Sentences with phrase «under the law because»

The Constitution Party is considered a major party under the law because its gubernatorial nominee in 2010 polled over 10 % of the vote.

Two Atlantic Ocean coral species — elkhorn and staghorn — are listed as «threatened» under the Endangered Species Act, and NOAA is considering whether an additional 82 coral species also warrant some level of protection under the law because of threats from warming water, ocean acidification and pollution.

That is allowed for under the law because if a judge thinks that someone can or can not afford an attorney, that is what stands.

The long history of not counting marriage as prostitution under law because of its social and religious legitimacy makes the transaction - related aspects of marriage fall outside the definition of prostitution in most cases that are not the explicit sale of a person for consideration, which is obviously...

All of this bad writing raises an interesting question: can we ever get out from under a law because it is just too - terribly - written for us to understand?

Even if a law or legal policy or practice is designed to include persons with disabilities, persons may be denied or delayed in exercising their rights under these laws because of the attitudes of justice system workers, service providers and others who implement them.

The term «non-domestic» appears to embrace awards which, although made in the state of enforcement, are treated as «foreign» under its law because of some foreign element in the proceedings, e.g. another State's procedural laws are applied.

Not exact matches

A spokeswoman for the bureau recently said it did so because it determined that the devices «do not actually alter the firearm to fire automatically, making them legal under current federal law.»

Kelly said that procedures won't be too different under the new law because the state, like more than two dozen others, had already legalized medical marijuana.

That's because under current law, profits from a small business «pass through» to the owner and is taxed at his or her individual rate, which can be as high as 39.6 percent.

A large share of Italian debt issued under domestic legislation does not have any contract terms and is regulated by an Italian law that gives the Italian Treasury ample latitude to restructure the debt... The composition of Italian public, however, is changing rapidly because in January 2013, Eurozone members started issuing bonds with standardized contract terms.

Under Canadian law, the same donation, because of its size and its corporate origins, would have been doubly illegal.

That matters under Delaware law (where Facebook and many large corporations are incorporated), because unless shareholders have approved the directors» pay, the Facebook board has to show the pay was fair.

Past attempts at similar net - neutrality laws were shot down in court in part because ISPs were considered «information service providers» at the time under Title I of the Communications Act.

The state - by - state skirmishes are crucial, because high - cost lenders operate primarily under state law.

Donato previously rejected Facebook's argument that the case had to be dismissed because the attempt to enforce Illinois law runs afoul of its user agreement that requires disputes to be resolved under the laws of California, where it's based.

Landlords who finance their buildings through a federally insured bank could be in legally murky water if they choose to rent to a cannabis tenant because the plant is still illegal under federal law.

Banks and insurance companies refuse to do business with cannabis companies because marijuana is illegal under federal law and most financial institutions are federally insured, forcing marijuana businesses to operate in cash.

Under federal law, the shooter shouldn't have been able to buy a gun because he'd been convicted in military court of assaulting his spouse and their child while in the Air Force.

That's because a Trump pardon wouldn't simply nullify any potential federal conviction — it would, under current New York law, bar state prosecutors from trying to go after him themselves.

The following benefits are not subject to the HP Severance Policy, either because they have been previously earned or accrued by the employee or because they are consistent with Company Practices: (i) compensation and benefits earned, accrued, deferred or otherwise provided for employment services rendered on or prior to the date of termination of employment pursuant to bonus, retirement, deferred compensation or other benefit plans, e.g., 401 (k) plan distributions, payments pursuant to retirement plans, distributions under deferred compensation plans or payments for accrued benefits such as unused vacation days, and any amounts earned with respect to such compensation and benefits in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan; (ii) payments of prorated portions of bonuses or prorated long - term incentive payments that are consistent with Company Practices; (iii) acceleration of the vesting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or long - term cash incentives that is consistent with Company Practices; (iv) payments or benefits required to be provided by law; and (v) benefits and perquisites provided in accordance with the terms of any benefit plan, program or arrangement sponsored by HP or its affiliates that are consistent with Company Practices.

The Board has determined that Mr. House and Ms. Reisman are independent under the NYSE listed company rules and applicable law and that Mr. Sloan is not independent under these rules because of his interest in a limited partnership from which the Company leases space for operation of three of our retail stores.

Because marijuana remains illegal under federal law, and because most banks operate under federal regulations, it is hard for dispensaries to open checking accounts or take creditBecause marijuana remains illegal under federal law, and because most banks operate under federal regulations, it is hard for dispensaries to open checking accounts or take creditbecause most banks operate under federal regulations, it is hard for dispensaries to open checking accounts or take credit cards.

Attorney Eugene Pettis said the videos are exempt from release under the state's public records laws because...

Under English law, which often applies to such policies involving international trade, because insurance contracts are «of the utmost good faith», the policyholder is required to disclose all «material» facts to the insurance company even if no question is asked by the insurance company.

Under federal law, Kelley shouldn't have been able to buy a gun because he'd been convicted in military court of assaulting his spouse and their child while in the Air Force.

The following benefits are not subject to the HP Severance Policy, either because they have been previously earned or accrued by the employee or because they are consistent with Company Practices: (i) compensation and benefits earned, accrued, deferred or otherwise provided for employment services rendered on or prior to the date of termination of employment pursuant to bonus, retirement, deferred compensation or other benefit plans, e.g., 401 (k) plan distributions, payments pursuant to retirement plans, distributions under deferred compensation plans or payments for accrued benefits such as unused vacation days, and any amounts earned with respect to such compensation and benefits in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan; (ii) payments of prorated portions of bonuses or prorated long - term incentive payments that are consistent with Company Practices; (iii) acceleration of the vesting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or long - term cash incentives that is consistent with Company Practices; (iv) payments or benefits required to be provided by law; and

He was certainly found guilty of blasphemy and heresy, which is absolutely right, because if what your book says is true then he deserved death, but the only way that would happen is under Roman law, from Pilate.

British authorities had requested that he be extradited to the UK, however a Kosovan court blocked the move because under Kosovan law the child abuse allegations against him - some of which date back to the 1970s - had expired.

Sales could be prosecuted under the criminal accessory component of this law, though such prosecutions were rare, because the state's policy was meant to prevent birth - control clinics from operating in Connecticut.

That enormous house your bishop lives in gets called «charity» because religions have charitable status under tax laws.

Christians have voted to put their God's name on everyones money, add «Under God» to the flag salute, force schools to teach intelligent design with absolutely no scientific basis along side the sciences, voted to write their moral laws on the fronts of public courthouses and tax funded buildings, voted to ban certain people from living together, being intimate or raising children because their orientation didn't fit with their bible beliefs.

Again, this isn't the norm, but it's appropriate under Islamic Law because of the reasons stated.

Well, it's because no religious value, rule, law, tenet, or bit of dogma EVER trumps this nation's laws and we all agree on that, otherwise you might as well make the sleazy pope President and let the Ayatollah Khomeni be Vice President and we will live under religious sharia law with death for anyone who speaks blasphemy or who «dishonors» any religious figure whether real or not.

This means they can do all those things that were banned under the Mosaic law because Jesus washes their sins away, except now they make up new sins that don't get wahsed away as easy like being born gay and acting upon it.

The moral law (10 Commandments) presented in the Old Testament still applies under the New Covenant because the moral law is reflective of the very character of God.

shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace?

Because if you actually read my post, you would see that the Moral Law (10 Commandments) are still binding since they were ratified by Jesus Himself, and in other places in the NT under the New Covenant.

@KatMat: your analogy would begin approaching realism if: — during the pledge of allegiance kids were forced to say «one nation under The Orioles» — our nation's currency said «In Dallas Cowboys We Trust» — if millions were slaughtered, tortured and burned to death because they weren't fans of The Pittsburgh Penguins — if NASCAR fans endlessly attempted to have Intelligent Car Driving taught beside Evolution in science class as a possible explanation for how mankind developed — if «the 5 D's» of Dodgeball (Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dodge) were constantly attempted to be made into law so everyone would live by the same ridiculous notions, even if those notions knowingly discriminate — if nutters constantly claimed America was founded on the principles of Darts, even though our country SPECIFICALLY calls for a separation between Darts and State because the founders knew the inherent dangers of Darts becoming government instead of staying in the realm of sport where it belongs

It was precisely because of their deeply cherished faith that women were compelled to organize for the vote, for women to be declared persons under the law, for the rights of workers, for women to wear pants, for temperance even (because the victims of drunkenness were usually women and children), and so on.

It doesn't mean the law didn't exist just because you weren't aware of it's presence, nor did it mean that you wouldn't be charged under it when the «minister of the law» finally «caught up with you».

yes, I agree, because romans talks about sin is still the master or the world, but not Christians, because he have grace, romans 6:14 - «for sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.»

The statement by the FBI says that Muslims will get equal status under the law, i.e. there will be no special treatment given to the perpetrator (s) because the victims are Muslim.

As oppressive as this legislation seems, it is fitting that these new regulations come under the guise of an anti-terrorism law, because that fits well into the narrative of protecting Russian national identity and deeply held Russian values against dangerous foreign influences.

You could lead a completely Libertine life and be ok because were no longer under the law.

But because there are still only a limited number of frequencies, and thus a limited number of TV and radio stations, each station has an obligation under the law to meet the needs and interests of the public — all the public.

According to the Torah, Jews must observe 613 rules, but this does not mean that non-Jews must not have any rules, because in reality they too have them, arranged under seven fundamental headings, called the [precepts of Noah or] Noahtic precepts, natural law.

One of my favorite theologians put it this way: Jesus «dies as a criminal, under the curse of the Law — as if to say, «Look, I'm as guilty as you are in this situation because I set it up in the first place; let's just forget about blame and get on with the party» (Capon, The Mystery of Christ, 34).

How do you respect people that * believe * you don't deserve equality under the law like everyone else, because they think you are less than, or a sinner, etc...

«The Internal Revenue Service today announced that approximately 275,000 organizations under the law have automatically lost their tax - exempt status because they did not file legally required annual reports for three consecutive years» (http://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Identifies-Organizations-that-Have-Lost-Tax-Exempt-Status%3B-Announces-Special-Steps-to-Help-Revoked-Organizations)