Sentences with phrase «which sued the federal government»
Everett Piper — the president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, which sued the federal government over the ACA birth control mandate — and Montse Alvarado — executive director of Becket, a leading religious liberty law firm which represented the Little Sisters of the Poor in their contraceptive fight — spoke at the HHS announcement and applauded the new office, as did Jewish and Muslim representatives.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ Not exact matches
After loosing his senate position Rick Santorum earned millions of dollars including payments from a lobbying firm, an energy company engaged in controversial practice which pollutes ground water and endangers the public and a hospital conglomerate that was sued for allegedly defrauding the federal government.
Moreover, each and every member of Congress should be notified that he or she is personally liable (can be sued) for his or her own failure, or the same in conspiracy with other members, to perform what is a ministerial and constitutional duty, that is, to require and / or insist that Presidential electoral votes only be counted for candidates who are «natural born citizens» under Article II of the United States Constitution, the failure of which creates a cause of action for deprivation of claimants» constitutional rights (as allowed under the Bivens case) against employees of the Federal Government, in this case, to a lawful President and Commander in Chief, and therefore, for deprivation of adequate continuation of the United States as a Constitutional Republic.
One proposal that has taken a hit in popularity, however, is the governor's push to sue the federal government over the December federal tax reform law, which garners 49 percent support, down from 58 percent in January.
«I object to the complete evisceration of all legal issues we have won throughout the years in the courts,» said Judy Bachman, president of Citizens Equal Rights Alliance, which is suing the federal government over Oneida nation trust land.
The AG has not stated that he intends to sue the DRBC if the federal government refuses to comply with NEPA, which it is required to do, but rather the appropriate involved federal agencies.»
Instead, he holds out the false notion of suing the federal government over loss of the SALT deduction, which is a complete non-starter with little legal merit.
This week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo used his state - of - the - state speech to pledge to sue over the GOP tax plan, which he called «an assault» by the federal government.
The announcement comes after the city was sued by two Republican Assembly members to retain data, which Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to destroy rather than turn over to the federal government in the wake of Donald Trump's election.
Earlier this month, a state court in Massachusetts ruled that the case could go forward, despite the Trump Justice Department's claim that the federal Higher Education Act pre-empted the state's right to sue the servicer, which is under contract to the federal government.
Since the ESA forbids the Federal Government from funding any activities which might harm a listed species, why not sue to prevent the ridiculous Federal subsidies on Ethanol, on the grounds that the production, distribution, and use of ethanol have a net negative impact on carbon dioxide emissions when compared with petroleum products, thus accelerating global warming and further endangering the polar bears.
If for some reason a Federal government wishes to maintain loose rules, it * must * fend off CA, which is why we've spent a lot of effort suing them lately.