The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would reduce the disparities between mandatory federal sentences for crack and powder cocaine violations, a step toward ending what legal experts say have been unfairly harsh punishments imposed mainly on blacks.
"Football's governing body refused to investigate the allegations against Sheikh Salman in 2011 and it is inconceivable that someone who is facing such grave allegations of human rights violations could step into the void at the top of Fifa resulting from Swiss and US corruption investigations.
But city officials — who began the crackdown after an unrelated inquiry regarding the city's monitoring of smoke and noise complaints in Queens bars turned up numerous unanswered summonses for fire code violations — have stepped up enforcement in recent days.
Regulators at the exchange contend that from 2000 to 2002, specialists committed numerous violations by stepping between ready buyers and sellers of stock; the practice, known as interpositioning, violates stock exchange rules.
Last month, the L.A. Board of Education approved a formal "notice of violations," the first step in a lengthy, multi-step process that could lead to the campus returning to district control.
But where G.T.V.H. fails us, another theory, B.V.T. (Benign Violation Theory), steps in, custom-built for all that is infantile, vulgar, and stupid in humor.
Milwaukee thought Houston had committed an over-and-back violation by stepping over the halfcourt line, but the official Derek Richardson instead called Allen for a foul.
A player can commit a violation by stepping onto his opponent's half of the pole, by catching and throwing ("carrying") the ball, by striking the rope instead of the ball, or by hitting the ball twice before it has either circled the pole or been returned by the opponent (or, in some variants, struck the pole).
Here are some avenues of investigation the F.B.I. is likely to pursue, and the criminal statutes that could be invoked if there is evidence of intentional violations: The first step in any investigation of possible financial fraud is to follow the money.
It means, rather, that watching out for human rights violations and taking steps to stop them is not the charge either of the A.A.U.P. or the academy or the doctrine of academic freedom.
