Sentences with phrase «official acts if»

Judge Walls said the Newark federal jury could determine that some of Menendez's meetings were official acts if they feel he «sought to pressure or advise» other officials to take action on behalf of Melgen.

Dan Weiner, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice's Democracy Program at New York University, said that many of the allegations against Silver will still constitute official acts if the case again goes to trial.

Not exact matches

The United States, which in July said would take «strong and swift economic actions» if President Nicolas Maduro goes ahead with the Constituent Assembly, could also further sanction senior Venezuelan officials after acting against 13 prominent figures last week.

By parallel, if you forbid a company from competing for government contracts for 10 years, those are 10 years during which they will engage in precisely zero instances of attempted bribery or other acts of corruption, at least with regard to bribery or corruption of Canadian officials.

Officials said Obama could act on that authority if Russian forces press into other areas of Ukraine, an escalation of the crisis in Crimea.

The problem of missing codes had been resolved by changing the codes, but they quickly acted to change the process itself, mandating that the Defense Department official visiting the White House physically see the codes — waiting there to do so if necessary.

I'll go with Jacques - René here: if you don't think the Official Languages Act is good policy, why just not call for its repeal instead of tip - toeing around the issue and making excuses about English Canada's failure to adapt?

If anyone doubted that he was serious about imposing this new level of federal oversight on top of the already crowded provincial regulatory scene, signals coming from Flaherty's top officials this past summer suggested, not just a readiness to act alone, but a growing enthusiasm for that option.

At the end of the day, ambitious endeavors like the Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act can only be profitable for American consumers and entrepreneurs if both US officials and innovators can get on the same page.

«If there is any fixed star in our const.itutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.»

If there is a «treasury of the Church» (D 550 - 2,757,1541; Paul VI, Indulgentiarum Doctrina) which consists actually in the active union with God of all justified Christians, then this, too, makes it clear that all acts of those justified in the Holy Spirit constitute the very life of the Church, hence that the action of the Church is not the same as the action of her official representatives or what is done explicitly in their name.

If we make a demand on the Church, we must always examine precisely whether it is really addressed to the hierarchy and its members as such, or to the Church, that is, to all of us Christians, and precisely in the sphere where the official Church does not teach and act authoritatively.

This can best happen if individual Christians act by writing their elected officials, by voting justly, and by praying.

... [But] School officials started looking into the matter... after an unusual number of girls began filing into the school clinic to find out if they were pregnant» with many of the girls repeatedly returning for multiple tests, and acting disappointed when they found out they were not pregnant.

So the recommendations of Luther's Prelude on the Babylonian Captivity of the Church were being realised; if the officials of the Myth, the Christian bishops and priests, would not themselves reform the Church then secular officials would do it, as Christians with the responsibility to act in society.

The official claimed he was struck so hard in the chest that he couldn't breath, and even considered abandoning the game all together if another object was thrown — but surely this must have been play - acting.

If the incompetent officials acted on their early season promise to crack down on this, then he would have given away several penalties by now.

if people would act assertively and be responsible for themselves we don't need millions of rules and official interventions (sorry my comment got cut off before)... I for one like to use my own personal power to make changes I need for myself rather than to rely on some outside source

Former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, with her N225m bulletproof BMW car scandal, had a dose of what Dino could do in making a scapegoat of a public official if the act fits the plot.

If it means information subject to the Official Secrets Act, then Acoba's condition is supererogatory: it is simply re-stating the law which ex-ministers have to obey like anyone else.

If no public official performed an official act in exchange for the money, then crimes of bribery or extortion can not be charged.

«If he gets money as a quid pro quo for an official act, that's bad,» defense lawyer Michael Feldberg told Caproni.

For example, if Cohen could succeed in persuading administration officials to approve the merger AT&T is seeking with Time Warner, then that conduct could be the kind of formal government action that could constitute an official act.

If an electoral official of a local authority (as defined in section 5 of the Local Electoral Act 2001) wishes to obtain, for the purposes of compiling a roll of electors for the local authority and for no other purpose, any specified information, the Electoral Commission may, in accordance with regulations made under this Act, give that electoral official, on payment of the prescribed fee, a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing that information.

Davis, a former Syracuse ball boy, said that if Syracuse officials violated the federal law, called the Clery Act, they should be held accountable.

Cuomo and state environmental officials on Saturday called on the EPA to establish a maximum contaminant level for 1,4 - dioxane in drinking water — and said that if the feds don't act the state will begin the process of regulating the man - made chemical.

A Trump administration official said the administration wanted to stabilize health insurance markets, but refused to say if the government would promote enrollment this fall under the Affordable Care Act or pay for the activities of counselors who help people sign up for coverage.

Percoco's defense against the federal bribery charges — that one has to be a state employee in name, if not in fact, in order to act as a public official — troubles good government groups.

«Anyone who waited in line, anyone who had trouble voting, needs to make their voices heard to their elected officials,» Kallos said, «and Albany needs to finally make these changes even if it isn't in the interest of incumbents... Ultimately in 2017, we will have a vote on the Constitutional Convention, and if Albany won't act then the electors might.»

But Percoco's defense attorneys have argued that their client can't be guilty of the alleged bribery by COR or «the theft of honest services» from the public in part because he wasn't a state official at the time he took payments from COR, even if he acted like one.

While some officials who took part in the meeting voiced support for Schumer afterward, others said they would consider it a strike on his record if the provision is left out, noting that he voted for the Defense of Marriage Act and was the last of New York's major elected officials to voice support for gay marriage.

«If the issue was really a serious matter of national security, why were the arrests not carried out under the Official Secrets Act?

«If you are acting outside your sphere of official capacity but pressuring somebody, that has to be illegal, and can be, under McDonnell.»

If you agree, you can send a message to our local elected officials telling them you will no longer tolerate their decision to act as willing co-conspirators with the DEP as that agency continues to engage in its long - held practice of profligate spending, this time in our community, as it proposes to spend $ 1.8 million on a parcel of land carried on our assessment roll at $ 165,500.

«It's too premature» to talk about the potential for the county to act if city officials aren't interested, she said.

The timeline raises questions of whether high - level state officials were aware of the situation; and, if so, why did they not act upon it earlier?

He added: «If the measure announced in the British official communication is enacted, it will be interpreted by Ecuador as an unacceptable, unfriendly and hostile act and as an attempt against our sovereignty.

So if Trump is «working» on a bill, there is no official bill, and thus no official bill name, until congress acts.

Governor Andrew Cuomo stated that he is ready to sign the Child Safe Products Act to protect our kids if it gets to his desk this legislative session — now all we need is the support of elected officials like you,» the letter to lawmakers states.

A Cuomo administration official raised the possibility of using state funds to cover lost federal cash if the Affordable Care Act is repealed in D.C., and then walked that back.

«There's no one that can talk about this with any degree of knowledge if you weren't in the Gang of 8, because we haven't seen the documents,» said committee member Jackie SpeierKaren (Jackie) Lorraine Jacqueline SpeierOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Navy to stop announcing names of officials fired for misconduct: report MORE (D - Calif.)

«Plan B» involved exploiting a loophole in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act which states that the Electoral Commission can only give official designation to a «lead» campaign group on one side if there's a credible campaign on the other side to officially designate.

The proposal from Jim Gaughran would create a recall mechanism for officials if a municipalities bond rating were to be deemed be «junk status» if directly linked to corrupt acts taken by elected officials.

Their inclusion could «insinuate that if [Percoco] bullied some State officials on employment matters he must also have bullied other State officials into taking the alleged official acts,» which include securing a raise for one developer's son and working toward a power - purchase agreement between the energy company and the state.

It'd be great if our elected officials could act like adults.

State officials will also have to respond if Trump and Congress move to repeal the Affordable Care Act or cut federal funding for Medicaid or other big - ticket programs.

«We can not conclude, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a rational jury would have found Silver guilty if it had been properly instructed on the definition of an official act.»

McLaughlin said if a baby was born 18 months ago, it would have spent its entire life using the PFOA - laced water while Cuomo's officials did not act.

The Akwa Ibom State AG had argued in the suit that a federal agency would be acting beyond its powers if it investigated a matter involving an official or agency of the Akwa Ibom State Government.

In my view, the intent of the Presidential Transition Act is very clear that a day before the President and his Vice will cease to be President, they need to vacate their official residences and if they so wish, an alternate residence may be given them or they may occupy an alternate residence.