Sentences with phrase «significant rulings in state»

The annual Haynes and Boone Securities Litigation Year in Review comments on significant securities - related decisions by the Supreme Court, federal appellate courts and district courts, notes key developments in SEC enforcement, and summarizes significant rulings in state law fiduciary litigation against directors and officers of public companies.

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WASHINGTON, Nov 21 - New York State Attorney Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday said he has been investigating for six months who posted significant numbers of fake comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission in its review of net neutrality rules.

The United States Chamber of Commerce has also objected to his Buy American stance, claiming that whenever the government has enacted domestic sourcing rules in the past, «the resulting experience has been higher overall construction costs, increased compliance burdens, reduced competition, and disruption of supply chains without significant American job creation.»

Just yesterday, I was at a tribunal, where a judge ruled in my favour stating exceptional circumstances and if things were to have continued as they had been it would have represented significant risk to my health.

A campaign to unseat eight state Democratic senators, members of a renegade group that has helped empower Republicans to rule the Senate in Albany, received a significant boost from the NYC comptroller, Scott Stringer.

«This ruling, the most significant abortion decision in a generation, puts states on notice that they can not adopt restrictions that unduly burden or deny a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.»

A ruling over the summer barred Abercrombie from transferring more than $ 900,000 in his federal campaign account into a state account for governor, a decision that handed Hannemann a significant financial edge.

An independent agency appointed by the legislature, the IDA is not bound by home - rule considerations, but has frequently stated in the past that it would not approve such deals with significant local opposition.

Another aspect of the plan that is likely to see significant airing in future hearings is the rule's «outside the fence line» approach, which allows states to look beyond power plant modifications to demand - side efficiency and the adoption of renewable energy when controlling greenhouse gas emissions.

The most significant ruling, noticed nationwide, came in November, 2006, in CFE v. State of New York (III), a lawsuit of 13 years» duration.

States including California, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, and Nebraska have ruled out state takeovers for schools in restructuring, because either state law does not permit it or the state department of education lacks the capacity to manage a significant number of schools.

In what experts are calling the most significant court test to date of the concept of «comparable worth,» a federal district judge ruled this month that the state of Washington was guilty of wage discrimination in paying women employees less than men performing similar kinds of worIn what experts are calling the most significant court test to date of the concept of «comparable worth,» a federal district judge ruled this month that the state of Washington was guilty of wage discrimination in paying women employees less than men performing similar kinds of worin paying women employees less than men performing similar kinds of work.

While the draft rules generally adhere closely to the language in the law, federal officials tried to reassure states and districts, both in that document and in a July 24 letter, that they still have «significant flexibility» in meeting the measure's accountability provisions.

And in a landmark ruling, the Kansas Supreme Court has ordered the state to address significant shortfalls in how its public schools are funded, citing low academic achievement by black, Hispanic, and low - income students as among the deciding factors.

Some of these schools are adding significant numbers of new students and new grades each year, and there are limitations in both the state data due to redaction rules that impact certain grades and subjects, and the Northwest Evaluation Association's Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) data, since we don't test all grades in every school.

From the abstract: Authors of this report find that «within the 30 states that [still] require student learning measures to be at least a significant factor in teacher evaluations, state guidance and rules in most states allow teachers to be rated effective even if they receive low scores on the student learning component of the evaluation.»

addressed to U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, requesting that the U.S. Department of Education stay on track to implement new data tracking rules that would standardize how states identify school districts with «significant disproportionality,» or high rates of students from particular racial or ethnic groups that are placed in restrictive settings or are subject to discipline.

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, A + Colorado, and 111 other organizations signed a letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, requesting that the U.S. Department of Education stay on track to implement new data tracking rules that would standardize how states identify school districts with «significant disproportionality,» or high rates of students from particular racial or ethnic groups that are placed in restrictive settings or are subject to discipline.

On disproportionality, the federal office found that while the state's existing disparity index could be an appropriate step in determining significant disproportionality in special education and related services,» they ruled it was also inconsistent with federal rules.

A ruling that state Blaine Amendments may not be used to deny religious options in education would have a significant impact far beyond special education.

The proposed rule would require states to assess whether disparities in the treatment of students with disabilities have become significant; if so, districts must set aside a specific amount of funding to provide comprehensive, coordinated, early intervening services.

(1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $ 100 million or more, or adversely affect a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or communities in a material way (also referred to as an «economically significant» rule);

The Humane Society of the United States applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture for announcing a proposed rule that contains significant reforms to end the cruel practice of horse soring — in which caustic chemicals, chains, hard objects, cutting and other gruesome techniques are used to injure the front legs and hooves of Tennessee walking horses, racking horses and related breeds.

Even with a tighter timetable, given all the steps involved in promulgating and implementing such a significant rule, including state - level implementation and likely Supreme Court litigation, at least two consecutive Democratic terms would be necessary to make it effective.

While far from perfect, the proposal is one of the most significant environmental rules proposed by the United States in recent history and is seen by many as a step in the right direction, as coal - fired power plants account for nearly 40 % of all US carbon emissions.

This ruling also jeopardizes the climate change pact that the United States signed last December, because the provisions of the CPP were used by the Obama administration to prove that our country would be taking significant actions in restricting power plant emissions, and the other nations should follow suit in agreeing to limit their emissions.

• Applicants who are required to establish rehabilitation under Rule 3 - 13 «so as to ascertain whether they displayed any malice or ill feeling towards those who were compelled to bring about the proceeding leading to the need to establish rehabilitation;» • Applicants with a history of substance abuse / dependence «so as to ascertain whether they discussed or posted photographs of any recent substance abuse;» • Applicants with «significant candor concerns» including not telling the truth on employment applications or resumes; • Applicants with a history of unlicensed practice of law (UPL) allegations; • Applicants who have worked as a certified legal intern, reported self - employment in a legal field, or reported employment as an attorney pending admission «to ensure that these applicants are not holding themselves out as attorneys;» • Applicants who have positively responded to Item 27 of the bar application disclosing «involvement in an organization advocating the overthrow of a government in the United States to find out if they are still involved in any related activities.»

Whatever the outcome — which is perhaps predictable — the Court's ruling will have a significant influence on the place of religion in public life and on how the relationship between religion and the state should be structured to reflect the aims of fairness and mutual respect envisaged in the Convention.

The Civil Procedure Rules had introduced significant changes in relation to costs, both as to substance and nomenclature, but there was nothing in them which qualified the position as stated in Segalov.

Hence, it may be expected that the Court's ruling might also have significant effects on the liability of network operators in other Member States where uncertainty persists as to the liability for injunctions and their related costs.

In the first federal court ruling (PDF) concerning attempts by city and state jurisdictions to regulate the use of drones, a judge denied a requirement by a city near Boston regarding local registration and significant bans on where and how low they can fly.

However, as we previously wrote in an article for the New York Legal Ethics Reporter, these attempts have been met with significant resistance by bar regulators and ethics committees largely owing to the current state of the law and ethics rules.

Rupert has very considerable experience in the application of the procurement and state aid rules, and has been instructed in a significant proportion of recent high - profile procurement litigation before the UK courts, including the Edenred and EnergySolutions appeals at trial and in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

In the offshore arena, the decision of the US Supreme Court in Pasquantino v US (2005) 125 S Ct 1766 that a scheme to defraud a foreign government of tax revenue violates the US wire fraud statute providing there is a US link — despite the revenue rule, a common law doctrine prohibiting US courts from enforcing a foreign state's domestic tax infrastructure — is highly significanIn the offshore arena, the decision of the US Supreme Court in Pasquantino v US (2005) 125 S Ct 1766 that a scheme to defraud a foreign government of tax revenue violates the US wire fraud statute providing there is a US link — despite the revenue rule, a common law doctrine prohibiting US courts from enforcing a foreign state's domestic tax infrastructure — is highly significanin Pasquantino v US (2005) 125 S Ct 1766 that a scheme to defraud a foreign government of tax revenue violates the US wire fraud statute providing there is a US link — despite the revenue rule, a common law doctrine prohibiting US courts from enforcing a foreign state's domestic tax infrastructure — is highly significant.

The rule in most states is that one should not solicit «professional employment from a prospective client when a significant motive for the lawyer's doing so is the lawyer's pecuniary gain.»

-LSB-...] It is that legislature's task to ensure that the national rules on limitation in criminal matters do not lead to impunity in a significant number of cases of serious VAT fraud, or are more severe for accused persons in cases of fraud affecting the financial interests of the Member State concerned than in those affecting the financial interests of the European Union» (para 41).

We also have significant experience in administrative and other regulatory litigation, including agency rule challenges, regulatory investigations under state and federal false claims acts and unfair trade practice statutes, and defending clients in related individual and class action civil suits.

69 The headscarf issue achieved significant prominence in 2003, when the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that teachers could wear headscarves, as this did not in principle impede the values of the Constitution, but that individual states were free to prohibit public school teachers from wearing headscarves as they saw fit within their own borders.

For example, the rules in state and local jurisdictions vary regarding how background information can be searched and reported, with potentially significant impact on timing.

In a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) raised concerns that the proposed rule «Definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act» would have «direct, significant effects» on small businesses.

Under current rules certain correspondence courses would be phased out, requiring licensees in certain parts of the state to travel a significant distance in order to be able to take these courses.

In 2013, VR's proprietary forms underwent significant revisions to reflect changes in state and federal laws and in new rules developed by the Vermont Real Estate CommissioIn 2013, VR's proprietary forms underwent significant revisions to reflect changes in state and federal laws and in new rules developed by the Vermont Real Estate Commissioin state and federal laws and in new rules developed by the Vermont Real Estate Commissioin new rules developed by the Vermont Real Estate Commission.