Sentences with phrase «recent federal case»

The plaintiff in the recent federal case was a man who took a job as a projects manager in 2008.

The court has yet to step in, but a recent federal case out of Pennsylvania illustrates the growing controversy around the issue.

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Apple has been casting itself as a protector of user privacy in recent years, particularly earlier this year when it battled the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a high - profile case involving accessing encrypted data stored on an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists.

In one recent cases a Baltimore man is facing federal charges of identity theft and bank fraud after he used personal information of at least three nursing home residents to open multiple credit card accounts without their permission.

Bailey said that the IP transfer won't affect the recent Texas federal court case.

In a recent court case, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Justice is prohibited from using federal funds to prosecute businesses who operate within state laws regarding medical marijuana.

Each member of the Audit Committee shall meet the independence standards and expertise requirements of the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and rules promulgated thereunder, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA), and other applicable laws and regulations, in each case, as of the Firm's most recent annual meeting.

The federal government failed to make its case that something about trading stocks and bonds and derivatives has changed so fundamentally in recent times that Ottawa must now step in.

«In light of the continued solid performance of the labor market and our outlook for economic activity and inflation, I believe the case for an increase in the federal funds rate has strengthened in recent months,» Yellen said in prepared remarks to a central bankers conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo..

In this most recent case the City of Burnaby was trying to get the support of the Supreme Court of British Columbia for an issue that it had already lost before the NEB and which, to put it in neutral terms, had failed to attract the interest of the Federal Court of Appeal.

Federal prosecutors are weighing whether to bring criminal charges against members of the WikiLeaks organization, taking a second look at a 2010 leak of diplomatic cables and military documents and investigating whether the group bears criminal responsibility for the more recent revelation of sensitive CIA cyber-tools, according to people familiar with the case.

An Indian generic drug company on Monday urged a federal appeals court to reconsider a recent decision that revived a patent infringement case against Google LLC, saying the ruling could spur «vexatious lawsuits» by makers of brand - name pharmaceutical products.

According to the Federal Court's recent decision in Taseko Mines Ltd v Canada (Environment), «a project of such magnitude as the one considered in the present case [an open - pit gold and copper mine in British Columbia] will likely have impacts in areas of both provincial and federal responsibility.Federal Court's recent decision in Taseko Mines Ltd v Canada (Environment), «a project of such magnitude as the one considered in the present case [an open - pit gold and copper mine in British Columbia] will likely have impacts in areas of both provincial and federal responsibility.federal responsibility.»

1)[The recent decisions of federal district judges Nicholas Garaufis and Shira Scheindlin in cases involving the New York City Fire and Police Departments HIGHLIGHTS....]

A Manhattan federal judge ripped a lewd West Point exercise chant, which compares women to statues being broken by penises, in a recent sex - discrimination case.

The recent decisions of federal district judges Nicholas Garaufis and Shira Scheindlin in cases involving the New York City Fire and Police Departments highlights the importance of the Senate's role in recommending federal judges to the President and in confirming judges who are neutral arbiters of disputes.

The Justice Department said in a statement, «After carefully considering the Supreme Court's recent decision and the principles of federal prosecution, we have made the decision not to pursue the case further.»

Grandeau says despite the rampant corruption, all of the cases against lawmakers in recent years have stemmed from federal prosecutions, not state ethics authorities.

Lawyers for former state Senate leader Dean Skelos told a federal appeals court in Manhattan that the recent decision reversing the corruption conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has strengthened Skelos» case for same treatment.

According to a recent filing in the federal case, prosecutors have sought records from more than a dozen individuals, companies and campaign accounts that were not named in a 2016 indictment that alleged key officials and developers were involved in rigging bids for some of the state's biggest projects.

This new round of letters to U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni, which began in the second week in August and continued until a few days ago, was prompted by a recent decision by another federal judge in Manhattan on an unrelated case.

Executive branch agencies have settled dozens of sexual harassment cases involving federal workers in recent years, but the resulting taxpayer - funded payments are shrouded in mystery.

Lawyers for former state Senate leader Dean Skelos told a federal appeals court in Manhattan on Monday that the recent decision reversing the corruption conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has strengthened Skelos» case for same treatment.

Federal prosecutors argue in court papers that former state Sen. John Sampson doesn't deserve a new trial despite the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in the case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Because much of the state's tax code is based on the federal law, big changes included in the recent tax overhaul in Washington will have significant and in some cases unforeseen effects on the state's own tax code.

But the mayor appears to have benefited from a high burden of proof for federal corruption cases — made higher by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision — and from the legal advice of his campaign attorney, who structured the Senate contributions to conform to the letter, if not the spirit, of state fundraising laws.

In addition, two sources who asked not to be identified but who are familiar with the case, say subpoenas connected to a federal grand jury probing Pigeon have also been issued in recent days.

The Manganos - Venditto case is the latest to go to trial as the result of recent investigations into political corruption on Long Island by Eastern District federal prosecutors, the FBI and IRS.

The Manganos - Venditto case is the latest to go to trial as the result of recent investigations into political corruption on Long Island by Eastern District federal prosecutors.

Grandeau says that, despite the rampant corruption, all of the cases against lawmakers in recent years have stemmed from federal prosecutions, not state ethics authorities.

The recent case of Leadership Newspapers vs. Federal Government shows us how far we have come.

However, «[a] ttorneys are urging caution in evaluating the strength of [the] case,» which «bears some similarities, they say, to other recent cases involving Chinese American or Chinese defendants in which federal prosecutors abruptly dropped charges because of improper analysis or insufficient evidence.»

The case bears some similarities, they say, to other recent cases involving Chinese American or Chinese defendants in which federal prosecutors abruptly dropped charges because of improper analysis or insufficient evidence.

But many projects come under public and federal scrutiny — the recent fracas over gene therapy trials is a case in point (Science, 24 March, p. 2163), often because the manner in which they were conducted led to concerns over the safety of the recruited participants or the protection of their confidentiality.

But as the recent court case shows, it is not sturdy enough to support a multimillion - dollar, decades - long federal research program.

The challenge takes on even more urgency with recent developments, including a federal administration now more open to exploring the potential of stem cells, the recent FDA approval of a human trial involving embryonic stem cells, as well as the reported case of a young boy who developed a brain tumor four years after receiving a stem - cell treatment for a rare genetic disorder.

Grindr has asked a federal judge to throw out a recent case brought against the online dating service.

Those cases alone could cost the Social Security system $ 450 million, according to a recent federal audit.

The recent debate over the reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is a case in point.

Sex Discrimination / Sexual Harassment This program will address recent state and federal cases concerning gender discrimination and sexual harassment claims by staff and students.

The decision is one of several in recent months by federal appeals courts grappling with cases involving students who create Web pages ridiculing school administrators or fellow students.

Another recent case comes to light in which a consumer discharged his federal student loans in bankruptcy.

In a recent case (see blog post), a federal court ruled that the debt buyer collection agency could not charge interest from the date of charge off with the original creditor.

In a recent case, a federal jury awarded a woman over $ 18 million dollars because of errors on her credit report.

Under the heading of «wow that was fast,» I've already received a response from the Federal Trade Commission to their recent loss in a Texas Federal Court in their case filed against Freedom Financial Processing, Debt Professionals...

Dozens of other recent studies reached similar conclusions — including peer - reviewed case studies and research by academics, government and industry, as well as state and federal regulatory reviews.

But a separate federal judge who is hearing the Marin and San Mateo case, Vince Chhabria, was somewhat skeptical at a recent hearing about the oil industry's arguments.

The question of whether corporations have constitutional rights is central to the Supreme Court's recent campaign finance case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

The data suggests he was barely exaggerating: According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. attorneys prosecuted 162,000 federal cases in 2010, the most recent year for which we have data.

Their lawsuit contends that the new decision to look at trophy hunting on case - by - case basis should be thrown out because it goes against a recent federal appeals court ruling requiring a public comment period on new rules.