Contrary to the NTIA's recommendation, the Librarian of Congress ruled that phones purchased after January of this year would no longer be exempted from the DMCA. The law gives the Librarian the authority to establish or eliminate exceptions -- and we respect that process.
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On either side of the Supreme Court steps, on top of fifty-ton marble blocks, sits a sculpted figure: the Contemplation of Justice, on the left, and the Authority of Law, on the right.
Although, at least in theory, the FTC has the authority to go beyond traditional antitrust analysis and case law when using its authority, the courts have been unkind when the agency has chosen to do so largely because it has never issued clear guidance on what actually constitutes unfair methods of competition.
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It's not clear if the agency has this authority under the law, however.
It had been previously been reported that this could cover organisations such as the Law Society and the Advertising Standards Authority and harbour authorities, as well as awarding institutions.
Republicans complained about the power grab, but will be totally cool if President Romney uses the same executive authority to gut the law (meanwhile, Democrats will start screaming at him for abusing executive power).
Following an online uproar over a law banning the unlocking of cell phones, the Federal Communications Commission will investigate whether the ban is harmful to economic competitiveness and if the executive branch has any authority to change the law.
The four not-dead plaintiffs argue that there is no state-law authority for the purge and that because Texas has a history of voting-rights violations (not against the undead, but still), it was required by the federal Voting Rights Act to get pre-approval for the relevant rule change.
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On Wednesday, gay legal groups filed a petition asking the California high court to invalidate Proposition 8 on the grounds that voters lacked the authority to change state law.
Mehlman said the law also disregards the authority of Congress.
The solicitor, on the other end of the telephone conference acting for the local authority, who will know the law and what is relevant and the ordinary citizen may not.
But council lawyers said the decision was "rational, made with great care and was based on a full appreciation of the obligation to act within the law" and the judge ruled in the authority's favour.
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And I think this is a perfect indication of an opportunity -- consolidating government, streamlining it, making it more efficient, and writing into law through the consolidation authority the requirement that the President who receives that authority use it in a way that reduces costs I think is something that every American should support and certainly that Republicans would normally be supportive of.
In the meantime, the amended law gives provincial governments some authority to supervise cities and regencies on behalf of the centre.
Then15 pages later, he explains why the mandate is a tax for purposes of determining whether Congress had authority to pass the law.
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The FDIC had the authority to reassure depositors under existing law, as was in fact done shortly after the TARP was enacted.
"The Texas sonogram law falls well within the State's authority to regulate abortions and require informed consent from patients before they undergo an abortion procedure, " Mr. Abbott said.
In draft responses to consultation on the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill, the local authority said it welcomed changes to the law.
Yet even if the government loses that argument, there is little doubt that Congress has the authority to fix the law to make it a valid exercise of the taxing power.
While TSOs may have the appearance of a federal law enforcement officer they have neither the authority nor the power.
Repeal the DSHEA law and give the Food and Drug Administration full authority over every manufactured substance that purports to promote health or relieve illness.
McCain voted for the 2001 law, which has given the federal government unprecedented authority over testing, academic standards and the rating of the nation's public schools.
"I hope you are not suggesting that the legislature does not have the authority to investigate possible violations of law by members of the Executive Branch, " he added. iReport.com: What do you think of McCain's VP pick?
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The State Department stands "ready to assist incarcerated citizens and their families within the limits of our authority in accordance with international law, " the agency says.
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We're asking for the authority for the law enforcement agencies to share information with intelligence agencies.
Last year's Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law gave the CFTC more authority to pursue fraud charges.
New York recently passed a law granting the state the authority to review and approve premium increases before they take effect.
No one seemed to eliminate the lightly-discussed argument that Congress had the power to pass the law under its broad taxing authority.
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"There is no authority in the law to pass out a provisional ballot in a long line and let people vote, " Smith told reporters.
County Circuit Court Judge Jorge LaBarga is set to rule Monday, deciding whether he has authority under the law to order a new election in the county.
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