Sentences with phrase «violated state law by»

They hope that will end the brouhaha that followed newspaper reports of an internal affairs investigation that told how Berwick shot a small poodle June 19 because he could not catch it.The dog belonged to an 11 - year - old disabled boy.When the boy's family complained about the shooting, Brown investigated and determined Berwick had violated state law by shooting the dog.Investigators with the 5th Circuit state attorney's office are investigating the shooting to determine if criminal charges should be filed.

When the boy's family complained about the shooting, Brown investigated and determined Berwick had violated state law by shooting the dog.

Alternatively, of course, the PAC violated state law by failing to properly report its official expenditures or in - kind contributions, in which case a fine should be forthcoming should the State Election Enforcement Commission take notice of the PAC's election law violation.

The Ohio Department of Education violated state law by leaving out the F grades of online schools - some of which were founded by large Republican donors - from key charter school evaluations.

In a MUST READ commentary piece published in the CTNewsjunkie, Robert Cotto Jr. reviews the flawed special education proposal submitted by The Connecticut School Finance Project, a corporate education reform group that has apparently violated state law by illegally engaging in lobbying activities with Governor Dannel Malloy and his administration.

Update, 5:17 p.m. The director of the state's top ethics oversight panel violated state law by leaking details about an investigation into former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's administration to one of Mr. Spitzer's aides, according to a blistering report released on Wednesday by State Inspector General Joseph Fisch.

Trump, in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, argued the Joint Commission on Public Ethics has violated state law by not responding to his complaint against Schneiderman within 45 days of its December, 2013 filing.

«Regardless of whether or not Duffy violated state law by interviewing for a job with a private lobbying entity — he'll recuse himself from any future matters involving economic development in his home region — he has committed a mortal political sin: He created an ethics dilemma for a governor currently hammering the state Legislature over its own ethical record, including its lack of transparency on sources of outside income,» Casey Seiler writes in his column, which includes speculative odds on Duffy's successors.

Gov. David Paterson had a lot to say about the mosque controversy during a radio interview with Ron Kuby on WOR this morning, but he clamed right up when asked about the hearing this week where the Public Integrity Commission argued he had knowingly violated state law by accepting free World Series Yankees tickets in 2009.

Donald Trump is suing the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, arguing it has violated state law by not responding to his complaint against AG Eric Schneiderman within 45 days of its December, 2013 filing.

Scott asked a state public ethics commission to investigate whether Robert Haggerty, O'Hara's boss as the former first deputy director of the Department of Agriculture & Markets, violated state law by steering contracts to favored bidders.

A commission spokesman said O'Connor's resignation has no bearing on their pursuit of civil charges alleging he violated state law by providing a «no - show» job to the daughter of former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno.

In his announcement, Cuomo highlighted a recent Inspector General's report which found CUNY officials violated state law by not reporting a former City College president's potential misuse of funds, and said he will order the CUNY board to conduct a systematic review of senior management.

He said the planning commission violated state law by not providing proper public notice.

In October, Success and a group of parents appealed to the New York State Education Department, accusing the city of violating state law by denying the network funds for its program.

The joint - investigation uncovered convicted pedophiles violating state law by living within 1,000 feet of grade schools with Pre-K programs and brought to light a dozen sex offenders residing within 1,000 feet of stand - alone Universal Pre-K programs not attached to grade schools — currently unprotected by state law.

The state education department notified six towns that they were in danger of violating state law by missing the minimum spending requirement.

On Tuesday the attorney Susan Segal, hired by SUSD, reported to the Governing Board that the now former CFO did, in fact, violate state law by signing checks to the consulting firm which the CFO had a financial and family (her sister) interest in.

In April, the Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) sued the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and its Commissioner Mike Morath, alleging that the scheduled July 1 implementation of the new Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T - TESS) violates state law by requiring that school districts base 20 % of each teacher's evaluation on student achievement growth measures -LSB-...]

Many bilingual programs are violating state law by failing to provide adequate services to the district's growing share of students whose native language is not English.

Earthjustice has filed a legal challenge against JEA, Florida's largest municipal electric utility, because it is violating state law by short - changing customers who want to use rooftop solar energy.

An Illinois resident sued Google last year over Google Photos allegedly violating state law by scanning her face without her consent when someone using the app photographed her.

Not exact matches

Texan regulators have had a lot on their plate: in addition to the filing against Bitconnect in early January by state officials, the state's banking commission also clamped down on AriseBank, for violating the law and using the term «bank» in its name, when it was not registered to do so.

Several states and cities have sued the company, claiming it violated local breach disclosure laws by not publicly revealing the breach.

Laycock's hypothesis ripened into full - blown suspicion by June 2000 when Justice Stevens took the position that the free speech rights of the Boy Scouts were not violated by a state law requiring them to employ an avowed homosexual as an assistant scoutmaster.

On May 16, 2012, in response to a lawsuit filed by journalist Chris Hedges, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Wolf and others, [16] United States District Judge Katherine B. Forrest ruled the indefinite detention section of the law (1021) likely violates the 1st and 5th Amendments and issued a preliminary injunction preventing the US government from enforcing it.

It is, at least, apparent that the debates about humanitarian intervention by military force in the last decade, about the creation of international criminal tribunals in a number of cases, about the idea of a state's «universal jurisdiction» in cases of violations of the Genocide Convention or other «crimes against humanity,» about how far the global war on terror may proceed without violating the rights of states, and most recently, about the United - States - led use of force against the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq, have all raised important points of positive and customary international law, and that in every one of these cases the outcome remains unsestates, and most recently, about the United - States - led use of force against the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq, have all raised important points of positive and customary international law, and that in every one of these cases the outcome remains unseStates - led use of force against the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq, have all raised important points of positive and customary international law, and that in every one of these cases the outcome remains unsettled.

Those of us who champion laws for the protection of the unborn are accused of violating our own principles by wanting to expand the sphere of state power.

A major concern is enforcement of the state law prohibiting tobacco and alcohol use on school property, according to school board member Nancy Binion, who said parents attending events sponsored by youth athletic associations often violate that prohibition.

The lifeguard went further to state that she was violating laws by doing so and she could even be charged with public nudity if she continued!

Notably, unlike Virginia's law, the policy expressly empowers game officials to remove athletes from play if they are suspected of having suffered a concussion (a power that I have been advocating for many years game officials be given, and a power conferred on game officials by laws at the state level in only Arizona, Iowa, and Ohio), and requires that coaches who disregard the safety and well being of a youth sports participant as it related to concussions be subject to indefinite suspension (only Pennsylvania and Connecticut have laws which penalize coaches for violating their statutes)

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit charging that North Carolina's bathroom law violates federal civil - rights law — a move that came hours after the state's officials filed their own suit saying the department was trying to rewrite national law by attacking them.

New York state will file an amicus brief in support of overturning a North Carolina law that critics say violates the civil rights of LGBT people by prohibiting municipalities from issuing ordinances that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with.

They may lose their nationality if they violate their flag state's laws or do not comply with its requirements; their flag state may be unrecognized by the international community; or they may never register with any state.

Last month, a State Appellate Court ruled in favor of two home healthcare workers who filed suit claiming the 13 - hour rule violated New York State's minimum wage laws, since they were made available to work 24 - hours a day by being live - in home health workers.

The January 2016 letter from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, accuses de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates by using county committees to avoid donation limits.

A January 2016 letter from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, which was leaked to the Daily News in April, accused de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates by using county committees to avoid donation limits.

The Republican candidate for the vacant seat of the New York State Assembly's 145th District, Mickey Kearns, is facing a formal complaint that he violated state campaign laws by accepting individual and corporate contributions for the upcoming special election over the legal lState Assembly's 145th District, Mickey Kearns, is facing a formal complaint that he violated state campaign laws by accepting individual and corporate contributions for the upcoming special election over the legal lstate campaign laws by accepting individual and corporate contributions for the upcoming special election over the legal limit.

Percoco is not charged with any federal crimes in connection with his use of the government offices, but the practice violates state laws and codes of conduct set up by the state ethics commission.

Silver announced last night that he would introduce a resolution to begin the process of expelling the sleazy Brooklyn lawmaker in the wake of a scathing report by a state ethics committee that found Lopez sexually harassed women in his office and violated the state's Public Officers Law.

AG Andrew Cuomo just announced he has filed a second lawsuit against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., this time accusing the Bronx Democrat of violating labor laws by creating a sham job training program that cheated workers and shortchanged state coffers.

«And his persistent work against wage theft by employers violating laws for prevailing wage, minimum wage and overtime, has recovered millions of dollars that have made a huge difference for many low - income workers in the state.

«The advertisement violates federal and state civil rights law that prohibit discrimination in hiring on the basis of national origin,» reads a letter signed by assistant A.G. Diane Lucas.

Washington (CNN)- The Justice Department Friday announced that it is dispatching more than 780 federal observers and monitors to 23 states to watch for potential problems which would violate voting rights protected by federal law.

New Paltz's Village Board retained attorney David Wise this past Thursday to defend a lawsuit filed by West, who claims that the village board's decision in May to reduce his salary from $ 35,000 to $ 22,500 was illegal, and that its adoption violated New York State's Open Meetings Law.

DEVELOPING: DOJ SENDS VOTING RIGHTS MONITORS, OBSERVERS TO 23 STATES... The Justice Department on Friday announced that it is dispatching more than 780 federal observers and monitors to 23 states to watch for potential problems that would violate voting rights protected by federaSTATES... The Justice Department on Friday announced that it is dispatching more than 780 federal observers and monitors to 23 states to watch for potential problems that would violate voting rights protected by federastates to watch for potential problems that would violate voting rights protected by federal law.

Albany, NY — The state ethics commission is cracking down on receptions held by lobby groups at the state Capitol, and has charged three groups, including the trial lawyers and a police association with violating a new law that bans gifts worth more than an ordinary cup of coffee.

The state investigation has focused on whether de Blasio or his aides violated state election law by funneling donations to Democratic candidates through upstate county committees during the party's ultimately unsuccessful attempt to control the State Sestate investigation has focused on whether de Blasio or his aides violated state election law by funneling donations to Democratic candidates through upstate county committees during the party's ultimately unsuccessful attempt to control the State Sestate election law by funneling donations to Democratic candidates through upstate county committees during the party's ultimately unsuccessful attempt to control the State SeState Senate.

The investigation launched after the state Board of Elections accused de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates using county committees to avoid donation limits.

In his letter to DiNapoli, attorney Steven Cohen of Hogan Willig argues the governor is violating the state's mental hygiene laws by trying to shut down a facility legislators have, through their actions, deemed necessary to keep open.