Historically, virtually all of the major changes in the method of electing the President, including ending the requirement that only men who owned substantial property could vote and 48 current state-by-state winner-take-all laws, have come about by state legislative action.
And according to a panel of experts gathered here Wednesday at a forum sponsored by the Federalist Society, the number of class-action cases filed in state courts has dropped off dramatically.
The previous season he had hit 96 in the Pura Cup final win but either side of those high spots there were periods of less scintillating form, including seasons where he struggled for regular first-team action with his state side.
Her job is to co-ordinate action by local, state and national authorities and mobilise federal funds to tackle the city's social problems.
It also set off a train of other initiatives that limited politicians' scope for action: three-quarters of the state's budget is now outside their control.
The tariffs are a response to the pricing complaint, though a separate action will move forward regarding the state-support allegations.
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The California State Teachers' Retirement System has filed a derivative action lawsuit against current and former Wal-Mart executives and board members for the firm's alleged bribery in Mexico and a subsequent corporate coverup, the system said Friday.
In Uzbekistan, the State adopted an action plan for 2011-2015 to accelerate the implementation of the MDGs.
As Congress delays action on extending the 2001-03 tax cuts, state revenue officers may be secretly hoping for continued legislative paralysis.
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The reported detention follows a warning on Saturday by Mr Mugabe's spokesman of state action against journalists for "mis-reporting" on the cholera outbreak.
This state has filled an action against Illinois-based Watershed Development Corp.
But that's what this film is -- the old Grimm folktale spruced up with state of the art visual effects and maximized battle action, coupled with a more playful, family-friendly approach than filmmakers took in "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" and "Snow White and the Huntsman".
And he publicly threatened criminal action to force Merrill into a civil settlement--despite state ethics rules that forbid this kind of leverage.
Lee Kye Sik, the president's man in charge of reforming the government and privatising state-owned firms, fears strong action may not be possible until South Koreans face the abyss.
Indirect purchasers who in many cases actually paid the inflated prices are left to sue in state court, where the class-action attorneys have developed a specialized practice to extract an extra layer of revenue from this litigation.
Warne is back in action for his state side Victoria this week after a three-week break following the Test series win over South Africa.
Three years later the siblings of Julia Margaret Siverls, a ccny professor, filed a wrongful death action in New York state court, charging that their 41-year-old sister "was drugged and killed by the Dahn Hak cult" during a training retreat in Sedona.
The class-action lawyers' own discovery, mixed with forthcoming findings from state and national regulators, should put major investments banks back at the bargaining table.
The first predator he met was the Zambian government: the estates had not been paying their bills for two years, but the electricity and telephone companies, being fellow state-owned organisations, had not taken any action.
The Apple class-action party continues folks, this time featuring a disgruntled New York State customer named Herbert H.
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Worse yet, privacy groups also point out that the bill would preclude any state-level legislation and would restrict privacy class-action lawsuits.
Pledges by democratic states to respond promptly and forcefully to any violation of an arms control arrangement with a non-democratic state have often proven hollow when the time for action came.
The Republican-backed bill expanding Indiana's program is awaiting action in the state Senate, where there have been concerns about its cost and whether the Legislature should start making exceptions to the 2011 compromise that then-Gov. Mitch Daniels touted as giving public schools a chance to win over students and parents.
Civic awareness and empowerment: readers have used some of the articles published in the newspaper to demand action and greater information from state officials regarding the implementation (or none-thereof) of developmental projects, the provision of basic social amenities, official strategies of fighting cases of gender-based violence (and violence in general), bureaucratic negligence, and official apathy.
It was investigated for predatory lending by state prosecutors, and the company now faces a class-action lawsuit from borrowers.
The California action seems more like an isolated event rather than a part of whatever multi-state crusade New Mexico official Korsmo may be involved in.
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In addition, recent federal court rulings limited damage settlements in the case, relegating plaintiffs to class-action remedies in the federal court system rather than by jury in the state courts.
Legislation passed two years ago that was designed to prevent class-action abuse has reduced the number of those types of cases filed in state courts, but it also seems to have placed unforeseen strains on the federal court system because the law was drafted so poorly, experts say.
Though it may have a reputation for being liberal and laid-back, the state remains a battleground on issues such as affirmative action, welfare and immigration.
Liberals tend to favor a strong central government, except when that government threatens to steamroller strong state consumer-protection laws, or the ability of class-action lawyers to pursue cases over consumer products.
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