Sentences with phrase «wide discretion over»

According to this extensive story from the New York Times, «Where Faith Abides, Employees Have Few Rights» (Nicole Bengiveno, 10/9/06), courts have expanded the «ministerial exception» — which gives religious institutions wide discretion over employment - related decisions related to a «core expression of religious belief» — to apply in situations that do not, on their face, implicate religious issues.

Law enforcement officers, like prosecutors have wide discretion over whether they will choose to enforce crimes in the U.S.

The Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 gives the Irish courts extremely wide discretion over the distribution of a divorcing couples assets.

States are required to set aside 7 percent of their Title I funding for school improvement activities, and they have wide discretion over how they spend it.

FUSE's management agreements with public school systems gave it wide discretion over spending on salaries, rents, curriculum, equipment and other items.

Not exact matches

But when the court did just that on Oct. 14, it drew wide criticism for missing an opportunity to resolve a long - running dispute over judicial discretion in sentencing.