Sentences with phrase «justice program held»

The NYS Courts Access to Justice Program held a free «Bridge the Gap» training program for recent law school graduates and newly admitted attorneys.

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Proponents of the program believe that holding schools accountable to enforceable regulations and laws is the best way to achieve long - term reform (Dubnick & Justice, 2006).

This project involves interviewing each state about their education programs for students in juvenile justice facilities and how the facilities are held accountable for student growth and success.

In their ruling earlier this year, however, Colorado justices held the Douglas County voucher program «awards public money to students who may then use that money to pay for religious education.

The voucher program was put on hold last February, when Judge Hobgood issued a preliminary injunction in lawsuits brought by the North Carolina Association of Educators, the N.C. School Boards Association and the North Carolina Justice Center, who challenged the constitutionality of the program.

Workshops for this rule are being held in conjunction with workshops for Rules 6A - 1.099822, School Improvement Rating for Alternative Schools and 6A - 1.099812, Education Accountability for Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs.

The Surfrider Foundation won an important victory on June 17th when the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled (with Justice Stevens abstaining) in Florida Department of Environmental Protection v. Stop the Beach Renourishment to reject the challenge by private homeowners, uphold the constitutionality of Florida's beach management program, and hold that the beach belongs to the public after beach renourishment has occurred.

On November 28, 2017, ELI, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., the American Bar Association (ABA) Civil Rights & Social Justice's Environmental Justice Committee, and the ABA Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources Special Committee on Environmental Justice held a special program, Environmental Justice in the 21st Century: Threats and Opportunities, that featured U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D - NJ) as the keynote speaker.

The United Nations Development Program maintains that «[i] n the absence of access to justice, people are unable to have their voice heard, exercise their rights, challenge discrimination or hold decision - makers accountable.

Tony Mauro of Legal Times reports that the Supreme Court justices have invited the view of the solicitor general on a petition for cert filed in Cable News Network Inc. v. CSC Holdings, which concerns the issue of whether, under the Copyright Act of 1976, Cablevision's on - demand service infringes the petitioners» exclusive copyrights by copying, storing and transmitting its programs without an additional license.

The Global Legal Hackathon (GLH)-- recently held from February 23 to 25 — brings together teams to create programs or apps on justice and law practice issues.

Although a vocal minority, including Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, sought to grant Loyola an exemption outright, the majority decided to send the matter back to Quebec's education minister, challenging the government to craft programs that hold true to its laudable objectives while protecting religious freedoms.

Last summer, the Washington State Bar Association held its first round of exams in a new Limited License Legal Technician program (LLLT) aimed at bridging the access to justice gap by allowing non-lawyers to provide legal advice and assistance in limited areas, like domestic relations / family law.

Co-chair of Florida Justice Association, Masters of Justice program on Medical Malpractice, with Mark Avera, held September 2014

OJJDP accomplishes this by supporting States and local communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system so that it maintains public safety, holds offenders accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitation tailored to the needs of families and individuals.