This shakedown campaign, using the full
power of law enforcement offices, recruited several other state attorneys general — if only briefly, until the open records requests started coming in — was launched with a press conference in New York on March 29, 2016 featuring Al Gore.
Similarly, the duty to advance the «public interest» isn't an open ended
power of the law society to address all matters that its members might consider to be of interest, rather that section has to be read in the context of the functions of the law society in section 4.1.
Further, provinces like Ontario now have a fairly comprehensive set of accessibility standards, governed by a new Accessibility Directorate of Ontario, with the
full powers of law under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
Mention of that great saint brings to mind what he said about change: he sharply cautioned against changing law — any law — even when some improvement is possible, unless there is some «urgent necessity or substantial and obvious benefit», since «the mere fact of change in law itself can be adverse to the public welfare and lessen the
restraining power of the law».
Science has revealed God's plan of control and direction in the very fact of the laws of nature; in the unity of these laws which thus point to the oneness of God; in the
developmental power of the laws which bring about all the rich diversity of the universe from stars and galaxies to complex life; and in the openness of these laws to higher synthesis and higher development within the spiritual order.
The changes, which in some cases will tweak the current system, will serve to enhance accountability to the public, streamline process and strengthen the
disciplinary powers of the law society, says Dan Bennett, a partner with Bull Housser & Tupper LLP in Vancouver
The debate has also exposed gaps in the public's understanding of the
existing powers of law enforcement to search homes, seize items and intercept private communications.
Do you remember the moment that you realized that the
real power of law doesn't often come glamorously packaged as a rousing argument to the jury or a heartfelt plea for justice, but rather in the somewhat mundane, nuts and bolts form of a dull procedural argument, or an overlooked scrap of evidence?
Since law graduates at more elite law schools tend to have higher LSAT scores, and attending an elite law school does not predict future high performance, the
predictive power of law school grades within law firms is probably attributable to higher levels of motivation.
If the Russian government tries to use the
coercive power of law to unite them under the Moscow Patriarchate, will the Russian Orthodox Church vigorously protest and insist on the right of Kyivan Patriarchate parishes to exist, even though it regards them as schismatic?
... Drawing on over 20 years of research, extensive surveys and interviews, the authors explore the impact the tort reform movement in Texas has had on the ability of plaintiffs to obtain judgments — in short on private citizens» meaningful access to the
full power of the law.
No religion, by demanding adherence to the status quo, by refusing to allow the slightest legal reform, should use
the power of the law to force its belief on others....
He made a promise with
no power of law behind it and went ahead anyway and pushed the original idea through.
How ironic that the one force that could make someone love me who hates me has been set aside for the pursuit of
the power of the law to make you like me.
The net effect of the rulings is further damage to marriage, and to
the power of the law to uphold the truth about it....
For its only love and grace that truly sets us free from
the power of the law and the orphaned heart of leaders who don't understand that it isn't their gifts, title, or works that make them acceptable to God, but the sacrificial love of Jesus.
Conservatives, argues David Sehat, profess religious freedom, but only to secretly assert the coercive
power of law to force people to live under a particular religious establishment.
Just 68 days before he was to close the door on four tumultuous terms as Suffolk County district attorney, Thomas Spota was accused of one of the most dangerous crimes in our democracy, abusing
the power of law enforcement.
He said: «Section 13 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended stated that
the powers of law making shall be vested in the legislature,» adding that the Senate should not allow itself to be rubbished.
And Parliament could even use those alternative provisions to extend the scope or
power of the law itself (as they did in 1949).
But officials stressed that the document is just a series of goals and doesn't have
the power of law.
As a spiritual teacher and healer, I've seen
the power of the law of attraction create love, healing, and, yes, financial abundance for my clients.
«For the past eight years, I learned
the power of The Law of Attraction,» she told us.
We wield
the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people's health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and to combat climate change.
She worked as an advocate and activist for years in Washington before going to law school and returning to the nation's capital with
the power of the law behind her convictions.
It was enacted for the very purpose of giving consumers like you and
me the power of the law to reinforce against intrusion of the credit bureaus into our lives.
Proceeds support Earthjustice, using
the power of law to defend our right to a healthy environment.
For years, in the face of climate inaction, Earthjustice has used
the power of laws like the Clean Air Act to fight climate change.
When I asked what he meant he went on to explain that for a statute to take effect and have
the power of law, those upon whom the Statute is directed must give their consent to it.
And, as we were shutting down carbon pollution sources like Danskammer, we simultaneously opened new paths for a clean energy future by using
the power of the law to advance clean energy programs in California, Hawaiʻi and across the country.
We wield
the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people's health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and to combat climate change.
«Ecojustice goes to court and uses
the power of the law to defend nature, slow climate change, and stand up for the health of our communities.
We use
the power of the law to help the most vulnerable in our communities so that justice is not just an abstract ideal.
I know as a lawyer when you graduate law school you want to make those «big bucks,» but there's a lot more to
the power of the law than just making the money.
The government's proposal provides no oversight and
the powers of law enforcement are completely unfettered.
Introduced along with Bill C - 46, Investigative Powers for the 21st Century Act, both bills represent a significant shift in
the powers of law enforcement.
And the worst, because there's always a danger that once you realize
the power of law as tool, it's often so intoxicating that you forget the reason behind it — the clients.
The best, because as Brown shows,
the power of the law often works wonders when you've got the stronger legal argument.
Registration — refusing to accredit professional programs, in the public interest: Courts in three provinces have moved forward to address
the power of law societies to refuse to accredit a Christian law school, based on a public interest concern about the school requiring students to sign a covenant abstaining from sexual intimacy outside of marriage between one man and one woman — a covenant that would effectively discriminate against students of certain sexual orientations.
The power of your law firm's press release is determined by the exposure that it gets.