But Kennedy has gone out on a limb to protect state rights to govern themselves.
"Vermont's civil-union law has extended the same state rights, responsibilities and benefits of marriage to same-sex couples, " the governor said.
They may receive payment under federal or state civil rights and compensation statutes or under the common law of false imprisonment.
For now, workers who are bullied based on their race, gender, nationality, or religion may sue under applicable Federal or State civil rights laws.
FORBES: Never Mind Co-worker Sabotage - What if I'm Dealing with a Bully Boss? Part One
He also said that all current workers' accrued second state pension rights will be recognised, so they will be paid a top-up to the new, merged, flat-rate payment.
But this is also a state that treasures its Second Amendment rights -- the state of proud hunters and sportsmen.
But I'm a believer in state's rights and I would remind people though that David did win when he went up against Goliath.
There is no agreement on what Americans might call state's rights.
The debate on the sweeping piece of legislation has encompassed almost every traditional hot-button topic: abortion and contraception funding, state and individual rights, federal deficits, end-of-life care, and the overall economy.
CNN: Emotions high after Supreme Court upholds health care law
Yet, wrapping themselves in the mantle of state's rights--i.e.
This implies, he says, that some districts are too quick to order post mortems, and that they are failing to strike an appropriate balance between the needs of the state and the rights of the next of kin.
It prohibits the use of any foreign law in the state's courts that would interfere with U.S. constitutional rights or state public policy.
Ironically, this inevitably entails active and severe state intervention because intellectual property rights, which are monopolies, are dispensed by the state.
The speech has outlined plans to simplify both the state pension and consumer rights.
State prosecutors join human rights lawyers in bringing legal action against the former Chilean military leader.
Colorado voters rejected a "parents' rights" state constitutional amendment and an attempt to have nonprofits pay property taxes.
In many states, collective-bargaining rights for state employees are granted by the governor.
Changes to the state pension and clearer rights for consumers are among the government's plans featured in the Queen's Speech.
While of great interest to New York practitioners, the case is of limited use elsewhere, as State law dictates property rights.
Three years ago Mr Evans co-chaired a committee set up by Mr Annan to study the competing claims of state sovereignty and individual rights.
ECONOMIST: A preview of a report that may help to rescue the rule of law
"It is absolutely right for the state to define the rights and status of people cohabiting in different forms of relationships, including civil partnerships, " he said.
Conservative lawmakers are calling for freezing spending on other programs, tapping other funds, privatizing rest areas and leasing advertising space or selling naming rights on state property.
What is more, it does not preclude the application of any foreign law, including Shariah - except insofar as it violates constitutional rights or state public policy.
The fact that it has not yet been struck down by the courts says more about the current state of human-rights legislation in Britain than the merits of the issue.
"The U.K. has experienced mission creep from its initial goal of supporting the U.S. in countering international terrorism, far into the realms of counter-insurgency, counter-narcotics, protection of human rights and state building, " committee chairman Mike Gapes said.
Christian converts, most of whom are born as dalits at the bottom of the Hindu caste system, often hide their new faith for fear of losing their rights to state jobs and university places kept for the lower castes.
Rather than seeking a ban on foreign or international law, ALAC seeks to preserve the constitutional rights and state public policy protections of American citizens and legal residents, in cases involving foreign laws in the particular dispute being adjudicated.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Rollback #7: American Laws for American Courts
In theory, Maine's probation officers still have a right to claim back pay under federal law but, like millions of others covered by this or other federal laws, they can no longer sue in either state or federal court if a state government infringes those rights.
If a case arises in which a foreign law or foreign legal doctrine is involved in a dispute in a state court, ALAC prevents the use of that foreign law or foreign legal doctrine if any of the parties' constitutional rights or state public policy would be violated in the process.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Rollback #7: American Laws for American Courts
Jews, to the extent they choose to stay and live in the state of Palestine, will enjoy those rights and certainly will not enjoy any less rights than Israeli Arabs enjoy now in the state of Israel.
WSJ: R. James Woolsey: The Ugly Premise of 'Settlement' Opponents
应用推荐