There are a number
of other amendments — such as the limitation of the infamous «public policy» ground for challenging awards — that are on the whole positive.
The Supreme Court also could be as solicitous of the Seventh Amendment as it is
of other amendments.
Here is a list
of other amendments.
The groups also are considering a number
of other amendments to the law that would strengthen the power of the 539 local school councils and clarify their...
Not exact matches
Demonstrators at the University
of Missouri may have been wrong about the First
Amendment, but there were right about
other things.
Among spreading
other conspiracy theories, Jones has said tragedies like the mass shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn., and Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., both in 2012, were hoaxes, propagated by opponents
of the Second
Amendment.
Were these provisions to become law, they could result in some states, legislatively, providing one level
of care or protection to some
of their citizens and a different level to
others — which, could violate the equal protection and fairness requirements
of the Fifth and Fourteenth
Amendments to the Constitution.
The Apple (aapl) executive also commented on the First
Amendment, which protects free speech — adding that at the time the founding fathers established this idea, there were no app developers, modern content creators, and
other new forms
of speech, notes 9 to 5 Mac.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and
other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount
of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability
of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction
of generic versions
of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential
amendments to the Affordable Care Act or
other government action that could have the effect
of lowering prices or reducing the number
of insured patients; the possibility
of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels
of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits
of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages
of these products over
other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development
of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or
other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate
of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and
other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
Among
other things, this incident became a flash point about the extent
of First
Amendment protections.
Finally, this document extends for 60 days the applicability dates
of amendments to
other previously granted exemptions.
[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional
amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use
of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and
other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.
In addition, the Department has delayed the applicability
of the
amendments to PTE 84 - 24 until January 1, 2018, except that the Impartial Conduct Standards will become applicable on June 9, 2017, and the Department has extended for 60 days the applicability dates
of the 2016
amendments to
other previously granted exemptions.
In addition, the Department is delaying the applicability
of amendments to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84 - 24 until January 1, 2018,
other than the Impartial Conduct Standards, which will become applicable on June 9, 2017.
In addition, the Department also delays the applicability
of amendments to PTE 84 - 24 until January 1, 2018, except that the Impartial Conduct Standards will become applicable on June 9, 2017, and extends the applicability dates
of the
amendments to
other previously granted PTEs for 60 days until June 9, 2017.
Finally, this document extends the applicability dates
of amendments to
other previously granted exemptions to June 9, 2017.
Following are
amendments to the applicability dates
of the BIC Exemption and
other PTEs adopted and amended in connection with the Fiduciary Rule defining who is a fiduciary for purposes
of ERISA and the Code.
But the revelation this week that Mr. Thiel was covertly backing Mr. Bollea's case as well as
others has raised a series
of new questions about the First
Amendment as well as about the role
of big money in the court system — specifically the emerging field
of litigation finance, in which third parties like hedge funds and investment firms pay for
other people's lawsuits.
Following a controversial New York Times editorial by former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Tuesday calling for the repeal
of the Second
Amendment, we asked readers to respond, offering not only the news
of Stevens» stance, but also a Chicago Tribune editorial taking the
other side
of the issue.
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other matter that may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
Effective on June 16, 2015, the Corporate Governance Committee and the Board
of Directors
of the Company amended and restated the Code to, among
other things, reflect the following
amendments: (1) added a new Whistleblower Exception provision under the Confidentiality section; (2) modified the provision regarding Protection
of Covered Persons to clarify that such protections apply to any Covered Person who provides information or makes
other disclosures that are protected under whistleblower provisions; and (3) updated the policy reference to the Franklin Templeton Investments Social Media Guidelines Policy.
Rather than retaining earnings and building capital in accordance with the goal
of rehabilitation (as required in a conservatorship pursuant to HERA, and as was demanded
of every
other financial institution after the crisis), the Third
Amendment ensured that the GSEs could never rebuild capital nor — no matter how much money they returned to the Treasury — be allowed to ever repay the government.
Following a controversial New York Times editorial by former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Tuesday calling for the repeal
of the Second
Amendment, we asked readers to respond, offering not only the news
of Stevens» stance, but also a Chicago Tribune editorial taking the
other side
of...
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The group claims the
amendments would give suppliers
of lumber, natural resources and
other commodities a more equal playing field during disputes.
With the emergence
of individual and corporate income taxes following the 16th
Amendment to the Constitution, business leaders like Andrew Carnegie — who, like
others, specifically referenced the founders» ideas on broad property ownership in his writings — pushed for integrating the tax treatment
of these practices into the new corporate income tax system.
The election
of directors (Proposal No. 1), the
other proposals for the
amendment of the Company's Articles (Proposal No. 2, and No. 3), the non-binding advisory resolution approving the Company's executive compensation (Proposal No. 6), the proposal to approve the Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (Proposal No. 7), and the five shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No. 11, and the Floor Proposal) are considered non-routine matters under applicable rules.
The approved
amendment and
others still under consideration are part
of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) and supporters
of this specific rule have criticized the SEC for delaying enforcement
of the bi-partisan supported Act.
The
amendment, among
other things, increased the aggregate principal amount
of revolving commitments to $ 350 million, extended the maturity date
of the revolving credit facility to 2023 and made certain
other changes to the covenants and
other provisions.
Once the details
of this and
other issues are clarified, steps can be taken to draft
amendments to the Banking Act to permit branch operations.
A number
of issues were discussed including the impact
of the proposed
amendments to the Yukon Environmental and Socio - economic Assessment Board Act, which is currently before Parliament and which will among
other things, remove set timelines for assessments as well as requiring re-assessments for large scale mining projects, where a full environmental screening has already been positively concluded.
Members
of the two conservative parties also supported each
other's
amendments — the PCs supported 91 per cent
of Wildrose
amendments and the Wildrose voted in favour
of every
of PC
amendment.
If and when Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley introduces
amendments to the timeline, the government should also change
other sections in the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act that would create a more fair process
of drawing electoral districts.
Examples
of these risks, uncertainties and
other factors include, but are not limited to the impact
of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels
of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility
of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions
of these conditions that decrease the level
of disposable income
of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security
of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts
of piracy, and
other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or
other disturbances to our information technology and
other networks; the spread
of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or
other cruise operating costs; any impairment
of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount
of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion
of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability
of our creditors to accelerate the repayment
of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss
of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain
other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price
of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times
of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology;
amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and
other employee relation issues; the continued availability
of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and
other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
And is not Rutledge the one giving the
other side an unearned advantage when he suggests that secularists can make a special claim to ownership
of the First
Amendment?
The fact is that the conservatives who believe this nonsense, or even the moronic position taken by the personhood
amendments, put them squarely in the same camp with
other crazies like many PETA supporters who want to criminalize the killing and eating
of any animals.
You Said:» I don't care if your Aethist or not but you have absolutely no right to harass Mitt Romney and everyo
other Christian on the street because
of the 1st
Amendment.»
If the prestige press had had its way, five
of the last six presidential elections would have gone the
other way, the Equal Rights
Amendment would be the law
of the land.
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of Appalachian Trail - People who Hate the Appalachian Trail Historic Lighthouse - Lighthouses
of no significance Friends
of Great Smoky Mountains — People who hate the Great Smoky Mountains In God We Trust — In God We Distrust Knights
of Columbus — Dames
of Magellan Litter Prevention — Litter Encouragement National Wild Turkey Federation — National Domesticated Turkey Federation Native American — Imported American Save the Sea Turtle — Eat the Sea Turtle Olympic Spirit — The Olympics Stink SCUBA - Skydive Shag Dancing — Berber Dancing Share the Road - Hog the Road Sons
of Confederate Veterans — Daughters
of Union Veterans Square Dance Club - Circular Dance Club The V Foundation — Need foundations for all
other letters
of the alphabet Tobacco Heritage — Lung Cancer Heritage US Navy Submarine Veteran — I never served in a Navy Sub Veterans
of Foreign Wars — I never served in a foreign War Watermelon — This is against the first
amendment unless all
other fruits have plates.
Peers in the House
of Lords are expected to vote later on an
amendment which would pave the way for Britain to recognise Islamic State's treatment
of Christians and
other minorities as genocide.
I think the point here is that Mormons have a long detailed and well - docu - mented history
of violating the First
Amendment, just like busy - bodies from
other cults.
To
other Bloomington residents, the sexual preference
amendment signaled a victory for human justice and civil liberties in keeping with the spirit
of American democracy.
The government should not be permitted to create incentives for religious practice or belief (like giving favored status to religious organizations, as compared to
other nonprofits), to facilitate the religious practices
of some at the expense
of others (like offering vocal prayers in public schools), or to accommodate one religion but not
others with similar needs or problems (like limiting draft exemptions to members
of traditional «peace churches») Within these guidelines, religious accommodations are fully in keeping with the First
Amendment — albeit in conflict with strict separation.
Historians who favor one perspective over
others a priori must nevertheless clarify the contrasts among all
of them, so that
other historians, and philosophers, can offer
amendment or amplification within an overall critical framework.
In a few weeks voters in six states will decide on state constitutional
amendments that will bar same - sex marriage and any
other legal recognition
of same - sex couples.
The administration, he said, «implicitly assumes that those who employ or help
others of a different religion are no longer acting in a religious capacity, and as such are not entitled to the protection
of the First
Amendment.»
SGM evoked a religious freedom defense in 2013 when the confidentiality
of its pastoral counseling was challenged, stating, «SGM believes that allowing courts to second - guess pastoral guidance would represent a blow to the First
Amendment that would hinder, not help, families seeking spiritual direction among
other resources in dealing with the trauma related to any sin including child sexual abuse.»
«SGM believes that allowing courts to second - guess pastoral guidance would represent a blow to the First
Amendment that would hinder, not help, families seeking spiritual direction among
other resources in dealing with the trauma related to any sin including child sexual abuse,» a representative
of SGM said in a November 14 statement.
Others, like the majority
of delegates at the recent Minneapolis Synod Assembly
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, oppose the
amendment.
Regular First Things readers know that the late Father Richard John Neuhaus never tired
of arguing that the First
Amendment contains not two religion clauses but one: «no establishment» and «free exercise» are not two free - floating provisions at occasional loggerheads with each
other but....