Sentences with phrase «prosecuted against»

Neither must we be lulled into lazily thinking that prosecutorial (ie OFT) discretion is the best means of ensuring that the offence is only prosecuted against the most egregious alleged cartellists.

The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.

An example of his exemplary pro bono service is the favorable monetary settlement Bob achieved on behalf of a prisoner in a Section 1983 federal lawsuit he prosecuted against the Cook County Department of Corrections involving civil rights violations for refusal to provide medical treatment.

By selling the bonds to Monaco, investors were trying to get around the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which says, «The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.»

The Executive Secretary of Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), Air Commodore Anas recently disclosed that there is nothing wrong in imposing targets on the military but due to the asymmetric warfare which Boko Haram is prosecuting against civilian «soft targets» the December deadline is unrealistic.

This submission is predicated on the fact that asymmetric warfare which the Boko Haram is prosecuting against the Nigeria is not such that can be easily be stamped out by the Armed Forces.»

I think Kari means well, but there are some troubling findings here — findings I only inadvertently discovered because of her lack of awareness of the double standard she is prosecuting against those she disagrees with.

Deloitte & Touche Inc. («Deloitte»), the long - acting trustee for the Estate of Bre - X Minerals Ltd., has brought motions in the Alberta and Ontario courts seeking leave to discontinue the class action litigation that it has been prosecuting against, amongst others, former Bre - X principal John Felderhof and his ex-wife Ingrid Felderhof, as well as the Estate of founder and CEO David Walsh.

Not exact matches

As one expert explained, the Justice Department's case against Cohen, and possibly Trump, is «much stronger» than the case against Edwards, which he said was «rightly» prosecuted.

«Though we will continue to prosecute the campaign against terrorists that we're engaged in today, the great power competition, not terrorism, is now the primary focus of US national security,» Mattis said in his opening statements at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

The law also requires a civilian review when commanders decline to prosecute, requires dishonourable discharge or dismissal for those convicted, eliminate the statute of limitations for courts - martial in rape and sexual assault cases and criminalizes retaliation against victims who report an assault.

So I felt that somebody had to prosecute them, which is essentially what I did by filing civil rights lawsuits against them.

Farrow also claims that the only reason why the molestation case against Allen didn't go to court, though the prosecutor had «probable cause» to prosecute Allen, was due to «the fragility of the child victim.»

Making a criminal threat is against the law but threats are difficult to prosecute generally,» Levin said.

In 2014, Florida Statute 825.103 «Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult» became effective, which makes it easier for authorities to prosecute persons who exploit elders and increases penalties for crimes committed against elders.

Among his other accomplishments, he led a group of 20 law firms that prosecuted cutting - edge class action cases against financial institutions, such as Countrywide, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase, concerning destructive negative amortization loans that unknowingly caused borrowers to assume tens of thousands of dollars of additional debt.

Hagens Berman prosecuted a lawsuit against TAP Pharmaceuticals Products, Inc. on behalf of a class of consumers and third - party payors who purchased the drug Lupron.

Under Greek law, parliament must first investigate allegations against lawmakers before they can be stripped of immunity and prosecuted by judicial authorities.

When Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on marijuana to federal prosectors Thursday, reiterating their leeway to prosecute federal marijuana laws as they see fit, regardless of whether the plant is legal under state and local law, he likely spurred future infringements on liberty, struck a blow against federalism, and defied public opinion.

Two interesting things happened this week in Jamie Dimon's world: two gutsy attorneys, Helen Davis Chaitman and Lance Gotthoffer, published a book comparing JPMorgan Chase to the Gambino crime family, explaining how the bank could and should be prosecuted under RICO statutes for serial frauds against the investing public.

Two lead prosecutors handling the case — Thomas McKay and Nicolas Roos — are part of the public corruption unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan and prosecute public officials and people engaged in conspiracy or fraud against the government.

The ICC is the International Criminal Court, created in 1998 to prosecute perpetrators of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

The new category of crime vaguely defined (and whimsically prosecuted) as the violation of civil rights removed the bar against double jeopardy; and the unchecked power of administrative commissions and civil suits reversed the presumption of innocence.

If this was a Christian against a gay person, or a Catholic against a Jew, he would have been prosecuted.

It will hear cases of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity that national governments are unable or unwilling to prosecute.

John Kennedy repeatedly appointed segregationist judges to the federal bench in the South, and the civil rights case that Robert Kennedy most vigorously prosecuted involved charges brought against Albany, Georgia, activists for violating the rights of a white storeowner by boycotting his business because he had served on a jury that cleared the sheriff who had shot a black man three times in the neck at point - blank range.

The ICC, based in The Hague, tries cases of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide when a country's own courts fail to prosecute.

This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or a government agency to investigate and / or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

Meanwhile, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted last week to pass two resolutions: one calling for support of the creation of an international war crimes tribunal to prosecute those involved in Syria, and the other calling the crimes perpetrated by ISIS against Christians and other minorities there «war crimes,» «crimes against humanity,» and «genocide.»

Gerald McDermott has been prosecuting a case against a certain version of evangelical theology over the past few years (see here and here).

While the Crown Prosecution Service admitted that evidence did exist to bring a case against the two doctors, it decided it was not in the public interest to prosecute.

San Angelo, Texas (CNN)- A Texas judge warned Warren Jeffs against calling «for the jury's destruction» shortly after the polygamous sect leader said Friday during his sexual assault trial that those who prosecuted his church would face «sickness and death.»

Matthew Harrison Brady, populist icon, three - time Democratic presidential candidate, and leader of the crusade against evolution, arrives in Hillsboro to prosecute the case, where he is greeted by the mayor and a large, enthusiastic crowd singing «Give me that old - time religion.»

On the other hand, he is wrong in talking of faith, wrong in not protesting loudly and clearly against the fact that Abraham enjoys honor and glory as the father of faith, whereas he ought to be prosecuted and convicted of murder.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

The charges against Country Care Group's Managing Director and a former employee represent the first time individuals have been prosecuted under thse provisions.

The fact that the [victim] didn't want to go through with prosecuting because he did not want to be retaliated against for the rest of his high school life resulted in its being a misdemeanor.»

The Ouachita Parish district attorney last month opted against prosecuting the two Alabama players, and on Wednesday, Alabama head coach Nick Saban said the two were not likely to be suspended so long as they change their behavior.

The training match was prosecuted by players who didn't start the friendly game against Poland which Nigeria won 1 - 0 on Friday in Wroclaw, although goalkeeper Francis Odinaka Uzoho started in goal.

Some teens have been prosecuted under the current law and now have sanctions against them as they are considered sex offenders.

The League Against Cruel Sports responded by establishing the Hunt Crime Watch programme designed to help provide police with information so that they may easily prosecute those violating the Hunting Act.

The trio remain committed to prosecuting the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, with little immediate indication of any dramatic shift in policy.

«We are confident that Eric Schneiderman will be prosecuted for his horrific crimes against women, but in the meantime anyone who has benefited from his massive campaign war chest should do the right thing and step up to help victims of domestic violence,» they said in the statement.

He reiterated that «current office holders are as likely to be investigated and prosecuted by the Special Prosecutor if a case is made out against them as past office holders.

She will have broad powers to subpoena, investigate and, if warranted, prosecute criminal charges against the ex-AG.

«SERAP also argues that Nigerians are entitled to the right to truth derived from the obligations of the government to carry out an investigation of violations of human rights and crime of corruption committed within its jurisdiction; to identify, prosecute and punish those responsible; and to ensure that victims have the simple and prompt recourse for protection against violation of fundamental rights, as well as to ensure transparency in public administration.»

Acting on a request from Cuomo, state AG Eric Schneiderman's office said it would name a special deputy soon to review the interactions between the NYPD and the Manhattan DA, Cyrus Vance Jr., regarding the handling of a 2015 sexual assault allegation against Harvey Weinstein that was not prosecuted.

Cuomo late Tuesday said Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas will investigate and possibly prosecute «any and all matters concerning the public allegations» against Schneiderman.

Howard Master, who prosecuted the Manhattan U.S. attorney's case against longtime New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, is...

Azibaola and his wife told the court that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the prosecuting agency, had failed to establish a prima - facie case against them.