Sentences with phrase «not enforce federal law»

Up until this point the federal government has taken the position that it will not enforce federal law in those states that permit recreational marijuana usage.

It argued that the can not enforce federal law and such an action is at the discretion of the congress under the Supremacy clause.

Not exact matches

The same can not be said for the Trump administration's top health officials — a substantial departure from the Obama administration's prominent public information campaigns and unusual considering the federal government is still tasked with enforcing the law.

«I will not commit to never enforcing federal law.

In essence, Holder and others at the Justice Department said they would not enforce federal drug regulation laws when it comes to marijuana - related transactions in states that authorize and closely regulate cannabis sales.

Even if they did, we exist to protect every person in our city — not to enforce federal immigration laws.»

CSPI supports the recently passed federal law for mandatory disclosure of GMOs, and believes there should be a national standard for non-GMO labeling enforced by the USDA and not a consensus - based standard such as the Non-GMO Project Verified seal seen on many labels.

The federal government could, however, decide to resume enforcing these laws any time it wanted to and the states would have little - to - no recourse to stop it from doing so, other than attempting to argue in court that federal drug laws aren't authorized under the Constitution in the first place.

For example recently there was a discussion if Jeff Sessions will start enforcing federal laws regarding Marijuana (Obama administration decided not to enforce a certain law and now Sessions plans to end that practice).

The sanctuary cities are claiming that this permits them to not have to enforce federal immigration law.

This has historically been interpreted by the courts to not allow the federal government to obligate local government to enforce federal laws and regulations.

Federal agencies may have difficulty enforcing a law without the support of a state, but that doesn't change the constitutional position that constitutional Federal law is superior to State Law and «judges are bound thereby&raqulaw without the support of a state, but that doesn't change the constitutional position that constitutional Federal law is superior to State Law and «judges are bound thereby&raqulaw is superior to State Law and «judges are bound thereby&raquLaw and «judges are bound thereby».

It appears to run afoul of Federal law, but it's not clear how you would enforce it in a state where they ignore some Federal laws already.

Instead of fighting to repeal the entire set of stricter gun laws, a bi-partisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to chip away at parts of the Safe Act that have proved hard to enforce, been rejected by a federal court, and, in one case, has not been implemented yet.

While a federal lawsuit unfolds, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has agreed not to enforce certain provisions of a new state ethics law passed requiring charitable organizations giving money to lobbying campaigns to disclose far more of their donors, according to the plaintiffs in the suit.

Among other provisions, the county measure calls for county employees to not stop, question, interrogate or arrest individuals «solely for the purpose of enforcing immigration law»; to not perform the functions of a federal immigration officer; to honor detainer requests from federal agents only in specific limited situations; and to deny federal agents access to inmates in county custody.

Among other provisions, the measure calls for county employees to not stop, question, interrogate or arrest individuals «solely for the purpose of enforcing immigration law»; to not perform the functions of a federal immigration officer; to honor detainer requests from federal agents only in specific limited situations; and to deny federal agents access to inmates in county custody.

«I will fight to strengthen our immigration policy — I will ensure that our commonwealth will enforce the state law if the federal government will not.»

Though the federal government has signaled it will not enforce those laws in states that have made marijuana legal, state Sen. Diane Savino said U.S. attorneys would have the law behind them in an enforcement action.

January 30, 2013 • The National Riffle Association's top lobbyist told senators that federal authorities need to enforce existing gun laws, not punish the «little people» with new regulations.

Regardless of the incentives contained in federal laws like the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the federal government may encourage but may not simply «commandeer» state governments to implement or enforce federal policies.

Beginning with the original supplement - not - supplant provision in 1970, the federal government has had a responsibility to enforce this requirement of the law.

Federal laws and regulations enforced by The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) require debt relief companies to disclose the disadvantages of each debt relief program, but companies don't always do so.

Prosecutors working in an agency that enforces criminal law may qualify to have some of their Perkins Loans (not Direct Loans) forgiven under 34 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Section 674.57.

Despite the contradiction, Congress and the courts have decided not to enforce federal law in states where cannabis has been legalized (Jeff Sessions not withstanding).

Because AAFCO regulations do not provide a clear definition of human grade ingredients, because FDA doesn't enforce existing Federal laws that should prevent anything less than human grade ingredients into pet food, both organizations further the great divide between pet owners and trust of pet food.

We plan on upholding all state and federal laws, of course, but we don't plan on going beyond that to specifically enforce quality of content or check to see if players have told us the truth about owning their work.

One individual sued U.S. Steel because federal and state laws were not being enforced and was awarded millions.

There are federal and state laws that are not being enforced that spell out $ 10,000 dollar fine for each killing of a Golden Eagle.

The court ruled that the Act's procedural steps could not be enforced through federal injunctions and directed the Federal Circuit to determine the availability of state law injunctions on federal injunctions and directed the Federal Circuit to determine the availability of state law injunctions on Federal Circuit to determine the availability of state law injunctions on remand.

487.11 Either a peace officer or a public officer who has been appointed or designated to administer or enforce a federal or provincial law and whose duties include the enforcement of this or any other Act of Parliament may, in the course of their duties, exercise any of the powers described in section 487, 492.1 or 492.2 without a warrant if the conditions for obtaining a warrant exist but it would not be feasible to obtain a warrant because of exigent circumstances.

Until the new UAE Federal Arbitration Law is enacted, enforcing an onshore Dubai - seated arbitration award through the Dubai courts will continue to be fraught with difficulties, including uncertainty (there is no system of binding precedent in the UAE), significant delay (enforcement proceedings can take up to three years), and costs (legal costs are not recoverable in the Dubai Courts).

Often conspiracy to deprive someone of their civil rights is used as a federal offense when there is a state level acquittal, and it isn't impossible to imagine that happening in this case as the victim had a right to the protection of the laws, and the state had a right to enforce the criminal laws, which was deprived in a manner that could be called «under color of state law.»

This memorandum does not alter in any way the Department's authority to enforce federal law, including federal laws relating to marijuana, regardless of state law.

Federal laws are usually enforced by Federal law enforcement as they can not force states to do so.

The impetus for Price's series and his underlying article («Enforcement Discretion and Executive Duty «-RRB- comes from several recent American episodes, such as President Obama's decision not to enforce certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act (see e.g. here), the policy not to pursue certain breaches of federal drug laws and the policy not to seek minimum sentences for some drug offences.

The authority of federal officials to enforce every federal law does not vary by jurisdiction.

While Congress can not force the states to expend legislative or administrative resources in enforcing a federal law, states affected by federal laws must bow to them under the Supremacy Clause.

This could be done to enforce any federal law, and the marshals didn't have to try civilian methods first.

It's additionally worth noting that the presence of a federal law here doesn't mean that states or municipalities can't also make and enforce equally or more restrictive laws.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC, tasked alongside DOJ with enforcing antitrust law) in general, and its current Competition Bureau Director in particular, does not like these settlements.

In addition, states can enter into compacts which are agreements between two or more states on matters of law that the Federal Government can not enforce (the most famous being that a drivers license issued by any state is valid as another state's license.

And should I ask a different, broader question about differences in federal or state laws and common law codes and ideas of them not being enforced?

When an instance that our privacy policy does not explicitly stay in line with federal, state, or local laws, insurance or otherwise than the enforcing regulation wins.

Most drivers may not be aware that city, state, and federal traffic laws are enforced even on public beaches.

Under this federal law, lenders may not enforce an otherwise valid due - on - sale clause if a mortgage or property is transferred as a result of a divorce decree, legal separation agreement, or a property settlement agreement.

The appeals court said unlawful detainer lawsuits are a routine civil law matter and don't affect the state's ability to enforce its own laws, and so it's proper for a federal court to address a case like this.

-- including a lien on the stock of a cooperative housing corporation (a «co-op»)-- no lender can enforce its due - on - sale clause due to any of the following prevalent circumstances: (1) The creation of a lien (or other encumbrance subordinate to the lender's security instrument) that does not relate to a transfer of rights of occupancy in the property; (2) The creation of a purchase money security interest for household appliances; (3) A transfer by devise, descent, or operation of law on the death of a joint tenant or tenant by the entirety; (4) The granting of a leasehold interest of three years or less * not containing an option to purchase (5) A transfer to a relative resulting from the death of a borrower; (6) A transfer where the spouse or children of the borrower would become owners of the property; (7) A transfer resulting from a decree of dissolution of marriage, legal separation agreement, or from an incidental property settlement agreement, by which the spouse of the borrower becomes an owner of the property (8) A transfer of the borrower's property into an inter vivos trust in which the borrower is and remains a beneficiary and which [trust agreement] does not relate to a transfer of rights of occupancy in the property; or (9) Any other transfer or disposition described in regulations prescribed by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.