Sentences with phrase «public access law»

Both solutions will occur because the power of the news media and of the internet, interacting, will quickly make widely known these types of information, the cumulative effect of which will force governments and the courts to act: (1) the situations of the thousands of people whose lives have been ruined because they could not obtain the help of a lawyer; (2) the statistics as to the increasing percentages of litigants who are unrepresented and clogging the courts, causing judges to provide more public warnings; (3) the large fees that some lawyers charge; (4) increasing numbers of people being denied Legal Aid and court - appointed lawyers; (5) the many years that law societies have been unsuccessful in coping with this problem which continues to grow worse; (6) people prosecuted for «the unauthorized practice of law» because they tried to help others desperately in need of a lawyer whom they couldn't afford to hire; (7) that there is no truly effective advertising creating competition among law firms that could cause them to lower their fees; (8) that law societies are too comfortably protected by their monopoly over the provision of legal services, which is why they might block the expansion of the paralegal profession, and haven't effectively innovated with electronic technology and new infrastructure so as to be able to solve this problem; (9) that when members of the public access the law society website they don't see any reference to the problem that can assure them that something effective is being done and, (10) in order for the rule of law, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the whole of Canada's constitution be able to operate effectively and command sufficient respect, the majority of the population must be able to obtain a lawyer at reasonable cost.

A diet high in fermented dairy products and low in sugar helps residents maintain nutritional health, while a Right of Public Access law written into their constitution gives all Swedish people the right to enjoy outdoor spaces, both public and private.

Their records often aren't subject to public access laws; CCA has fought to defeat legislation that would make private prisons subject to the same disclosure rules as their public counterparts.

The SFA website allows users to search for and download filings made available in accordance with Indiana's public access laws.

Not exact matches

Witness: Starbucks closing its stores for bias training; Atlanta - based Delta eliminating discounts for NRA members; North Carolina's business elite rising up in opposition to a law limiting transgender access to public bathrooms.

The court's decision will allow more room for innovation, and consumers will have more choices to determine for themselves how they access and experience the internet,» Verizon's general counsel of public policy, law and security, Randal Milch, said after the ruling was handed down.

You acknowledge, consent and agree that we may access, preserve, and disclose your registration and any other information you provide if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce this Agreement; (c) respond to claims of a violation of the rights of third - parties; (d) respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of The Defense Alliance of Minnesota, The Defense Alliance of Minnesota Affiliates, its users and the public.

Sustained national media attention on the shooting, emotional confrontations between politicians and survivors and their families, as well as a public - opinion shift in favor of stricter gun laws could spur Congress to do something to tighten access to guns.

Can technology solve the problem of giving law enforcement access to all encrypted communications without additional risks to the public?

The religious among us keep trying to chip away at the separation of church and state by making people recite the pledge of allegiance with the God clause, installing religious symbols and displays on public property, holding prayer breakfasts for politicians, berating the removal of prayer in public schools, trying to pass laws limiting women's access to birth control, and trying to get an amendment passed outlawing abortion (since in their view God creates a soul the moment a sperm enters an egg).

The evangelical - moralist sector has gained access to the White House, the Supreme Court, the Congress; it has a near - monopoly on mass media religion news, popular religion, the production of religious celebrities; it makes clear its positions on what it calls social issues, and is engaged in calling for constitutional amendments and new laws and in protests in the public squares.

No Jewish organization supported the Equal Access Act, which wrote the equal time principle into law and allowed religious students a platform from which to inject religion into the public high school environment.

To the extent permitted by law, we will disclose your information to government authorities or third parties if: (a) required to do so by law, or in response to a subpoena or court order; (b) we believe in our sole discretion that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect against fraud, to protect the property or other rights of us or other users, third parties or the public at large; or (c) we believe that you have abused the Sites or the Applications by using them to attack other systems or to gain unauthorized access to any other system, to engage in spamming or otherwise to violate applicable laws.

By using the Website you acknowledge and agree that Non-GMO Project may access, preserve, and disclose your Account Information and any Posted Content associated with that Account if required to do so by law or in a good - faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (b) enforce this Agreement, including the investigation of potential violations thereof, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues (including, without limitation, the filtering of spam), (d) respond to user support requests, or (e) protect the rights, property or safety of Non-GMO Project, its users and the public.

We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce the Terms, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of fanatix, its users and the public.

We may access and / or disclose your personal information if we believe such action is necessary to: (a) comply with the law or legal process served on Fantasy Labs; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Fantasy Labs (including the enforcement of our agreements); or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Fantasy Labs services or members of the public.

In January 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, finalized its updated nutritional standards for school meals in keeping with the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law No. 111 - 296), which reauthorized the school meal programs and placed an emphasis on the need to improve access to healthy foods in schools.

While the government in some limited cases can legitimately place restrictions on the public's right to access certain information, attempts of the Nigerian authorities to justify the total closure of information related to the names of public officials from whom funds were recovered on the basis of «ongoing criminal investigation» and «presumption of innocence goes far beyond the limitations allowed under international law, and would promote secret recoveries.»

Pediatricians are joining the «March for Our Lives» in downtown Buffalo Saturday morning, declaring gun violence a public health threat to children and demanding stricter gun laws and restricting children's access to guns.

New York State's Freedom of Information Law («FOIL»), codified as the Public Officers Law, Article 6, § § 84 - 90, allows members of the public the right to access government records, with certain Exceptions that are enumerated in § 8Public Officers Law, Article 6, § § 84 - 90, allows members of the public the right to access government records, with certain Exceptions that are enumerated in § 8public the right to access government records, with certain Exceptions that are enumerated in § 87 (2).

Their backgrounds include urban planning, tenant engagement, public authority law and accessing federal funding.

Based upon the legislative intent to promote open government and public accountability for governmental actions, Freedom of Information Law provides a means of access to the records of government, with certain Exceptions that are enumerated in Public Officers Law § 8public accountability for governmental actions, Freedom of Information Law provides a means of access to the records of government, with certain Exceptions that are enumerated in Public Officers Law § 8Public Officers Law § 87 (2).

New York State's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) has guaranteed public access to many types of government records since 1974.

«Thank you, Governor Cuomo, for signing this common sense law that should make it easier for people to get access to public records.

The law expanded the definition of prohibited assault weapons — which is the part that has most irked sheriffs — as well as raised the penalties for illegal possession of firearms, required mental health checks, and limited the public's access to records of those who have gun permits.

New York State must repeal existing marijuana laws as many other states have done, otherwise New Yorkers will still be subjected to biased enforcement and needless loss of access to student loans, subsidized housing and other public benefits, and, for non-citizens, the risk of detention and deportation.»

The new law requires public and private colleges to adopt a set of comprehensive procedures and guidelines, including a uniform definition of affirmative consent, a statewide amnesty policy, and expanded access to law enforcement to ensure the safety of all students attending colleges in New York State.

The current Sheriff's Office building will also be demolished to make room for the DCJTC and a 48,000 square foot Law Enforcement Center, with enhanced design efficiency and greater public access will be built in former Taylor Manufacturing building which the County purchased in 2014.

May 2018: NYS AFL - CIO Pres. Mario Cilento on the new NYS law that increases access to and protects union membership in NYS public sector workplaces.

Back in 1985, the NY Post's Fred Dicker requested access to the Assembly Democrats» daily private confab, and lawmakers responded by rewriting the Open Meetings Law to provide explicit, blanket authority for legislators to conference outside the public eye «to discuss anything including a matter of public business, notwithstanding the member of staff or guests.»

«These provisions make clear that Indiana businesses are permitted by law to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression in matters including housing, employment, and access to public accommodations.»

In Buffalo, Mayor Byron Brown made new appointments to the city's housing authority and their backgrounds include urban planning, tenant engagement, public authority law and accessing federal funding.

Public access is the law and it's necessary for New Yorkers to see how they're spending our money.

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That hasn't led other similar nonprofits to comply with the provisions of the state's public - access laws.

Other laws are designed to affect those who interpret them, such as the provision that takes effect Feb. 26 that creates a rotating schedule of courts to hold off - hours arraignments in counties outside of New York City to ensure that stakeholders — including judges, prosecutors and public defenders — are not strained by nighttime arrests and the poor, particularly in sparsely populated counties, have access to adequate representation.

In the suit, they argue that the bill was only able to pass because state officials violated Open Meeting Laws, the senate suspended rules to prevent people from speaking, lobbyists and public advocates were denied access to the Senate chamber, and the Governor unjustifiably issued a message of necessity on the bill.

By submitting information to us you acknowledge, consent and agree that United Way of the Southern Tier, Inc., may access, read, preserve and disclose the personal information you provide to us as a donor, along with your usage history, submitted messages or data and similar information regarding your use of the website in order to: (a) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; (b) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; (c) respond to your requests for customer service; (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of United Way of the Southern Tier, Inc., its visitors, or the public, (e) where we sell any or all our business assets; or (f) as otherwise set forth herein.

Its charter is to «review all city information policies, including but not limited to, policies regarding public access to city produced or maintained information, particularly, computerized information; (ii) the quality, structure, and costs to the public of such information; (iii) agency compliance with the various notice, comment, and hearing provisions of the charter and other laws applicable to city agencies; and (iv) the usefulness and availability of city documents, reports, and publications.»

The Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, Article 6)(FOIL) grants members of the public access to the records of government in accordance with its proviPublic Officers Law, Article 6)(FOIL) grants members of the public access to the records of government in accordance with its provipublic access to the records of government in accordance with its provisions.

A newly released audit shows that some government agencies across Tennessee are making it difficult for citizens to access public records and are even violating state law.

The language also amends Section 1854 of the Public Authorities Law to authorize NYSERDA to provide grants for prewiring and access to a pool of generators administered by NYSERDA.

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton defended his department's decision to cut off public access to officers» personnel data, saying that the decades - old practice of disclosing that information was a «lapse in oversight on our part» and violated state law.

Since there is no single standard for the whole nation, the public and even the media are ignorant about ballot access laws.

By writing Town Hall transparency into law we can make certain every citizen gets open and equal access to information about local public expenditure.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law on Wednesday a new bill that gives the public better access to an anti-heroin-overdose drug.

«Through this first in the nation public - private partnership, we will fight to ensure all immigrants have access to their rights under the law and that New York continues to be a beacon of hope and opportunity for all.»

Together, these provisions make clear that Indiana businesses are permitted by law to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression in matters including housing, employment, and access to public accommodations.

I am a mediator for the dispute resolution center in Kingston, teach negotiation at the SUNY Lifetime Learning Institute, at my expense created and hosted 19 public access TV interviews («Hello New Paltz Show»), serve on the Mohonk Preserve's Strategic Communications Committee and am the only state certified Lemon Law Arbitrator in the county.

WOODSTOCK >> Disputes involving the Woodstock Library brought state Committee on Open Government Executive Director Robert Freeman to the town Wednesday for a discussion of state law providing for open meetings and public access to records.