Sentences with phrase «vague laws»

He provides an originalist argument in favor of vague laws being struck down as violating due process and separation of powers.

Muddy, vague laws favor entrenched interests and deep pockets.

The letter says that vague laws on the use of campaign money create a tremendous «potential for abuse,» and notes, «In hopes that this shortcoming will be addressed in the upcoming legislative session, I am forwarding a copy of this letter to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean G. Skelos, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.»

This summer, Sugarman sued a former candidate for accepting LLC donations beyond what the current vague law allows an individual to give.

The firm aims to mine moon rocks to sell on Earth, and vague laws mean it probably can

The Supreme Court has cited Chevron deference in its decisions in subsequent cases, and the doctrine has been credited with giving executive agencies the power to define vague laws, including, for example, environmental laws that carry criminal penalties.

We need to donate directly to local shelters, not to national organizations who line their own pockets and try to get new, subjective, and deliberately vague laws in place so they can force good people out of business until they are the only source of pets.

For now, there are only vague laws that are able to prevent companies from using the «in - game footage» tag on any recordings of gameplay that have gone through editing since it was originally recorded.

Just write up vague laws and cherry - pick your target.

Some lawyers argue that the Supreme Court's decision was a necessary clarification of a vague law, and one that will prevent prosecutors from overreaching.

And, lest you wonder, there is not much to be done about it, as technically this is only defensible through some vague laws around unfair competition and would be tough to enforce.

This vague law is not a very satisfactory basis for an agreement on rights for a relatively vulnerable group.

Now, the trust has to be dismantled because of a vague law change, and Matt has seven years to figure out what to do with the land — sell it or do something else.

To try an individual on the basis of a vague law and, therefore, to potentially deprive the individual of his or her liberty if convicted would be contrary to the principles of fundamental justice under s. 7 of the Charter.