Sentences with phrase «afforded under our constitution»

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First in his original budget, and then in the 30 - day amendments released last Friday, Cuomo placed controversial ethics and education reforms in appropriations bills, over which the Legislature is afforded very little power under the state Constitution.

«That concept falls short when the state takes away the rights afforded an individual under the constitution so it's a foolish argument,» Lambert - Rudd said.

One person briefed on the meeting said Cuomo threatened to remove sheriffs from office, a little - used power afforded the state's chief executive under the state constitution.

The landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright determined it to be an «obvious truth» that criminal defendants can not get a fair trial without a lawyer and mandated all states under the Constitution to provide attorneys for defendants unable to afford their own lawyers.

Pursuant to Article III of the Constitution, justices of the Supreme Court, circuit judges and district judges receive lifetime appointments and protection against reduction in salary.3 Congress created the bankruptcy courts pursuant to its power under Article I of the Constitution and Article I bankruptcy judges do not enjoy the tenure and salary protections afforded to Article III judges under the Constitution.

Because of the possible protections afforded «freedom of religion» under the constitutions of many countries, we've seen various groups or individuals seek to exempt their activities from the normal operation of the law by claiming to be or belong to «churches» or «religious organizations.»

In 1963, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Gideon v. Wainright that state courts are required under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases to represent defendants who are unable to afford to pay their own attorneys.

Criminal Defense Attorneys ensure that their clients are afforded all of the protections they can receive under the law and constitution, and are fairly represented.