Sentences with phrase «stricter laws against»

This week AAA announced it was asking members to push the 2012 Florida legislature to adopt stricter laws against texting and driving.

The groups said there should be stricter laws against pay to play, where companies with business before government, or in competition for state contracts, would be restricted from giving large campaign contributions to politicians.

At 1:30 p.m., Sen. David Carlucci, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack, and Clarkstown residents are hosting a press conference to call for stricter laws against sex offenders, Nella Di Nuovo Daycare, 66 Lenox Ave., Congers.

Unlikely that would happen if there are strict laws against religion infiltrating our government run systems.

In Arizona, there are strict laws against DUIs that may result in jail time, forfeiture of your driver's license, fees, increased insurance expenses, community service time, suspension from school and possibly ignition interlock devices (IIDs).

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The panel manufacturer, which operates a production facility in Oregon hopes the president's call for strict enforcement of U.S. trade laws will give it, as well as other domestic panel companies, a better chance against Chinese competition.

A key reason for this is because a number of China's main commercial partners in South America have strict laws, sometimes including constitutional restrictions, against importing foreign labor.

But Mr. Trump, eager to showcase his tough stance against unfair trade practices, plans to sign two executive orders on Friday that will lay the groundwork for new policies and stricter enforcement of trade laws.

See «SEC Commissioner Speaks Out Against Trend Toward Strict Liability for Compliance Personnel,» The Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol.

Also, do you suggest this blog is David's way of rebelling against «legalism» or strict doctrine, precise laws and rules?

In its most recent resolution on the subject, the Episcopal Church declared in July 1988 that hard - core pornography abuses the self - images of women, children and men, and urged congregations to support then — Attorney General Edwin Meese's report with its call for stricter and tougher enforcement of already existing laws against pornography.

Bhatti, who was Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, was well known for campaigning against the nation's strict blasphemy law and lobbying for the rights of religious minorities.

Trump told governors gathered in D.C. that he would take action to ban the sale of bump stocks without Congress, and said it's «OK» to push back against the NRA «every once as a while,» as the powerful gun lobbying group fights calls to enact stricter gun control laws after the shooting.

The addition to New York's already strict gun laws aims to keep dangerous weapons away from people with histories of violence against their partners.

Cuomo's written a letter to college students, informing of them of their rights to nondiscrimination, and putting them on notice that the state will enforce its «strict laws» against hate crimes.

This year, the governor downplayed the issue, listing it with a number of other steps he wants to take, including stricter penalties against bribery, creating an independent agency to police campaign filing violations and greater disclosure by lawmakers of their private law clients who have business before the state.

And he's written a letter to the state's college students, informing of them of their rights to nondiscrimination, and putting them on notice that the state will enforce its «strict laws» against hate crimes.

«Would you accept that the apparent diversion and sharing of the over $ 2 billion was largely due to your failure to ensure: (1) that system was in place to ensure a transparent and accountable spending of budget for military operations in strict accordance with the standards of international law including the UN Convention against Corruption; (2) that any such system was operating in a continuous and effective manner; and (3) that violations of the standards were punished when detected by that system?

Kolb said he voted against the strict gun control measures approved by Cuomo and the Legislature after the Sandy Hook, Connecticut, shootings in 2012, saying they unfairly harm law - abiding gun owners.

Skelos» legacy as majority leader includes allowing senators to vote for the first time on bills that legalized gay marriage and the NY Safe Act, a strict gun control measure, although Skelos personally voted against both laws.

HARTFORD — The day after a self - radicalized gunman killed 49 people in a crowded Florida nightclub, members of Connecticut's congressional delegation said stricter gun control laws are necessary to aid in the fight against the Islamic State.

Another section of the resolution links New York's strict gun laws to the state's low rates of gun crime, while criticizing some state senators who have voted against «common sense» gun laws like a ban on bump stocks, improved background checks and state funding for research on gun violence.

And he's written a letter to the state's college students, informing of them of their rights to non-discrimination, and putting them on notice that the state will enforce its «strict laws» against hate crimes.

The law draws a line against candidates and independent groups coordinating their efforts and imposes stricter disclosure requirements for lobbyists and advocacy groups.

During last week's jockeying, opponents of the NY Safe Act began campaigning for DeFrancisco, who voted against the stricter gun laws.

To show a form of protest against the state's strict gun law, Washington County lawmakers adopted a provision preventing state police from using their county seal on any paper work that deals with the SAFE Act.

Backing the 25 year jail term for rapists, the Governor, decked in a red t - shirt with inscriptions including «I Say No To Rape», «Stop Domestic Violence», among others, said it was time to take the fight one step further by amending the Protection against Domestic Violence Law, 2007 and also come up with strict punitive measures that would serve as a deterrent to perpetrators of such act.

Inspired by students from the targeted Florida high school, as many as 500,000 people are expected to rally against gun violence and in favor of stricter gun laws on March 24 in Washington, D.C., with sister marches taking place in cities across the world.

The IS group's attacks are so traumatic in part because they violate the strictest laws of Yezidi society — taboos against conversion and sexual relations outside the community — and so isolate victims from their own people.

That's in stark contrast to what's allowed at traditional public schools, where state law has strict prohibitions against someone who works in a district serving on its school board.

With a large portion of the Chinese population being vigorously against these conditions and this tradition, will we see stricter animal protection laws or an end to the Yulin Festival in the future?

Have strict laws and enforcement against those who pollute and degrade the environment, coupled with education and incentives to protect the environment.

For example, civil trial attorneys within the DOJ's Tax Division are requesting the issuance of John Doe summonses (ie, summonses that seek information regarding specific unidentified persons) and are seeking the enforcement of Nova Scotia summonses (ie, summonses served on a US branch of an overseas bank requesting the production of bank records held by parts of the bank located in a jurisdiction with strict bank secrecy laws) mostly against financial institutions.

«Law societies have been at the forefront of the fight against money laundering for more than 15 years, putting in place a regime that prohibits members of the legal profession from accepting cash from clients and requires them to comply with strict know - your - client rules.

Two major reasons for an increase in investment is the high level of cybersecurity incidents against law firms and the need to adhere with strict compliance regulations.

Landlord and builders must now adhere to strict laws and regulations to protect inhabitants against lead paint hazards.

Cathy Kirkman reports that «Michigan's new law against ultraviolent video games has been enjoined in federal court, on the grounds that the law does not satisfy strict scrutiny under the First Amendment.

Although the two plaintiffs in these cases may have had legitimate claims and very real injuries, they were not compensated for any damages and were not able to hold any wrongdoers accountable because they did not comply with Maryland's strict law governing lawsuits against local government entities.

Ordinarily, dog bite cases in Massachusetts will be against the owner of the dog under strict liability principles pursuant to Massachusetts law.

The Drug and Medical Device Product Liability Deskbook includes: detailed coverage of: warning - related claims and defenses; other information - based theories; strict liability; FDA - related per se liability; preemption of common law tort claims by the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act and FDA regulations; class actions in drug and medical device litigation; theories of liability asserted against entities other than manufacturers; practical issues involving litigation management; the use of expert witnesses; and many other important topics.

Under Canadian law, «strict liability» against a manufacturer does not exist.

My view (open to correction) is that laws against burglary tool satisfy the conditions known as «strict scrutiny», although as far as I know the laws have never been officially tested.

He has become the subject of smear campaigns and demonstrably false conspiracy theories that say either he has been «coached» by his father, a former FBI agent; or he is a «pawn» for anti-gun campaigners; or he is not a victim but a «crisis actor,» paid to travel to disaster sites to argue against stricter gun laws.

-- NRA responds: The National Rifle Association went on the offensive in its first public response to the Stoneman Douglas massacre, pushing back against law enforcement officials, the media, gun - control advocates and the teenage survivors of the massacre who have pleaded for stricter gun laws.