Legal advice and support for individuals who are
seeking access to Government social programs
We are pleased to announce the 25th anniversary of the Utah Freedom of Information Hotline — a firm - sponsored pro bono service that provides free legal assistance to Utah journalists and members of the public
seeking access to government records, meetings, and judicial proceedings.
For example, in cases dealing with criminal procedure, civil rights, First Amendment, due process, privacy and attorneys, decisions would be considered liberal when they come down on the side of a criminal defendant, a civil rights claimant, a person
seeking access to government information, or anyone identified as an underdog.
Not exact matches
If unchecked, Moody's believes that the risk of the
government losing
access to private debt markets on affordable terms and needing
to seek direct support from the EFSF / ESM will continue
to rise.
At least some individuals
seeking a security clearance from the US
government in order
to access classified information may have
to report their bitcoin holdings prior
to approval, according
to an email obtained by ETHNews.
The Canadian
government must also take concrete steps
to ensure that people who are harmed by Canadian companies overseas have the opportunity
to seek justice in Canada through a mining ombudsperson and
access to Canadian courts.
But
to what extent are such arguments justified versus simply justification for
seeking preferential
access to subsidized
government finance and other forms of support?
Throughout South Asia, improvements
to market
access conditions and the removal of trade impediments for Australian beef & sheepmeat are also continually
sought, through building and maintaining strong relationships with in - market industry and
government agencies.
The simplest approach
to funding - direct funding by your municipality, a
government agency, or by the state (e.g., state department of public health, school department budget), or through a
government grant - may be all that is needed, particularly if you are
seeking to start a Community
Access Defibrillation Program (CAD) serving your entire community, or a significant segment, such as the public schools.
«However laudable the aim, we need
to make sure that increasing
access to government held information for those with a legitimate need
to know does not also open the door
to those who
seek to buy, beguile or barter their way
to information that is rightly denied
to them in law.»
Asked
to clarify the position, Starmer told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that his party wanted
to know the
government's plans for areas including future
access to the EU's single market, but would not
seek to vote down the triggering of article 50.
The CBI's director - general John Cridland called it a «clear signal from the
government that it is
seeking to address aspects of
access to finance for smaller businesses, including the cost of lending».
She serves as a one - stop shop for those who are
seeking more information about how
to access various
government services.
We will
seek to expand the partnerships with local municipalities and provide tools for the public that allow them
to easily
access services and engage with their county
government.
«The Federal
Government has a constitutional and statutory obligation
to contribute
to the eradication of corrupt practices and abuse of power, ensure proper organization and maintenance of all information in its custody in a manner that facilitates public
access to such information, and make readily this available
to applicants whenever it is
sought.»
Initial reports that the
Government wants
to change how private communications data can be stored and
accessed have rightly caused great concern, not least amongst Liberal Democrat activists and Parliamentarians who all
seek to safeguard civil liberties from erosion...
Initial reports that the
Government wants
to change how private communications data can be stored and
accessed have rightly caused great concern, not least amongst Liberal Democrat activists and Parliamentarians who all
seek to safeguard civil liberties from erosion by state surveillance.
Last year alone, we defeated 400,000 hostile email attacks on the
government's secure network, which can range from cyber espionage when perpetrators
seek to access our secure systems
to snoop for sensitive data,
to attacks designed
to undermine or even shut down vital networks.
Another relief being
sought by the plaintiff is a declaration that the «ratification by Parliament of the supposed agreement between Ghana and the
Government of United States of America on Defence Cooperation, the Status of United States Forces, and
Access to and use of agreed facilities and areas in the Republic of Ghana (hereinafter referred
to as Defence Co-operation Agreement) on March 24, 2018, when the supposed agreement had not been executed by the President or person authorized by the President as provided for by Article 75 of the 1992 constitution, is contrary
to the said Article 75 of the 1992 constitution and same is null and void.»
Ms Rudd
sought to stress the distinction between the
government's illegal immigration clampdown and treatment of legal British citizens in the Windrush generation, who came
to the UK decades ago but who have have faced threats of deportation and loss of
access to public services.
Government and other health policy - makers should acknowledge the importance of providing postnatal care check - ups for mothers and babies, invest more and
seek to increase
access to postnatal care services, for example, by reducing user fees at point of care, Langlois said.
Specifically, according
to Dezenhall's suggestions in a memo
to the publishers that they should «develop simple messages (e.g., Public
access equals
government censorship; Scientific journals preserve the quality / pedigree of science;
government seeking to nationalize science and be a publisher) for use by Coalition members.»
If, in future, the U.S.
government sought to shut down or limit Internet
access, similar workarounds would crop up, and they would grow more sophisticated as the regulatory methods became more extreme — a «weapons race,» Lehr called it.
The Safe and Inclusive Schools Initiative will be available
to all ACT schools,
government and non-
government run, who
seek access to it.
Since the end of Sri Lanka's civil war in 2009, the
government and major international organizations
seek new ways
to improve education
access and quality for the tea plantation community.
By using the threat of effectively denying the children of military personnel
access to public education, the bill
seeks to force the federal
government either
to increase its impact - aid payments
to districts or
to establish separate schools, with full federal funding, on the bases.
His own ambition
to learn drove Purley
to enroll in HGSE's Education Policy and Management (EPM) Program, where he
sought a deeper understanding of the
government's influence on K — 12 funding, and how inequities in funding relate
to disparities in graduation rates and
access.
Since 2002, the
government has
sought to achieve increased and equitable
access to quality education at all levels through a variety of policy decisions, initiatives, and programs.
These bills provide a roadmap for state policymakers
seeking to fight
government interference within the patient - provider relationship, promote women - centered approaches in the provision of abortion and other reproductive health care services, and enact legislation that emphasizes the need
to expand
access to abortion.
Sunshine Week
seeks to enlighten and empower people
to play an active role in their
government at all levels, and
to give them
access to information that makes their lives better and their communities stronger.
As
governments seek to protect their networks against cyber attacks, they are frequently constrained by laws designed
to protect privacy, citizens» rights
to access information and employee rights.
Ms Jodhan
sought a declaration under section 18.1 of the Federal Courts Act that the standards implemented by the federal
government for providing visually impaired Canadians with
access to government information and services on the Internet, and the way in which those standards are implemented, denied her equal
access to government information and services, and thereby violated her rights under section 15 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms... [more]
Finally, where an Ontario lawyer
seeks to represent a client in
accessing a remedy prescribed under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement agreement announced by the federal
government in 2006, he or she is expected
to comply with the Law Society's «Guidelines for Lawyers acting in aboriginal Residential School Cases.»
This promise can be required as a condition of granting certain kinds of
access (so long as the
government isn't constitutionally required
to provide
access to its record systems, it can require those
seeking records
to accept certain conditions in exchange for
access).
Service Canada is a starting point for individuals
seeking to access federal
government services and benefits, such as employment insurance and passports.
Is it the job of
government to ensure that all those
seeking to access and enforce their legal rights are able
to do so, whether through legal aid programs or advocacy services?
Alternatively, a commitment was made in the preamble as the legislation reads, ``... the
Government of Canada has committed
to develop non-legislative measures that would support the improvement of a full range of options for end - of - life care, respect the personal convictions of health care providers and explore other situations — each having unique implications — in which a person may
seek access to medical assistance in dying, namely situations giving rise
to requests by mature minors, advance requests and requests where mental illness is the sole underlying medical condition...»
The Henley Passport Index is relevant
to anyone
seeking to strengthen their level of
access as well as
to governments trying
to understand their passport power in a global context,» concludes Morshead.
Such restrictions may set a dangerous precedent, as
governments seek to gain more and more
access to an individual's personal and private data.
Such concerns have for example led
to a lawsuit where the
government sought to be granted
access to a cryptocurrency exchange in the US.
Many
governments around the world, motivated either by puritanism or protectionism, have
sought to prevent online gambling operators»
access to their markets by blocking website domains and, somewhat more effectively, by targeting operators»
access to traditional payment processing channels.
District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Robert Morin ruled today that DreamHost must comply with federal prosecutors» narrowed warrant
seeking communications and records about an Inauguration Day protest website: disruptj20.org; but they will have
to present the court with a «minimization plan» that includes the names of all
government investigators who will have
access to the data and a list of all the methods that they will be using
to search the evidence.
Rather, the relevant
government agencies provide
to those who are
seeking access to records advice on counsellors (which may be either or both private and state funded) that may be contacted.
It is understood that this officer has also provided a point of entry
to government held records for Indigenous people
seeking access to them.
It's often beneficial
to seek advice about your financial situation, and about how your change of circumstances affects your
access to government benefits.
Speaking at the ITIF event, Jessica Drake, an attorney in the FTC's Bureau of Competition who has played a role in multiple investigations related
to real estate platforms, said despite the role the MLS industry plays in aggregating and providing
access to listing information, she did not think the
government would
seek to regulate the industry as a public utility.
«Obviously unable
to charge the consumer for the goods or
access to the shelves or use of the premises it will be necessary
to seek government assistance
to replenish the shelves and maintain the business,» he continues.