Sentences with phrase «office against the department»

Not exact matches

Krasner: I have — like a lot of civil rights lawyers, like a lot of activists — been beating my head against the wall of the DA's office and the [Philadelphia] police department for a long time because the DA's office in Philly was not enforcing the law against police.

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The Department's Office of Special Investigations says it is «reviewing the allegations» against Mr. Bettencourt after being pressured by Governor Pataki and Senator D'Amato of New York.

The Justice Department is making efforts to notify COINTELPRO victims, and under the Freedom of Information Act citizens may succeed in finding out about intelligence activity directed against them (a local ACLU office can help).

Acting on behalf of the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, representatives of the Illinois attorney general's office last week were granted the restraining order against Yvonne Cryns, 49, of the 5700 block of Hillcrest...

The Department for Education (DfE) is appealing against a ruling of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) that the DfE was wrong to refuse a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about Steiner schools.

De Blasio plans to host a fundraiser in New York City next month for Randy «IronStache» Bryce, the Wisconsin Democrat running against House Speaker Paul Ryan, co-hosted by the Working Families Party at the Retail Wholesale and Department Storeworkers» Union offices.

Syracuse, N.Y. — A showdown looms Tuesday between the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office and the Syracuse Police Department over the records relating to the sexual abuse allegations against Associate Syracuse University Coach Bernie Fine.

California plans to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice over federal restrictions on some law enforcement grants to so - called sanctuary cities, a spokesperson for the state's attorney general office said.

Washington (CNN) The House Oversight Committee is requesting information from Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson over lavish spending on office redecoration and allegations that he retaliated against one of his employees who refused to spend more than was legally allowed.

MPs found the sanctions against offenders who fail to pay confiscation orders «do not work» - and complained that there are not appropriate incentives in place to encourage the Home Office and other government departments responsible to do better in collecting the money.

The notice of claim — the first step in a lawsuit against the city — was filed against the Parks Department, the NYPD, the Staten Island District Attorney's office and the city itself.

The Erie County Property Damage Department within the County Attorney's Office is responsible for the investigation and review of property damage claims filed against the County.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the city's Education Department repeatedly refused to take disciplinary action against the principal, allowing her to stay at the helm even after being warned that there was evidence of discrimination by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.

US Attorney Preet Bharara's office has filed a scathing lawsuit against the NYC Department of Transportation, accusing it of systemic racism under its previous commissioner.

The Buffalo News praises WNY Rep. Chris Collins for being one of only 75 Republicans to vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security rather than hold a critical governmental office hostage to a suicide charge against President Obama's administrative orders on immigration.

The U.S. Justice Department announced it filed a motion to join a lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections, alleging that the board's Brooklyn office violated federal voter registration law by erasing more than 117,000 Brooklyn voters from the rolls before the primary election simply because they had not voted in previous elections.

As New York moves to decriminalize low - level offenses, arguing enforcement is «rigged against communities of color,» other large cities are coming under pressure from the Justice Department — now led by former head of the U.S. Attorney's office in Brooklyn, Loretta Lynch — to do the same thing.

William Hague has left the Foreign Office at his own volition and Michael Gove has been demoted, leaving the Department for Education against his will, according to some reports, and being demoted to chief whip.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's civil rights chief has come out against a policy requiring visitors to the county's Department of Social Services office to show ID and submit to warrant checks by Ulster County sheriff's deputies.

A person familiar with the matter but not authorized to comment publicly said Labor Department officials met with the district attorney's office last year about Reid's case and turned over documents they gathered in the administrative case against Reid.

The ad comes as Akshar launches his first - ever campaign for elected office against Fiala, an ex-Broome County executive and former commissioner at the Department of Motor Vehicles during Gov. Andrew Cuomo's first term.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office in an audit Friday questioned how the State Education Department responds to allegations against nurses» professional conduct, saying there is room for improvement in the process.

US Attorney Preet Bharara's office has filed a scathing lawsuit against the city's Department of Transportation — accusing it of systemic racism under its previous commissioner.

The office claimed the head of the department is a well - known citizen and a public figure who has always stated his readiness to honor any invitation by the EFCC or any agency of government on any issue regarding any allegations against him.

James, an ally of de Blasio who's clashed with him at times, has filed a record total of 11 lawsuits since she took office, including one against the city for its treatment of children in foster care and another alleging the city Department of Buildings violates disabled people's civil rights by giving landlords a pass on fixing elevators.

She also criticized him for refusing to clarify whether he would push back against the Trump administration's reported desire to scrap appropriations for offices within the Energy Department tied to renewables and energy efficiency that have bipartisan support.

This is the backdrop against which the Department of Education's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) launched the audit of WGU several years ago.

Campaigning against Carter in 1980, and consistent with his claim that government was the problem, not the solution, Ronald Reagan vowed to dismantle the new department, only to find once in office this was easier said than done.

The study was required by the department's office for civil rights in return for dropping a complaint against the district's program for language - minority students.

For sure, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights should respond to specific complaints of discrimination against students, including when it comes to discipline.

Parents are required to inform the authority of any changes and regular checks will be carried out against records held by the Department of Work and Pensions, the Home Office, and HM Revenue & Customs by the free school meals team.

Allegations against celebrities along with a recent resolution agreement between a California district and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights should be stark reminders that schools must be vigilant about policies and practices regarding harassment and hostile environments.

PURE filed a complaint last December against CPS with the Office for Civil Rights of the US Department of Education over this policy.

There is already talk that the Trump Administration will gut the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, which has worked vigilantly under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama to address issues such as overuse of harsh traditional school discipline against Black and American Indian children.

Every administration has a different philosophy that governs the work of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR).28 Education Secretary DeVos» actions show a clear deprioritization of the office: Under her leadership, the Education Department announced that the OCR will not actively investigate patterns of discriminatory practices, 29 rolled back guidance to prevent discrimination against transgender students, 30 and refused to commit to continue the Civil Rights Data CollectOffice for Civil Rights (OCR).28 Education Secretary DeVos» actions show a clear deprioritization of the office: Under her leadership, the Education Department announced that the OCR will not actively investigate patterns of discriminatory practices, 29 rolled back guidance to prevent discrimination against transgender students, 30 and refused to commit to continue the Civil Rights Data Collectoffice: Under her leadership, the Education Department announced that the OCR will not actively investigate patterns of discriminatory practices, 29 rolled back guidance to prevent discrimination against transgender students, 30 and refused to commit to continue the Civil Rights Data Collection.31

• Filing a complaint against the school district with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights

National Assembly on School - Based Health Care National Association of Chronic Disease Directors National Association of Elementary School Principals National Association of School Nurses National Association of Secondary School Principals National Association of State Boards of Education National Association of Student Councils National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity National Conference of State Legislatures National Dairy Council National Farm to School Network National Governors Association National Medical Association National Middle School Association National Organizations for Youth Safety National Parent Teacher Association National School Boards Association New York Road Runners Passion Digital Playworks President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Safe Routes to School National Partnership School Nutrition Association Shape America Society for Nutrition Education Society for Public Health Education Students Against Destructive Decisions U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion United States Tennis Association United Way Worldwide YMCA of the USA

• The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights has seen a surge in Title IX complaints against K - 12 schools for wrongdoing in sexual assault cases similar to those targeted at colleges and universities.

While no such federal law exists, courts and the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), as well as the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, issued significant guidance in May 2016 asserting that Title IX prohibition against sex discrimination encompasses discrimination based on a student's gender identity, including discrimination based on a student's transgender status.

While some Democrats are pushing for the additional charter school money to be reduced or eliminated, some said the issue alone would not cause them to vote against the entire budget that funds scores of agencies, nonprofit organizations, and departments that operate everything from state prisons to the attorney general's office.

Our December 2010 complaint against the policy has been sitting at the U. S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, apparently just collecting dust, while CPS massages the same failed policy — a handful of changes were made at the May 2012 Board meeting, including dropping poor attendance as a factor and changing a couple of terms.

The Department of Transportation Civil Rights Offices are here to help eliminate, prevent, reduce, and remedy unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, and sexual orientation against beneficiaries and employees of the Department of Transportation.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings (Aviation Enforcement Office) today filed a formal complaint with the Department's Office of Hearings against Delta Air Lines (Delta), alleging that the carrier violated the requirement that airlines and ticket agents give notice that a flight will be operated by an airline's code - share partner.

In a statement, the Justice Department's antitrust office said it will continue to press its case against defendants Apple Inc and Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC.

The Republic of the Philippines Department of Labor and Employment filed a negative report against Tate Publishing based on its practices in its Philippines office

You can also contact your state's Department of Financial Institutions or Attorney General's office to see if there have been any complaints against the company in question or to check if they are registered as a lender and qualified to make loans in your state.

I would still be interested in some kind of class action against the FEDloan, the department of Education and the student loan obudsman office or any one of those.

Specifically, the Inspector General found that the Department's Federal Student Aid office failed to monitor borrower complaints against its collection agencies and it neglected to take corrective action against those agencies when they did not improve.