They brought the case under racketeering laws, which were passed to deny mafia gangs the profits of their crimes.
But in February, a federal appeals court ruled that the administration could not seek that penalty, or bring the case under those laws.
Which may be why the judge also indicated this case really needs new laws.
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The Arkansas agency declined to comment on the case, citing confidentiality laws.
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In the short term, the case for strong privacy laws seems clear.
The Home Office has failed to make the case for the new laws, not least by failing to show how the police use existing laws to monitor mobile phone data.
Yet if teachers unions press for wages far above the efficient wage they would garner in a competitive labor market, then they are undermining the case for the special laws that empower them.
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The common European practice of giving pressure groups a formal status, and often a legal right to be consulted, minimises conflict by ensuring that powerful groups put their case to governments before laws are introduced.
Legislation allows the Sharia court to hear any criminal case that falls under Islamic laws called the Hudood laws.
On Friday, India's cabinet approved most of the recommendations of a commission set up to review sex crime laws after the case came to light.
Defence lawyer Nicola Madia says he has not been able to properly defend his clients because the Italian government has declared the case covered by state secrecy laws.
Another case was under the German laws about Holocaust denial.
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As a matter of fact, it was because of discrimination against a black dancer, Catherine Dunham, that created one of the first anti-discrimination laws from a case that she had in Rio.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case challenging state and federal laws prohibiting corporations from making direct contributions to political candidates, possibly indicating how it will rule in a similar case involving limits on individuals.
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In that case, British double-jeopardy laws likely would preclude him from being extradited to the U.S. to face similar charges, the lawyers say.
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In the case of public employers, such laws at the local and state level have led to large settlements being paid at taxpayers' expense.
Local civil rights activists were looking for a test case to challenge the bus segregation laws, and that spring lawyers considered having Ms Colvin sue the bus company.
Some of this is buying by fund managers looking to put capital to work before year-end, particularly in the case of funds whose by-laws prevent them from sitting in cash, Klopfenstein said.
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In this case, there is a theoretical benefit to the policy, just like there is a somewhat plausible case for anti-money laundering laws, but presumably we would reject such a policy as too intrusive.
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Now, in a sign that virtual issues increasingly are bleeding into the real world, some "residents" of Second Life are taking virtual property rights to real-world court, citing California consumer protection laws to make their case.
Usually the process involves using both a GPS and digital camera and linking the data later, but there are actually a couple of cameras on the market with built-in GPS. In any case, once your in-laws get wind of this be prepared for a new era of vacation-picture slideshows, with a step-by-step (literally) recounting of the trip.
The attorneys general are basing their case on nuisance doctrines established by common laws.
Penthouse, which didn't admit or deny wrongdoing, settled the case by promising not to violate securities laws.
Federal courts must consider the laws of every state a case might touch, complicating class actions like this.
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The Sharia court argued that Ms Mai's case should have been tried under Hudood laws and not anti-terrorism legislation.
British labour laws are, in any case, hardly onerous compared to continental ones.
The jury in this case will determine whether Aleynikov broke criminal laws.
Unlike the antidumping and countervailing duty laws, a Section 421 case does not include allegations of prices at less than fair value or prices that benefit from countervailable government subsidies.
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