"It would be nonsensical for us to address his petition prior to the conclusion of the current proceeding to which he is already a party".
Given the White House's history addressing tech-related issues on its petition platform, there's a decent chance it could actually influence law.
The court did not address a petition from the bank's board to be able to retain Mr. Yunus, but its ruling upholding his dismissal would appear to render it moot.
The Chairman of the SEC recently indicated that the agency plans to address the petition's request for disclosure requirements.
Later that year, Mary Schapiro, then chairman of the SEC, indicated that the agency planned to address the petition's request for disclosure rules, and the SEC placed the issue on the agency's regulatory agenda for 2013.
Due to the political uncertainty, Austin urged that the federal government be given several months to address the petition.
The political leaders also agreed to Austin's stipulation that if the federal government refused to address the petition within several months, Texas residents would form their own state government, essentially declaring independence from Coahuila, if not from Mexico.
The board declined to address the petitions, and the challengers then appealed to the State Board of Elections, which turned the question to the State Supreme Court.
A movement must have a leader (or leaders) who can address the petitions of the movement at large with the powers that be.
In her resignation letter obtained by USA Today, Leff wrote that had been asked to address the petitions of nearly 10,000 individuals with too few attorneys and support staffers.
While he is on vacation at the moment, it will be interesting to see if he addresses the petition when he returns to host "The Colbert Report" next week.
