursued the goal of reaching a compromise proposal that builds on tried and tested foundations, whilst also providing answers to the specific new challenges of the globally booming organic sector since it regards the safeguarding of a clear, appropriate and reliable EU legal framework as a key instrument in efforts to promote organic agriculture.
• In a change sure to face legal challenges, the delegates voted to subject Division I - A and I - AA football players, who until now have been tested for steroids only if they were about to play in a bowl or playoff game, to year - round random testing for steroids.
The Legal Aid Society challenged the state's new familial DNA testing proposal, saying the move is an abuse of power.
Expert panelists from government, private industry, science and medicine provided invaluable information on the legal and regulatory challenges faced by professionals practicing in areas affected by personalized medicine, including labeling issues, laboratory developed tests, IVD approval and reimbursement and PGx - tailored drugs and companion diagnostics.
«Genetic and genomic tests are not uniquely challenging with respect to ethical, legal, or psychosocial considerations, but these features justify careful thought and an element of caution as we assess the benefits and risks of these evolving technologies.»
The legality of linking high school graduation to test scores in Texas has been challenged by the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF).
These systems will face legal challenges that they probably will not overcome once test results are used to fire teachers or reward or penalize them with higher or lower pay.
It's unclear whether the Houston school district will now negotiate a settlement with the teachers union or end up back in court, but either way, the decision comes at a significant time for the test - based accountability movement, which has faced a number of legal and political challenges over the past several years.
And, despite some legal challenges and boycotts, more contracts potentially worth billions of dollars for testing, instructional materials and teacher training are on the way.
Lawyers from both sides of a legal challenge against the contract to write and administer the PARCC test have one month to send their proposed decisions to a Santa Fe District Court judge.
While the Chapter 7 means test has made it more challenging for some debtors to qualify for a Chapter 7 discharge, many consumers still qualify under the means test, especially if they understand bankruptcy law or have sound legal advice from a qualified bankruptcy attorney.
Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, alluded to this in his speech at the Legal Wales Conference 2014 on 10 October: «The academics debate whether it is conceivable that Parliament would enact a law which was so contrary to principle that the courts would ignore it — eg a law which prevents citizens from challenging any decision of a government department in the courts... I profoundly hope that it is an issue which never has to be tested, not least because, if it does, something will already have gone very wrong with our system of government.»
If the Browning - Ferris decision signals a coming shift by Canadian labour boards from traditional legal tests that focus on actual control (like hiring, firing and discipline) to tests which focus more on indirect or reserved control, then employers will face even greater challenges when dealing with temporary workers.
Sometimes, I feel, clients ask many questions which often test our legal knowledge and can challenge us for the better.
The Administrative Court has declared that the proposed residence test for civil legal aid is discriminatory and unlawful, following a successful judicial review challenge against the Secretary of State for Justice.
Representing clients as diverse as large hospital systems, nursing homes, diagnostic testing centers and physicians in private practice, the attorneys practicing in our Healthcare Industry Group have the experience necessary to bring solutions to the legal challenges faced by our healthcare clients.
Victories have been relatively peripheral but have included (subject to appeal) challenges to the residence test (R (Public Law Project) v Lord Chancellor [2014] EWHC 2365 (Admin), [2015] 2 All ER 689) and the operation of the exceptional funding provisions (R v Lord Chancellor (Gudanaviciene)[2014] EWCA Civ 1622, [2015] 3 All ER 827, R (Letts) v Director of Legal Aid Casework and Lord Chancellor [2015] EWHC 1965, [2015] EWHC 1965).
The Defendants did not challenge his qualifications to give this evidence, however, at the conclusion of the expert's testimony the Defendants brought a motion to rule the testimony inadmissible arguing that the expert's «underlying methodology and science are so flawed that the evidence (does not meet the legal test for admissibility)» and that the expert was «biased and purposely misled the court to assist the plaintiff ``.
Our DUI legal team can also assess the validity of the traffic stop, the reliability of any scientific testing involved, as well as explore other possible legal and factual challenges.
The advantage of the Shark Tank format was not only to challenge attendees to come up with solutions to improve user access to and experience with the legal system, but also to put those ideas through rigorous testing.
A successful defence usually requires thorough and sound understanding of the most important legal principles, experience and comfort with files that often generate many thousands of pages of documents, a proven track record of successfully challenging searches, including search warrants, and time - honoured, tested trial skills are usually what make the difference.
If a lender meets the test and makes a QM, they will receive yet to be determined legal protections if a borrrower challenges whether they met the ability to repay requirements of the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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