Cases involving ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls also fall under the jurisdiction of
the Federal Supreme Court.
Further,
the federal rules generally limit depositions to seven hours, something state rules do not do.
RFRA requires
the federal government to show a "compelling interest" for support of a law that "substantially burdens" the free exercise of religion.
While the intent of McCarran-Ferguson appeared to be securing the states' primary authority over insurance,
the federal government's role nevertheless expanded greatly in the decades that followed, especially in health insurance.
The Federal Reserve Board announced on September 20, 2005, the issuance of a final decision and order of prohibition against Brian Bonetti, a former employee of National City Bank, Cleveland, Ohio.
"We are hoping for a clear restatement in a public forum, including the OSC's Web site, that sexual orientation--based discrimination is prohibited in
the federal workforce."
In your November 3, 2004, speech, you pledged to "streamline the process with
the federal government to design a single corporate income tax collection and processing system." The following day, Finance Minister Sorbara presented the 2004 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review to the Ontario House.
In response to queries about
the Federal implications of the Massachusetts decision, Frank Keith, the IRS Chief of Communications and Liaison, represents the IRS's position as follows: "Because of [the DOMA], only married individuals under this definition could elect to file a joint tax return"; see www.worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.
Meanwhile, the repeal of the Boren Amendment under President Clinton--and never remedied under President Bush--has deprived
the federal government of much of its influence on state Medicaid reimbursement rates through federal court appeal.
The overreaching of federal criminal law is especially troubling because institutional and procedural features of
the federal system invite prosecutorial abuses, make convictions easier to obtain than in state systems, impose harsh mandatory sentences even for nonviolent acts, and result in disparate treatment of similarly situated defendants.
Indeed, Federal News Radio's listeners tend to be
the federal system's office managers and human-resource specialists--those concerned more with retirement plans and healthcare options than issues of high policy.
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