He rejected a request to categorically exempt all Iraqis refugee applicants who believe they are at risk due to their work for the U.S. government since March ,2003, as interpreters and translators, for instance.
Mr. Obama could request a waiver to exempt such institutions from the ban, but experts on sanctions said that such a waiver would undermine the credibility of the United States.
"Everybody was saying, 'Oh, my God, they're going to kill this thing.' " It turned out that BIO and Monsanto had only one major request: to be exempted from the law.
Rowan County clerk Kim Davis of Kentucky suffered another legal setback Tuesday when a federal appeals court denied her request to be exempted from a gubernatorial directive to comply with the Supreme Court's June decision on same-sex marriage.
A Securities and Exchange Commission judge rejected a request by Enron yesterday to exempt its Oregon utility from an anti-monopoly law.
The Bush administration declined a request from the Salvation Army to exempt religious charities that receive federal money from local laws that bar discrimination against homosexuals.
But after an internal Salvation Army document was made public last week, the Bush administration said it had denied a request from the organization to exempt all religious charities that receive federal money from local laws that bar discrimination against gays.
Judge Kessler rejected a request by the Liggett Group to exempt it from the racketeering suit on grounds it broke with other tobacco companies four years ago and settled with several states.
I am reviewing our fairly strict policy to ensure that we are being fair and proportionate in our responses to individual requests, notwithstanding Europe's decision to exempt journalism from any kind of "right to forget" clause.
Additionally, they stated that our request to be exempt from customs fees, taxes and surcharges would require further discussion with Customs officials.
