Sentences with phrase «loophole in the law»

While cockfighting has been a felony offense in Texas, major loopholes in the law allowed the activity to flourish, and made Texas a magnet for criminal cockfighters who come from neighboring states where the penalties were more severe.

Because of loopholes in the law, those breeders selling directly to consumers through new technologies — like the internet — that weren't in place when the laws were written, have not had to comply with federal regulations and inspections.

Those who focus intently on the law almost always find loopholes in the law so that they can obey the letter of the law while completely ignoring it's intent.

Democratic lawmakers in the state Senate on Tuesday called for a suite of election law changes that are designed to make it easier to vote, strengthen disclosure for campaign finance laws and close loopholes in the law.

And then they look for loopholes in the law which allows them to live selfishly and dangerously (not in love) while still obeying the letter of the law.

In states where courts held that vouchers weren't legal, they have looked for loopholes in the law.

It would be against the laws of Western governments to do so, but it in theory you could still imagine governments using loopholes in the laws when national security is at stake to use intelligence services to implement such methods.

With the Memorial Day weekend approaching, Cuomo did not release any new program bills for ethics and campaign finance reform, but did lament while on Long Island the existing loopholes in the law.

New campaign filings show Cuomo raised almost $ 900,000 from corporate spinoffs known as limited liability companies over the last six months, underscoring what critics call a gaping loophole in the laws meant to cap corporate political contributions.

He said the company's system was a «Rube Goldberg - like contrivance, over-engineered in an attempt to avoid the reach of the Copyright Act and to take advantage of a perceived loophole in the law.»

Uber, for instance, has exploited loopholes in laws written long before the digital era to ruthlessly expand both its ride - sharing and taxi services and its autonomous driving program.

As a result, the New York State Senate Coalition will immediately act on key sex offender legislation — including closing the major loophole in the law and allowing localities to strengthen residency restrictions.

In Ohio, the lenders continue to offer payday loans via loopholes in laws written to regulate far different companies — mortgage lenders and credit repair organizations.

People intent on causing mass destruction and loss of life can not be aided by loopholes in our laws.

New campaign filings show Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo raised almost $ 900,000 from corporate spinoffs known as limited liability companies over the last six months, underscoring what critics call a gaping loophole in the laws meant to cap corporate political contributions.

«These reforms will close dangerous loopholes in the law that allow these human misery agents go free and will give law enforcement more tools to help protect victims and bring human traffickers to justice.»

This graceful mammal avoids such a fate only by slipping through loopholes in the laws of physiology.

The Attorney General says he will soon propose a bill to stiffen those penalties and close other loopholes in the law, and has begun talking to state lawmakers about possible sponsorship.

Rockefeller expects state and local tax revenues to fluctuate over the coming quarters as a result of the tax bill, as high - income taxpayers look for new loopholes in the law and adjust their behavior accordingly.

We need conversations about loopholes in the laws that allow the sale of weapons at gun shows and by private dealers without proper background checks.

It turns out there's a giant loophole in the law that Oregon wineries are able to exploit to market themselves as Washington wines...

The mandate hasn't had much impact because «loopholes in the law make it easy to avoid changing the education curriculum,» according to the conservative Heritage Foundation.

Changes: The state tried to fix loopholes in the law two times - in 2002 and 2005 - to prevent companies from receiving benefits without creating jobs.

Thirdly, there is a significant loophole in the law around marriage.

Public Advocates, on behalf of Californians for Justice, the California chapter of ACORN, and individual parents of children in Title I schools, says that this creates an impermissible loophole in the law: that to be certifiable, enrollees must have completed their alternative route.

Reform should focus on filtering out meritless lawsuits, closing abused loopholes in the law and improving the accuracy of lawsuit awards while preserving the proper incentives to protect consumers.

In fact there are certain loopholes in the law.

Husband's Bankruptcy Thwarts Wife's Equalization — Supreme Court of Canada Acknowledges Loophole in the Law

We specialize (a word you better not use in your lawyer advertising... lots of words are violations) in the art of finding loopholes in laws, statutes and cases.

Many businesses use the program as intended, but we discovered more and more are taking advantage of loopholes in the law to fire American workers and replace them with younger, cheaper, temporary foreign workers with H - 1B visas.

Councilman Mark Treyger, who represents Coney Island, said he would draft legislation that would close the existing loophole in the law — which bans correctional and parole officers from having sex with detainees or parolees on the job, but does not prevent on - duty police officers from having sex with people they encounter in the course of their work.

Judge Chin of the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals had called Aereo's service «a Rube Goldberg - like contrivance, over-engineered in an attempt to avoid the reach of the Copyright Act and to take advantage of a perceived loophole in the law.»

Sometimes, as in Ohio, lenders have exploited loopholes in the law.

«This measure closes another dangerous loophole in the law, creating a stronger, healthier New York for all.»

New York, NY — The New York State Senate Coalition today unveiled an alarming joint - investigative report, «Keeping Our Children Safe From Sex Offenders,» conducted by the offices of Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) and State Senate Majority Leader Dean G. Skelos (R - Nassau), which uncovered startling violations of residency restrictions and a major loophole in the law.

A loophole in the law gives bulk shippers of packages a subsidized break on rates.

They could have just proposed that Queen Vashti, by some loophole in the law system be reinstated as Queen.

While New York has outlawed the use of these items, a loophole in our laws allows individuals to continue to possess, sell, or transport them within our state — endangering the lives of our residents.»

There are five or six major landholders who are benefiting from loopholes in the laws and administrative shortcomings, and who are thus accruing all the value in the appreciation in land without being taxed.

«We need the New York City Council to standardize the rules for legal defense funds, but until they do, the mayor should set up a fund with sign off from the Conflicts of Interest Board, rather than rely on another loophole in the law to pay his criminal defense lawyer, Barry Berke, with campaign funds that Berke controls,» Lerner said.

A coalition of labor unions, religious groups, and others are urging Governor Cuomo and the legislature to close what they say are loopholes in the law that protect large corporations from paying their fair share of taxes.

Alix's Law, a bill introduced by two Erie County lawmakers to close a loophole in laws central to the case of an Amherst teen killed in a 2011 hit - and - run incident, will not become law — for now.

Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly has been stripped of his powers after it emerged he created a loophole in the law which could have benefited his family's complex business interests.

Kaminsky and other Democrats in the Senate say it's particularly important that the loophole in the law be closed this year, when the 2018 races for control of the state Senate will be hotly contested.