Sentences with phrase «abusing his power as»

This Judge needs to be over-ruled and if it is found she is abusing her power as a judge to protect her choice of religion again she should be disbarred.

In a verdict celebrated at the time as a landmark setback for Albany's pay - to - play culture, Silver, 73, a Manhattan Democrat who had become a Capitol institution, was convicted of two schemes in which he allegedly made $ 4 million in legal referral fees for abusing his power as speaker.

A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Seminerio to six years in prison Feb. 4 for abusing his power as a lawmaker and extorting money out of hospitals, nonprofits and other groups in exchange for lobbying state officials on their behalf.

«A convention needlessly opens the door for politicians and Albany insiders to hijack that process and abuse their powers as delegates.»

But the report also said Palin had abused her power as governor, and had violated state ethics law.

Then on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reported that five women accused the actor of abusing his power as an acting teacher and mentor in a sexually exploitative manner.

Days later, five women spoke to the Los Angeles Times, alleging the star had abused his power as an acting teacher, sexually exploiting young, aspiring actresses.

The film's focus on first Willoughby's absolution for not solving Angela's case, then Jason's for repeatedly abusing his power as a police officer, increasingly pull attention away from the victim, so that a teenage girl's rape and murder eventually becomes the springboard for a pair of bad cops» redemption.

... the words used and the conduct engaged in by Justice Cosgrove, over a prolonged period of time, constitute a failure in the due exercise of his office by abusing his powers as a judge.

Not exact matches

SEOUL, South Korea (AP)-- A Korean Air heiress apologized Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.

SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean Air heiress apologized for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case Tuesday as public calls urging her family to resign grow.

SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean Air heiress apologized Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.

This protects against corruption or abuse, and restores power back to the individual as information asymmetry is no longer a cost.

«As history has shown, there are certainly many episodes where individuals or groups are able to abuse concentrated power and quell political dissent,» he says.

As well, this particular model was fitted with the $ 4,000 option of a roof - integrated solar panel that powers the car's cabin ventilation system, obviously conceived to allow you to quiet any hostile and righteous Prius drivers hurling abuse your way at red lights.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP)-- A Korean Air heiress apologized for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case Tuesday as public calls urging her family to resign grow.

The family's alleged abuse of power has angered the Korean public as local media reported leaked voice recordings and videos purporting to be Cho family members mistreating Korean Air employees.

«Just because Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire, his opinion does not trump our millions of readers who know us for routinely driving big news stories including Hillary Clinton's secret email account, Bill Cosby's history with women, the mayor of Toronto as a crack smoker, Tom Cruise's role within Scientology, the N.F.L. cover - up of domestic abuse by players and just this month the hidden power of Facebook to determine the news you see.»

Where Trump's critics see a legal investigation into foreign influence, he (and presumably his supporters) see a «McCarthyist» abuse of power of the same criminal stripe as the Watergate break - in.

In a statement, Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker Media, who was also personally named in the Hogan suit, said: «Just because Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire, his opinion does not trump our millions of readers who know us for routinely driving big news stories including Hillary Clinton's secret email account, Bill Cosby's history with women, the mayor of Toronto as a crack smoker, Tom Cruise's role within Scientology, the N.F.L. cover - up of domestic abuse by players and just this month the hidden power of Facebook to determine the news you see.»

It was conceived of by programmers advocating the use of a decentralized and distributed network as a tool for ensuring that no company or state organization could abuse its power over others.

As Vox's Dylan Matthews has written, what she is describing is a clear abuse of power.

Two young women are using the power of social media to warn teenagers about sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of a Montreal tattoo artist who used his boutique as a hangout for troubled girls when he sexually abused them.

Since Mr. Xi came to power, China's leadership has recentralized power to focus on anti-corruption and abuse of power by officials, as well as developing big plans for market reform and opening the country to foreign investment.

For centuries, he argues, courts in the United Kingdom, United States, and elsewhere recognized that wealthy people could use third - party lawsuits as a weapon against those they disliked — and had rules in place to prevent this power from being abused.

As Vox's Dylan Matthews pointed out, it's about abuse of power — according to Daniels's account, Trump's wealth gave him the ability to quash a damaging story about himself, at least until after the presidential election.

To put it bluntly, the notion of consent is arguably meaningless by itself as the arbiter of legitimate sexual and marital relationships because of the potential for manipulation, coercion, and abuse in a situation where there are deep - rooted and unequal social power relations (e.g., the President of the United States [not] having sexual relations with a besotted young intern or, as here, a parent and an adult child contracting a marriage).

to mention in support, proof, or confirmation; refer to as an example: He cited many instances of abuse of power.

Ducatihero March 15, 2015 at 6:01 pm You have me down as someone who supports power and abuse of power clearly front your last couple of comments.

Molly's Game is packaged as a movie about gambling, but that's just the first layer of a film that digs into the ramifications of the abuse of power.

However, as evidence of the fact that Christianity has no monopoly on the abuse of power, our century has been checkered with instances of gross inhumanity perpetrated not just by post-Christian but by anti-Christian ideologues from the right and from the left.

As my Pastor at the time... spiritual abuse by your hand, and an clear abuse of power, absolutely!

As Pastors, you abused your power and it was wrong.

But we all know that it can also be a very bad expression of love, as with rape or abuse, which has nothing to do with love and everything to do with power, domination etc..

Can I suggest something about power in it being about how power is used and as has been discussed before that it would be naiive to think that it is only people in positions of power tha abuse?

They lead to the abuse of power which is clearly seen, for example, in the abuse of the free market principle as discussed in Chapter 4.

During the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), one person who gave evidence was asked how the church can deal with the abuse of power and replied: «It needs to stop squelching discussion, it has a way of crushing people when they try to speak and it needs to treat people as adults not children.&rAbuse (IICSA), one person who gave evidence was asked how the church can deal with the abuse of power and replied: «It needs to stop squelching discussion, it has a way of crushing people when they try to speak and it needs to treat people as adults not children.&rabuse of power and replied: «It needs to stop squelching discussion, it has a way of crushing people when they try to speak and it needs to treat people as adults not children.»

I am learning that I can not teach christian theology constructively unless I am aware that, historically, the church has done much to damage women, Jews, people of color and the whole inhabited earth; and unless, as a christian, I am learning how our doctrine, discipline and worship continue to reflect and contribute to this abuse of power.

To bring this back to Jesus Christ, keep in mind how much of his life required him to deal with abuse of power as opposed to hate.

As we know, some in the government will abuse the money and power that comes along with the welfare dollars (conservative and liberal alike).

And how can the predatory abuse of human power in prisons against the most vulnerable in their midst be turned so as to allow willed spiritual vulnerability to be empowered by grace?

The easy answer is to hate and judge, and most of the time I find myself seeking vengeance and venting against what I see as hypocrisy and abuse from those in power.

Republicans hate people, are racists, want to take everything away from the average person and give it to the rich, stomp on those in need so corporations can have more power and abuse their workers more and LIE ever day as easily as they breathe.

While helping to establish a moral foundation for society, it was just as often abused by the powers that be to keep the populace under control.

This authority structure is typically described as a series of «coverings» or «protections» but unfortunately, the effect is often the opposite, as abused women and children find they have no recourse or power, as every decision in their lives must be made by a series of men, many of whom are more invested in protecting the reputation of the ministry than the people in it.

I agree that there is a symbotic relationship; however, I am not ready to use that to downplay the abuse of power, particularly when it manifests as spiritual abuse.

As well as money and sex, the abuse of power and authority has been a significant issue for churches and Christian ministries in recent yearAs well as money and sex, the abuse of power and authority has been a significant issue for churches and Christian ministries in recent yearas money and sex, the abuse of power and authority has been a significant issue for churches and Christian ministries in recent years.

Does the Body of Christ (the American Church) have an obligation to ignore Tony's «Debacle» (an attention - getting debate being staged) and try to draw Tony and the Christian community back into the deeper issues of lack of character, inability to honor God's authorities, abuse of financial power, church blindness, and using church events as a smoke - screen for evil actions?»

They often pretend those they have abused have power over them because they dared respond — casting themselves as victims.

Unfortunately even in an organization such as the Church, people still abuse their power.