Sentences with phrase «protections against government»

Unfortunately, those protections against government intrusion are not always respected.

Greater privacy protections against government intrusion, including electronic surveillance.

If «justice» is a one way street that protects only the victims of crime, so they can have their day in court, then the entire Bill of Rights and it's protections against the government, should fall as well.

In reality, the founders put the second amendment in the bill of rights not to ensure Americans could enjoy hunting or target practice, but as a protection against government tyranny.

The PCC's existence is a protection against government regulation of the media, which must surely be considered untenable by anyone who understands the need to limit executive power.

But I also love the remnants of natural landscape near my city, which require constant, vigilant protection against development in the name of short - term profit, and even require protection against the government under whose protection they supposedly are.

The discussion «Hacking America» centered on the proposed and unconstitutional changes to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, which would violate the Fourth Amendment's protection against government hacking into the computers of innocent Americans.

Putting one's fate in the hands of fellow citizens, rather than in the hands of the government, provides us with an important protection against government overreach or the politicization of criminal prosecutions.

[83] The question now is whether another central dimension of the solicitor - client relationship — the lawyer's duty of commitment to the client's cause — also requires some measure of constitutional protection against government intrusion.

We are, by far, the most important protection against government over-reaching in existence *.

The Clause also includes a substantive component that «provides heightened protection against government interference with certain fundamental rights and liberty interests.»

The question now is whether another central dimension of the solicitor - client relationship — the lawyer's duty of commitment to the client's cause — also requires some measure of constitutional protection against government intrusion.

Not exact matches

The idea was to create a neutral baseline, protection against charges the government might cook the books.

As HuffPost reported on Tuesday, the judge who ruled against DAPA in 2015 had included among his reasoning the possibility that any DAPA applicants who offered their personal information to the federal government in exchange for protection from deportation could be at a heightened risk under a different presidential administration.

«For more than four years, the government of Ecuador has offered to cooperate in facilitating the questioning of Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, as well as proposing other political and legal measures, in order to reach a satisfactory solution for all parties involved in the legal case against Julian Assange, to end the unnecessary delays in the process and to ensure full and effective legal protection, Ecuador said in a statement, Press Association reported.

U.S. government bonds offer the most protection against default.

Protection against state despotism could be provided by the hybrid cryptocurrency DasCoin, which is completely independent of the influence of governments or banks.

But in many recent cases they have tended to agree more readily on another thesis: that the free - exercise clause does not interpose protections of religious obligations and practices that it once did (from 1940 to 1981), and that the establishment clause does not have the, force against government action that it once did (from 1948 to 1985)

For a few examples: the protection of the unborn, the handicapped, and the dying; parental choice in education; tax and other policies supportive of marriage and the family; the defense of individual merit against quotas and related discriminations; the defense of property, civil, and religious rights against expansivist government control; and the vigorous affirmation of the achievements of Western culture, in opposition to multiculturalist fashions.

Jahoda, who is in the U.S. marshal's witness - protection program after testifying for the government against Infelice and mob enforcer Robert Salerno, said, «You see gambling on every campus.

Mrs. Akufo - Addo added that Ghana has «an assertive parliament, an independent judiciary and a vibrant media» and these are «safeguards against unpredictable actions of any one person or government and further serves as security for the protection of investment.»

«Other stand - out recommendations include a bill designed to address the exploitation of our tax laws and exploitation of Nigerians by multinational firms by Femi Obagun, and a brief policy for more stringent laws against rapists, a Workers Protection Act, an Alternate Financing to Economic Growth Act, a Policing and State Security Act, and a Government Transparency and Anti Corruption Act.

The way the government has appealed, resisted and postponed the application of the rulings against its sweeping surveillance powers, as well as the implementation of privacy protection measures, has led advocacy leaders to denounce an intentional governmental delaying strategy.

«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.»

Will Yandik and Zephyr Teachout provided similar takes on the need for domestic protections against terrorism in the wake of the Orlando shooting massacre, the necessity for the federal government to protect LGBT rights, the need for farmworkers to be able to organize and even the person who most embodies New York values — former Rep. Maurice Hinchey.

Uncodified constitutions largely lack protection against amendment by the government of the time.

And compared to the federal constitution, New York's document provides more protections against many forms of government intrusion and more rights.

Lawmakers also were considering joining a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop the federal government from dumping dredging material in the Long Island Sound.

«Regardless of the federal government's dangerous actions to rescind Title IX protections, this state and this administration will continue to stand with and advocate for survivors, and we will not go backwards in the fight against sexual assault.»

There were fears that if the ruling went against the government, it would have had to force companies to contribute far more to the Pension Protection Fund to enable it to cover 100 per cent of workers» pensions, compared to just 90 per cent now.

«But I will be expecting an adequate response from the government as to how we replace European funds that will now be lost to my constituency and the rest of the North East, including Trade Tariff protection measures against dumped Chinese Steel.»

Connecticut's legal conflicts with the federal government over air quality issues escalated again last weekwhen the state joined New York in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce ozone pollution rules.

While some might disagree with his assertion — particularly about the state government, with Albany being known as a hotbed of corruption and political indictments — Mr. de Blasio cited entities like the city and state comptrollers and the city's Campaign Finance Board, Conflicts of Interest Board, and Department of Investigation as strong protections against corruption.

«I only hope Nigeria is not being systematically returning to the colonial days when the law of sedition was used to jail many of those who fought for our independence or the era of Buhari's military regime, when the notorious Public Officers (Protection Against False Accusation) Decree 4 of 1984 was used to jail Tunde Thompson and Nduka Irabor, both of The Guardian newspapers for publishing what the government termed as false.

Internet providers have been secretly asked by the Government to make it appear they are offering greater protection against children accessing internet pornography purely for political benefit, according to a leaked letter.

For example, Schneiderman's office created a «Taxpayer Protection Bureau» to more diligently root out abuses, fraud, and theft committed against taxpayers whether it be through fraud in government programs, investments, or contracts.

They were asked what types of guns they owned; reasons for ownership (protection, recreation, as collector's items); their attitudes on gun policies, such as bans, arming teachers and violence against the government; and the sources of violence, ranging from God's absence in public schools to media violence to insufficient mental health screening and background checks.

The court must offer protection under the law, including in cases against the government.

They also say stronger «public interest» protections are urgently needed: stricter conflict of interest rules in both academia and the government, and prohibitions against commercial ghostwriting and corporate control of statistical analysis and raw data.

Our findings also show that reaching the UK government's target of 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity may offer some protection against the harmful effects of prolonged sedentary time.»

In Season 6 of Homeland, Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) is back in the US on the streets of New York, fighting for the protection of civil liberties and against the abuse of power within the government.

Abstract: More than twenty years of statelessness and related insecurity, including the proliferation of armed groups, the fragmentation of politics along clan - based lines, economic disruption and large scale population displacement, have had dire consequences on the rights and protection of women and young girls in Somalia; resulting in an increase in gendered patterns of violence as disillusioned and armed young men have been turning against women and girls with impunity.Implicated are Africa Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers, government soldiers and some men within Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu, with allegations that tantamount to protector turning to perpetrator and exploiter.

His books include The Case Against the Employee Free Choice Act (Hoover 2009); Supreme Neglect: How to Revive the Constitutional Protection of Property Rights (Oxford 2008); Antitrust Decrees in Theory and Practice: Why Less is More (AEI 2007); Overdose: How Excessive Government Regulation Stifles Pharmaceutical Innovation (Yale University Press.

Yugos have performed poorly in the government's crash tests; 1986 and 1987 models offered insufficient protection against head injuries.

While U.S. Treasury or government agency securities provide substantial protection against credit risk, they do not protect investors against price changes due to changing interest rates.

In the late 1970s, the federal government enacted the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in order to give consumers greater protections against abusive debt collection practices; to eliminate harassment within the debt collection industry.

Finally, if AIG had defaulted, Goldman Sachs would have been forced to bear the risk of further declines in the market value of the approximately $ 4.3 billion in CDOs that it transferred to the Maiden Lane III portfolio as well as approximately $ 5.5 billion for its credit default swaps that were not part of the Maiden Lane III portfolio; Maiden Lane III removed any risk for the $ 4.3 billion within that portfolio, and continued Government backing of AIG provided Goldman Sachs with ongoing protection against an AIG default on the remaining $ 5.5 billion.

Treasury Inflation - Protected Securities (TIPS) are a type of government bond that provides protection against inflation along with twice a year interest payments.

These protections also include protection against the denial of future utility service and of various government - granted licenses and permits.

In addition, remember that the protection the Social Security Act provides for Social Security benefits against creditors does not extend to the government or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).