Sentences with phrase «against politicians»

As such, people are theoretically against organized crime as a concept, but practically won't vote against a politician they like otherwise merely because of lack of success in eliminating organized crime.

You'd have to look to other areas of law about false representations or lying under oath for a claim against the politician.

When our identity is tied up in a certain politician, we find it hard to hear any kind of argument against that politician's words.

After five years, the government had finally gotten an indictment against a politician — it was time to declare victory and move on.

This isn't about political organizing more about the fact that the deck is stacked against politicians and corporations walking away from profits.

Anti-MTS coalition Pledge 2 Protect, which launched the petition in April, demands that its signees not only oppose the project — supporters also «pledge» to vote against politicians who back the project and vehemently vocalize support for aspiring pols who want to «dump the dump» elsewhere, they said.

Three women who have made allegations against politicians tell the Guardian political parties have ignored the issue for decades

The run - up to last week's midterm election saw some of the most negative campaigning in recent memory, generating countless defamation lawsuits against politicians for attack ads.

The Supreme Court's unanimous decision to vacate former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell's public corruption conviction will significantly limit prosecutors» ability to bring cases against politicians suspected of malfeasance and could spell trouble for the Justice Department in ongoing, high - profile cases, legal analysts said.

According to Larry, that case was the first time a music artist ever filed a lawsuit against a politician for using a song without permission in their campaign.

All American Christians need the Roman Catholic bishops to take a strong, public stand against politicians like Joe Biden who openly mock the teaching of the Church to which they claim to belong.

Supreme Court justices on Wednesday seemed prepared to overturn the 2014 corruption conviction of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and perhaps make it harder for prosecutors to bring charges against politicians who provide favors for their benefactors.

Rather, they are the result of a messy, arduous process that pits scientists against politicians.

On Tuesday, a coalition of major Muslim, interfaith and civil rights groups will announce a new campaign and website to push back against politicians and others they say are trafficking in anti-Muslim rhetoric.

In contrast, here are the number of questions / points Mark Easton put to the three politicians: Alan Johnson - 2 Chris Grayling - 17 Chris Huhne - 4 Here are the number of interruptions Mark Easton made against each politician: Alan Johnson - 1 Chris Grayling - 8 Chris Huhne - 3 The tone of the questioning of Mr Grayling was also sharply critical.

Miner says she won't be pressured into personal attacks against politicians who disagree with her political views.

The basic idea is that workers in these sectors have been hurt economically by deindustrialization and have been expressing their anger at this trend by voting against politicians in office.

The tape, which was released more than a year ago, has come back into the spotlight as a spate of sexual harassment complaints against politicians, entertainers, and members of the media have prompted questions about appropriate punishment for such behavior.

Investment professionals also counsel against politicians taking credit for stock market surges, or blaming their opponents for market dips.

Allegations against the politicians include bribery, breach of duty, and possibly money laundering.

The claims against the politicians stem from testimonies made by protected, anonymous witnesses.

The next (right) step here is to refer a case to the ICC against those politicians and bureaucrats who mandated and enforced that mandate.

Local religious leader, Jerry Datim told WWM: «Political leaders in the state have failed to protect the people from the Fulani attackers because they fear that President Muhammadu Buhari may move against any politician that goes against the Fulani, who are Buhari's kinsmen.»

I see too many self serving parties vetoing this, hard for politicians to legislate against themselves

Citizens can and do vote for or against politicians based on their position on guns.

There may be something of a rebound against politicians (of all three main parties) who won't even discuss cuts before they are elected, who tell specific lies in order to get elected (Liberals and Conservatives) and who speak out of both sides of their mouths (New Labour) when in opposition.

First, because they know such organizations have experts on their pet issue who usually are aware of the full ramifications of their proposal, and second because NGOs represent not just a single voter, but the interests of all their members and often a much larger number of non-member sympathizers they would be able to mobilize against politicians who act against their interests.

According to him, insults and calling of bad names against politicians and authorities by communicators of the political divide just for political expediency, denigrates politicians in the eyes of the public.

The whistleblower in an alleged conspiracy to block low - income and minority kids from enrolling in a popular Riverdale, Bronx, elementary school has filed suit against a politician — Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz — who he claims targeted him for coming forward.

According to Sunder Katwala of the Fabian Society, the Yes to AV campaign is stressing a «people against the politicians» theme.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Hours after jurors reached a partial verdict in the federal fraud case against former Bronx senator Pedro Espada Jr., the judge declared a mistrial in the remaining conspiracy and tax fraud counts against the politician and in all counts against his son.

«Their goal is to use the people that are paying to testify against the politicians.

You can only hope that there will be some sort of backlash against those politicians.»

Although he sometimes loses battles against politicians, he often succeeds in swaying public opinion, which in the end may be his proudest achievement.

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Nor, to my knowledge, has Nurse spoken out against politicians talking nonsense about solar and wind, a topic on which James Hansen, to his credit, has spoken out, condemning as sentencing his grandchildren to drinking green koolaid.

In one article, he argued against politicians who were calling for a release, titling the essay: «Speculator's Political Reserve?

Judge Keller fined $ 100,000 for disclosure lapses: Fine is commission's largest - ever civil penalty against a politician Austin American - Statesman April 30, 2010

David Greene, partner, Edwin Coe LLP, said: «To some degree the consultation period and the following political discourse next Spring may set lawyers against politicians.

Larry Iser's representation of musicians against politicians is the subject of an article in Thomson Reuters» Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine entitled «Won't Back Down: When politicians pick campaign songs, songwriters pick Lawrence Iser.»

Larry was selected for his representation of music icons Jackson Browne and David Byrne in their landmark copyright lawsuits against politicians John McCain and Charlie Crist, respectively.

The article follows Larry's pioneering representation of iconic music artists in copyright infringement cases against politicians, which notably includes the case of Jackson Browne v. McCain.

Sarah Keegan, brand director at OVO Energy, said the company was taking a stand against politicians and other high - profile individuals who «stand in the way of sustainable progress».

But the desire for justice and retribution is deep and complicated, and Iceland has taken an unusual step in the strange annals of the world financial crisis: it is pursuing criminal charges against a politician, former Prime Minister Geir Haarde, for his government's failure to avert the catastrophe.

Rather, they are the result of a messy, arduous political negotiation that pits scientists against politicians.

Never mind the farmworkers who dare to act as advocates for their own and support what amounts to an economic bill of rights — even if they tend not to be eligible to vote against the politicians who can hurt them or make campaign contributions to the ones who can help them.

with the caveat that I think credible (e.g. charges being brought, pattern of behavior, etc.) allegations against politicians should absolutely be made public because 1.

The seemingly endless child abuse claims against politicians of yesteryear would have had a second wind this week, had it not been for the Leveson Report.

Lloyds chairman Peter Leverne has hit out against politicians for instigating «knee - jerk reactions» against the City.

Cambridge Analytica, in a statement Monday, denied that it or its affiliates «use entrapment, bribes or so - called honey - traps» against politicians.