The abuses of imperial power were frequent, but innumerable examples of popular resistance to those imperial decrees that were considered as detrimental to the faith can be cited.
In the absence of permanent legislation, the government has issued a series of temporary decrees that are intended to regulate research.
In the following centuries, however, Christian emperors issued decrees that were increasingly hostile to pagan cults and temples.
"I'd imagine that the DOJ would not go out of their way to disrupt consent decrees that are currently in effect," Rushin said.
My piece is not calling for judges to issue decrees that are not based on an action brought before the court.
There is nothing required under the consent decree that is inconsistent with the course New Jersey has charted on its own.
Peru and Colombia have similar laws, but "ours is broader," General Cardoso said, and "has to be regulated by a decree that is still being discussed, due to the sensitivity of the problem," before it can be put into effect.
For one thing, prosecutors don't want a repeat of their last confrontation with Microsoft, which resulted in a 1994 consent decree that was widely regarded as toothless.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg is also reporting that the Federal Trade Commission is opening a probe into Facebook and the misuse of personal data, related to a consent decree that was issued in 2011 over the social network's personal data handling policies.
