Sentences with phrase «sought federal registration»

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Constantly concerned about alienating the southern wing of the Democratic Party, the Kennedys sought to channel the movement away from attacks on state segregation statutes, which, they claimed, were local conflicts in which federal authorities were powerless to intervene, and into voter registration efforts in which the national state could be of assistance.

Federal prosecution attorneys seek, and often gain, mandatory maximum fines and penalties under the law upon conviction, including lengthy prison terms, harsh fines, life - long criminal registration, and more.»

If the native title claimant application does not meet the conditions of the registration test, the applicant may seek either a reconsideration of the claim by the Tribunal or a review of the decision by the Federal Court.