News from August 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a unanimous opinion that the U.S. Department of Energy conducted appropriate review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in its approval of the Freeport LNG export terminal project. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religious belief and affiliation and states the country is not bound to any particular faith. A legal requirement to have a minimum of 20,000 adherents for registration as a religious group prevented some smaller groups from attaining official status as religious ...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - On Aug. 26-27, the public is invited to come see the next Trainer Incentive Program challenge, where participants will showcase their skills in training wild horses.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of religion, including the right to public religious practice and to manifest religious opinions. It provides for regulation of relations between the state and religious groups via legal conventions. Under previous conventions, the state participated in the appointment ...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination based on religion. The Organization for Rastafarians in Unity (ORU) said Rastafarians continued to experience discrimination in school enrollment and in celebrating their religious holidays. The ORU protested what they stated was police harassment and the mandatory cutting of dreadlocks while in prison. The ORU said the government continued to prohibit their use of marijuana for religious rituals.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution provides for “freedom of conscience and religion," prohibits discrimination based on religion, and mandates the separation of the activities of state and religious institutions. The law requires religious institutions to register with authorities and broadly describes registration procedures,...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: He Assumed Identity of Another to Obtain a U.S. Passport.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: Case Remanded for Recalculation of Restitution Amount.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: North Carolina Resident Pleads Guilty to Tax and Bankruptcy Fraud.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The transitional constitution stipulates separation of religion and state, prohibits religious discrimination, and provides religious groups freedom to worship and assemble freely, organize themselves, teach, own property, receive financial contributions, communicate and issue publications on religious matters, and establish charitable institutions.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Isaiah Gallegos, 22, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on an armed bank robbery charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Carol J. Dotson was arrested yesterday on an Indictment charging her with wire fraud as part of an embezzlement scheme from her former employer.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution protects freedom of conscience, including freedom of thought and religion. The criminal code prohibits written blasphemous language. The government continued to fund public schools administered by long-established Christian groups, including the Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Seventh-day Adventists, and Mennonite communities.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and grants individuals freedom of religion in conformity with the law. The law criminalizes abuses against religious freedom. Terrorist groups used violence and launched attacks against civilians, security forces, peacekeepers, and others they reportedly...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: BOISE - Steven W. Clyne, 70, of Meridian, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday to 27 months in federal prison for dealing firearms without a license and making false statements when purchasing firearms, Acting United States Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Clyne was convicted by a federal jury at trial in March of this year.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion and worship consistent with public order, social peace, and national unity. It provides for the separation of state and religion and prohibits religiously affiliated political parties. The government prohibits full-face...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution provides for “the freedom to practice one’s religion alone or in the company of others" and prohibits discrimination based on religion. The government facilitates revenue collection for 16 religious groups through the taxation system, and it distributes publicly funded grants to 43 applicant ...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution states that freedom of religion is a fundamental right, with individuals having the right to practice freely the religion of their choice or to practice no religion at all. Discrimination based on religion is prohibited. Practice of Obeah is illegal and violators may be sentenced to three months in prison. Christian prayer accompanied government events and government figures frequently referenced Biblical texts in their speeches.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and both the constitution and the penal code prohibit discrimination based on religion. Any violation can be brought before a court of justice. Religious groups are not legally required to register but those that do may receive financial support from...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religious thought and expression and prohibits religious discrimination in the workplace. Other laws protect individual religious freedom against abuses by government or private actors. A study by a nongovernmental organization (NGO) and the UN High Commissioner...
