Sentences with phrase «national court rule»

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The finance minister has advocated for a national regulator for nearly seven years, undeterred by provincial pigheadedness or even an inconvenient Supreme Court ruling.

The Supreme Court agreed with the provinces, but left Flaherty an opening by ruling that Ottawa has a role in matters of national importance and scope, including preventing systemic risks in the financial system.

In the case, National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services, the High Court ruled that ISPs are information services, as the FCC had defined them at the time, and not public utilities.

The U.S. judge has excluded foreign investors, based on a precedent set in a 2010 Supreme Court ruling in the case of Morrison v. National Australian Bank.

The five lawsuits to block the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule continued to move forward in July in separate venues, but the Department of Justice strongly defended the rule in a Washington, D.C., federal district court challenging the suit filed by the National Association for Fixed Annuities, or NAFA.

The federal government is in danger of losing the clear support of a key provincial ally in its bid to have the Supreme Court of Canada rule that Ottawa has the constitutional power to establish a national securities regulator.

The Department of Justice defended the rule when it filed papers in July in a Washington district court arguing against the case filed by the National Association for Fixed Annuities.

On July 8, the public got its first view into how the U.S. Department of Labor will defend its fiduciary rule when it filed a cross motion for summary judgment, asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to dismiss a law suit brought by the National Association for Fixed Annuities.

The Financial Planning Coalition — comprising the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, the Financial Planning Association and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors — filed an amicus brief Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, in support of DOL's fiduciary rule and opposing efforts to stop the rule from taking effect.

On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court ruled by a 5 — 4 vote in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius that the mandate was constitutional under the U.S. Congress's taxing authority.

Since his first arrest, Byle has been plagued by problems with Turkish authorities, including a five - year court battle for residency that ended, seemingly, in January 2015, when a court ruled that the government had not shown significant evidence that he was «a threat to national security and public morals» or that he had ever even committed a crime.

In those cases the court deferred to the judgment of the Air Force that the free - exercise claim of a Jewish officer who wore his yarmulke on duty could not be accommodated; it deferred to the judgment of correctional authorities that the free - exercise claim of a Black Muslim to attend Friday afternoon religious services could not be accommodated; it deferred to the judgment of the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service that building a logging road through a national forest was necessary despite the damage to religious practices of Native American tribes in that area; it deferred to the Internal Revenue Service's ruling that Bob Jones University was not entitled to tax exemption because of its religiously motivated rule against interracial dating and marriage on campus; it deferred to the judgment of the secretary of labor that a religious community must pay its members the minimum wage for work they performed in the group's business although the members said they had religious objections to being paid for their work.

Since the Court found that state and local educational policy were in conflict with fundamental democratic rights as expressed in the Constitution, it ruled that local self - determination in respect to segregated schools must be overruled by national policy.

The 43 - year - old from the evangelical National Restoration Party, became widely popular candidate after denouncing a court ruling calling on the Central American country to give civil marriage rights to same - sex couples.

Dr. Chito Medina, National Coordinator of MASIPAG called for the various sectors to maximize the favorable court ruling to further intensify the resistance against Bt - talong and other GMOs, which include Golden Rice and GM Corn.

In 1974, N.C. State won the national championship without ever having to leave the red Carolina clay, and it was in the wake of that situation that the rule against teams» playing on their home courts in regionals was enacted.

The memo, which was circulated to prison governors on November 26th, reads: «The criminal casework directorate (CCD) of the Border and Immigration Agency have confirmed to us that as a rule they have no interest in pursuing foreign national prisoners serving sentences of less than 12 months for deportation unless they have a court recommendation for deportation, are already subject to deportation proceedings, or (in the case of non-EEA nationals) were sentenced to less than 12 months but where the current sentence plus one or two previous sentences within the last five years (taking account of the most significant sentences during the period) total 12 months or more.»

Deputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho says the Supreme Court should be allowed to run elections in the country.

General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has fired a sharp riposte at the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) for claiming Justice Yaw Apau was appointed to the Supreme Court because he did a «hatchet» job for the government on Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo.

A top National Basketball Association executive on Wednesday told state lawmakers New York officials should provide a legal framework to allow sports gambling, pending the outcome of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

The party raised concerns over the inclusion of Dr Nii Narku Quaynor, a renowned computer scientist, Chairman of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Board of Directors, who's a known member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and His Lordship Justice VCRAC Crabbe, a former Justice of the Supreme Court who had earlier publicly stated that there was no need for a new voters register to be compiled.

I want to point out that the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling has turned the previously strict barrier preventing foreign nationals from donating to US political campaigns into a virtual sieve.

In a case that could have wide - ranging national significance for gay rights, a federal appeals court in New York ruled that a landmark civil rights law bars employers from discriminating against their workers based on sexual orientation.

He has described his suspension by the National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) of the party as procedurally irregular and breaching the rules of natural justice and wants the Human Rights Division of the court to revoke that decision.

«We strongly belief that President Buhari, must be seen to be acting contrary to court decisions on the use of Military during elections as clearly stated in the rulings of Justice Aikawa of the Federal High Court, who in his judgment, restrained the President and Commander - in - Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and INEC from engaging the service of the Nigerian armed forces in the security supervision of elections in any manner whatsoever in any part of Nigeria, without the Act of the National Assecourt decisions on the use of Military during elections as clearly stated in the rulings of Justice Aikawa of the Federal High Court, who in his judgment, restrained the President and Commander - in - Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and INEC from engaging the service of the Nigerian armed forces in the security supervision of elections in any manner whatsoever in any part of Nigeria, without the Act of the National AsseCourt, who in his judgment, restrained the President and Commander - in - Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and INEC from engaging the service of the Nigerian armed forces in the security supervision of elections in any manner whatsoever in any part of Nigeria, without the Act of the National Assembly.

The last that was heard about defection at the National Assembly was when a former member of the House of Representatives, Uche Ekwunife, who later represented Anambra Central at the Senate, before her election was annulled by the Appeal Court defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

But the Open Rights Group reminded ministers that national legislation also needed to comply with rulings from the court.

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ruled that the National Assembly does not have the power to amend the election timetable of the Independent...

«It is respectfully submitted therefore My Lord, that on the basis of the grounds argued above, of Lack of, or Excess of Jurisdiction, Procedural Irregularity and breach of the rules of natural justice it is submitted that the decision of the National Disciplinary Committee dated 2nd December, 2015 and endorsed by the National Executive Committee on 10th December 2015 be brought up to this court for purposes of having same quashed.»

However, counsel for PDP acting National Chairman, Tayo Oyetibo, prayed the court to grant an application, seeking a departure from the rules.

A NEC Member of NLC, Comrade Issa Aremu has lauded the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which on Wednesday 25 April 2018 reaffirms the right of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make rules guiding the election timetable.

Michael Paa - Quecy Adu, the embattled President of National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), whose eligibility is being challenged, has dismissed the ruling of the court that asked him to step aside.

This was overturned by the Supreme Court (Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer), who ruled that even though the President had legitimate national security concerns (steel was essential for the Korean war effort), he lacked the authority to do so.

Dr Bawumia's boss Akufo - Addo will be contesting incumbent John Dramani Mahama of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the second time, having lost the 2012 elections which ended up in the Supreme Court.

The Parliamentary candidate - elect of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Korle Klottey constituency in Accra, Dr Zanetor Rawlings has hailed the decision of the High Court to throw out an application challenging her election in last November's parliamentary primaries.

The new Free Press can authoritatively report that, the high court Judge, Justice Anthony Yeboah, who ruled against NPP National Chairman Paul Afoko, was the campaign coordinator for Nana Akufo - Addo in 2008 at his hometown in Osino, even before his appointment as a Justice of the high court.

«The Kenyan people, by this vote, have moved to strengthen the frontiers of their democracy, and it is my hope that, regardless of the decision taken by Kenya's Supreme Court, the delivery of progress and prosperity to the Kenyan people will continue in a process of national reconciliation and in conditions of freedom and the rule of law to the benefit of the welfare and stability of the Kenyan nation.»

She was remanded by the court alongside five other Chinese male nationals and are expected to reappear on June 2 for the ruling.

I also warned him that any narcissistic attempt to use the courts to strong arm the party's leadership to turn the tables in his favor would only end up splitting NPP support in the constituency whose coveted seat was presently held by Nii Armah Ashitey of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).

If the Czech constitutional court rules the treaty is unconstitutional because it infringes national sovereignty, president Vaclav Klaus» opposition to Lisbon could derail the process.

Nigeria Police has relocated Senator Dino Melaye to National Hospital, Abuja in compliance with Federal High Court, Lokoja ruling.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of Federal High Court 6 then adjourned the case to Wednesday last week for ruling on the two issues being sought by both prosecution and defence but the court failed to sit on that day because of a seminar organised for judges by the National Judicial Institute (Court 6 then adjourned the case to Wednesday last week for ruling on the two issues being sought by both prosecution and defence but the court failed to sit on that day because of a seminar organised for judges by the National Judicial Institute (court failed to sit on that day because of a seminar organised for judges by the National Judicial Institute (NJI).

The fate of former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki is set to be decided upon as an Abuja High Court will on Monday February 8, 2016 rule on whether to discharge him or not from the criminal charges brought against him by the Federal Government.

The court making this known on Monday has also stalled ruling on an application by federal government for a Secret Trial of the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA).

The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Network Broadcasting Limited and Zeze Media Operators of Montie FM on Thursday paid their fines as ordered by the Supreme Court.

National commissioner of the commission, Adedeji Soyebi made the announcement on Thursday, saying the decision is in line with a court ruling.

The National Restaurant Association successfully persuaded an appeals court to issue a temporarily stay on a controversial rule requiring chain restaurants in New York City to alert customers to the high - sodium food that they serve, a day before the rule was scheduled to go into effect.

The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) says comments by Supreme Court Justice, Jones Dotse over a recent ruling on cleaning the voters» register, is not different from the position of the Electoral Commission (EC).