In the past, where someone was physically located helped determine what rights they were afforded when it came to possible surveillance; a foreign tourist visiting New York City, for instance, was extended certain rights just by virtue of the fact that they were on U.S. soil.
Importantly, in Finland, Sweden and Norway, rape complainants are also extended certain procedural rights which give them a much stronger legal position in relation to the criminal justice procedure.
Considered conservative by many Democrats, Mr. Lieberman of Connecticut has inflamed the sensibilities of Mr. Lieberman of Brooklyn by voting against a ban on what abortion opponents call partial birth abortions, by voting for a measure that would have extended certain anti-discrimination protections to gays and by suggesting that Jews are not prohibited from marrying outside their faith.
WASHINGTON -- More than a year after lifting the ban on gay men and women serving openly in the military, the Pentagon has extended certain benefits to these service members and their families.
On a phone call, he told me that his team was able to quickly roll out Android Wear functionality because they basically just had to "extend" certain features out to the watch from the main Android app — it's not quite the same as building for an entirely new platform.
They would seek to couple the increased fuel costs with some form of tax relief, either through permanently extending certain tax breaks that are now renewed annually, or leaving it to congressional tax-writing committees to develop other plans.
Moreover, I have directed that we take the unprecedented step of extending certain protections that we have for the American people to people overseas.
The town law says its purpose lies "in strengthening and supporting all caring, committed and responsible family forms" and extending "certain societal privileges and benefits currently enjoyed by members of a duly recognized marital unit".
The judge also indicated skepticism about an element of the states' proposal that would extend certain requirements that Microsoft disclose software code for television set-top boxes, personal digital assistants, computer servers and other devices.
Congress and the Obama administration must extend certain components of the stimulus package until employment does revive, including unemployment benefits, food stamps, tax breaks for working families with children and fiscal aid to states.
