Now that the government has dropped its legal challenge, their preferred outcome of closed hearings for some sessions will not come to fruition. (politics.co.uk)
Special Advocates: As revealed on this blog, the «Special Advocates» who already play the central role in closed hearings in relation to immigration and control order hearings, are strongly against the proposals. (ukhumanrightsblog.com)
This lack of trust is reinforced when public officials cozy up to wealthy hedge fund operators, venture philanthropists, and school privatizers, take their marching orders from astroturf advocacy groups, or «rent» supporters, as recently happened during school closing hearings in Chicago. (parentsacrossamerica.org)