Sentences with phrase «of federal interference»

In New York, the state's attorney general has moved to ensure that New Yorkers will continue to receive no - copay birth control as part of their insurance benefits, and Massachusetts moved to defend Medicaid patients» right to use Planned Parenthood's services in the event of federal interference.

If it is ultimately successful, states across the nation will be free to implement their own hemp farming laws without fear of federal interference.

If successful, states across the nation will be free to implement hemp farming laws without fear of federal interference.

If it is successful, states across the nation will be free to implement their own hemp farming laws without fear of federal interference.

Not exact matches

Members of the administration have been so vocally antagonistic to legalized marijuana that a bi-partisan group of senators have submitted a bill protecting state medical marijuana laws from federal interference.

Gov. Berta Gardner also has voiced opposition to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions» recension of Obama - era policies that protected states with legal marijuana operations from federal government interference.

Now President Donald Trump has reportedly assured U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado that he will support protection of states that have legalized marijuana from federal interference.

Conservative House allies of President Trump have drafted articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who oversees the ongoing special counsel probe, setting up a possible GOP showdown over the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

After approving Friday's release of a disputed memo written by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes over the objections of his own FBI director and intelligence community, Trump's next moves will be critical for the ongoing federal investigation into Russia's election interference and possible collusion with Trump associates.

ICC say that according to media reports, Pakistan's federal government is considering moving the trial of Mr Bhatti's murder to a closed military court, which would speed up the process and reduce interference from radicals.

But to remedy the situation the commission recommends measures looking to centralized government control (which would only invite more federal interference and also infringe on the citizens» liberties); for example, development, on the federal level, of a plan for coping with disorder, and the creation of a special police force for suppressing riots.

«The President's interference in this issue is most unfortunate yet also predictable given his propensity to overstep the bounds of federal government.

The Cohen investigation has since been reassigned to federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), providing some indication that the Cohen matter may be unrelated to the core of Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, although it remains unclear whether the case was wholly transferred to the SDNY or if Mueller retains certain aspects of it that are related to the Russia investigation.

In a statement after former Senate Leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to five years in federal prison on May 12, Bharara said that the «most effective corruption investigations are those that are truly independent and not in danger of either interference or premature shutdown sentencing».

And although he asserted she had to suffer through «dirty tricks» by the Federal Bureau of investigation, a constant barrage of Wikileaks email dumps and Russian President Vladimir Putin's alleged interference, he said more blame lay with the Democratic National Committee's «dirty business against Bernie.»

The favorable ratings for Cuomo come after weeks of negative news stories about the governor's alleged interference in an ethics panel and an ongoing federal investigation.

«After a thorough investigation of interference with the operation of the Moreland Commission and its premature closing, this Office has concluded that, absent any additional proof that may develop, there is insufficient evidence to prove a federal crime,» Bharara said in a statement.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said the security challenges in Nigeria is a fallout of the political interference of the Federal Government in the operation...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said the security challenges in Nigeria is a fallout of the political interference of the Federal Government in the operation of security agencies.

According to the organization, «The orders sought are necessary to know exactly what happened to the Paris Club refunds, and the release of the information including on a dedicated website would be deemed incidental to the power of the federal government to achieve effective implementation of anticorruption legislation such as the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act, which is applicable in all states of the federation, and will not amount to interference with activities within the states involved.»

Many of the customers - a range of ex-military men, off - duty law enforcement officers and a sprinkling of women learning how to handle a firearm for self - protection - said they have grown up around guns and are leery of interference by the federal government on gun rights.

«After a thorough investigation of interference with the operation of the Moreland Commission and its premature closing, this Office has concluded that, absent any additional proof that may develop, there is insufficient evidence to prove a federal crime,» Mr. Bharara said in a statement.

She also hit the governor for the ongoing federal investigation into his aides» interference in the anti-corruption Moreland Commission, and for his lack of visibility following a New York Times report detailing how his staffers demanded the panel drop subpoenas directed to groups tied to Mr. Cuomo.

If any of those potential criminal offenses were federal crimes, such as mail or wire fraud, then interference with the investigation could conceivably be construed as obstruction of justice, or even aiding and abetting the commission of such a crime or serving as an accessory after the fact to the criminal offense, said several legal experts who declined to speak on the record because of the sensitivity of the investigation.

In the summer of 2014, after a series of news stories came out describing Cuomo secretary Larry Schwartz's alleged interference in the management of the governor's Moreland Commission to investigate corruption in the Legislature, Albany insiders wondered whether Schwartz might give up information about the governor to federal investigators in the Southern District U.S. attorney Preet Bharara's office, as part of a probe they had begun into the circumstances surrounding the commission's demise.

In a statement after former Senate Leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to five years in federal prison on May 12th, Bharara said the «most effective corruption investigations are those that are truly independent and not in danger of either interference or premature shutdown sentencing».

«After a thorough investigation of interference with the operation of the Moreland Commission and its premature closing, this Office has concluded that, absent any additional proof that may develop, there is insufficient evidence to prove a federal crime,» Bharara said in a statement to the media.

«[S] tates should follow the federal example and enact integrity policies that protect state workers from interference in the conduct and reporting of scientific findings,» McNutt wrote.

In their letter to Arthur Elkins, panel Democrats asserted that «the ability of both federal officials and private citizens to freely communicate with Congress without fear of intimidation, interference, or reprisal is a bipartisan issue that is critical to ensuring good governance and uncovering issues of potential waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement.»

ZUG, Switzerland; CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts; BERKELEY, California; DUBLIN, Ireland; July 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP), Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTLA), Caribou Biosciences, Inc. and ERS Genomics, Ltd. announced that The Regents of the University of California, the University of Vienna, and Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively «UC»), co-owners of foundational intellectual property relating to CRISPR / Cas9 genome engineering, today submitted an appellate brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the «Federal Circuit») seeking reversal of a decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board («PTAB») in an interference proceeding relating to CRISPR / Cas9 gene editing technology.

Appeal seeks reversal of Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision terminating interference without determining priority of inventorship of CRISPR / Cas9 gene editing Brief asserts that the Board failed to properly apply controlling U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Circuit precedents, and ignored evidence of multiple groups readily applying CRISPR / Cas9 gene editing to eukaryotic cells following teachings of Charpentier - Doudna team

COURTHOUSE NEWS - May 3 - Anastasia accuses Elena's Models of trademark violations, false advertising, tortious interference and unfair competition, in Manhattan Federal Court.

This is particularly the case for his Office of Civil Rights (OCR), which has been a prime example of executive overreach and federal interference run amok for almost six years now.

While eliminating applications raises questions for important aspects of the largest federal K - 12 education aid program, the ESEA Title I program, the policy guidance published by USED in March 2015 provides a wide range of options for states and LEAs to implement CEP with minimal interference with Title I funding allocations or accountability measures.

His Office of Civil Rights has been a prime example of executive overreach and federal interference run amok.

On the whole, the new guidance from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is another example of executive overreach and federal interference run amok.

«The threat of federal government interference is still something that districts fear.

Both Republican and Democratic Presidents and Members of Congress participated in this excessive federal interference in the schools.

State leaders dispute her assessment, but the argument hints at a larger issue: with a leader who is wired to think that less government is always better in charge of a department that has to implement federal policy, it makes little sense to complain when states take you up on your offer of less interference.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is committed to protecting current and former Federal employees and applicants for employment from interference and retaliation when making protected disclosures, or «whistleblowing,» which includes disclosing information related to a violation of law, rule, or regulation; gross mismanagement; gross waste of funds; abuse of authority; or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.

Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) and Spectrum Management Program: RDT's PNT program serves as the designated lead for Federal civil agency Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) requirements and architecture development; and ensures the protection of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other PNT - and spectrum - based safety - of - life transportation capabilities from harmful interference.

According to reports, T - Mo recently completed an eight - city spectrum interference study with the goal of convincing the federal government to auction off a huge portion of spectrum that T - Mobile might purchase and use to build an LTE network.

As the head of the Federal Trade Commission put it: «The First Amendment protects us from the chilling shadow of government interference with the media.

«This assessment is an example of what federal scientists can and should be doing when they are freed from political interference and allowed to actually do their jobs,» said Kassie Siegel, climate program director for the Center for Biological Diversity, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit.

Atmosphere of Pressure: Political Interference in Federal Climate Science, Cambridge, MA, 92 pp.

The Atmosphere of Pressure study found that 150 federal climate scientists report personally experiencing at least one incident of political interference in the past five years, for a total of at least 435 such incidents.

On January 30, 2007, the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Government Accountability Project released their joint report, Atmosphere of Pressure: Political Interference in Federal Climate Science.

Congress must act to specifically protect the rights of federal scientists to conduct their work and communicate their findings without interference and protect scientists who speak out when they see interference or suppression of science.

While the brash brand of direct interference into the public discourse on scientific findings about global warming and associated harmful impacts we saw from Exxon operatives in the 1980s and 1990s has now morphed into a more passive, less - visible form of tampering — such as the company's continued stream of donations (some alleged to be illegal) to groups known for lobbying against and often shooting down federal and state - level proposals to promote renewable energy and limit carbon emissions — perhaps Avery will be able to persuade the new corporate leadership team to stop funding these groups altogether.

White House leadership and guidance hasn't been strong enough to ensure that agency scientific integrity policies are developed expeditiously and protect the work of federal scientists from political interference.