Sentences with phrase «against the assaults of»

Let's expand the 2nd amendment so we can actually defend ourselves against the assaults of the Obama administration!

Using secondhand accounts, without a full text of the original speech, Biskupic reported that Scalia «delivered an ardent defense of religious beliefs against the assaults of secular society.»

The plot remains the same: The traditional publishers of content defend their business models against the assault of the Internet.

Not exact matches

«DEAFENING SILENCE:» TIME recently named the men and women who spoke out against sexual assault and harassment as TIME's Person of the Year.

A reporter for Infowars faced a verbal assault on the streets of Boston last week, when an irate onlooker unleashed a profanity - laced tirade against the site's founder Alex Jones and his claim that the marathon bombing was a «false flag» operation perpetrated by the FBI.

On Monday, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that his office would open a civil rights investigation of The Weinstein Company following allegations of sexual assault against producer Harvey Weinstein.

Students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. have organized gun protests and been joined by millions of Americans that have railed against gun violence, assault rifles, and the NRA.

During a talk at The Connecticut Forum earlier this month, former First Lady Michelle Obama shared her thoughts about the recent wave of allegations of sexual assault, harassment and misconduct against powerful men.

Ivanka Trump has weighed in on the allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, claiming that she believes the accounts of the women who have come forward.

And she has had to defend her husband against accusations of sexual assault.

Thousands of people joined a global March for Science with Washington the epicenter of a movement to fight back against what many see as an «assault on facts» by populist politicians.

Announcing their verdict on Thursday, a jury outside of Philadelphia found Bill Cosby guilty of all three sexual assault charges brought against him.

As reports of assaults by drivers against female riders became a staple of news reports, Uber's go - to move was pointing out that taxi drivers have also attacked people.

In the past, models and celebrities who worked with the photographer accused him of creating a sexually hostile environment on set, encouraging provocative poses, and sexual assault and harassment, according to a comprehensive list of the allegations leveraged against Richardson compiled by Complex.

The law also requires a civilian review when commanders decline to prosecute, requires dishonourable discharge or dismissal for those convicted, eliminate the statute of limitations for courts - martial in rape and sexual assault cases and criminalizes retaliation against victims who report an assault.

The Syrian government denied its forces had launched a chemical assault, while Russia, Assad's most powerful ally, called the reports fake and warned against military action on the basis of «invented and fabricated excuses.»

The Republican nominee offered up coverage of a spate of recent sexual - assault allegations against him as supposed evidence the media was rigged against him.

Their first test case is in support of a small business owner named Melanie Kohler, one of the first #MeToo women to post allegations of assault against director Brett Ratner.

The officer, Shawn Wilson, claims in the lawsuit filed last week in San Patricio County, that Hitt»... seemed to be trying to cover - up...» an investigation into alleged assault against a 15 - year - old boy at the hands of a Taft official, last year.

The union took aim at «a hyper - masculine industrial camp culture, which can result in increased risk of sexual harassment, assault, increased levels of violence against women in sex work and hitchhiking and increased levels of child care and gender inequity.»

The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a complaint against the state's «assault weapons» ban on Friday and expressly described similar bans as constitutional.

In 2001, he sued the Akron Beacon Journal for $ 1 billion after a critical profile; that same year, he was acquitted of assault charges after allegedly throwing an environmental activist against a wall.

In my 43 years living in this great country, I have never seen so much meddling into the affairs of a province as the full frontal assault taking place against the soon - to - be-sworn-in government of B.C. Let's be clear.

Lawmakers like Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith, a Democrat from Orlando, voted against the bill because it did not include a ban on assault weapons or other broad measures sought by survivors of all the shootings.

«Nobody else has come forward in 25 years with a fresh accusation of assault against him,» Stephens wrote.

The sexual assault allegations come in the middle of a reckoning that began with allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, leading to hundreds of women coming forward with their own allegations against dozens of powerful and high - profile men.

WASHINGTON — Unswayed by Republican warnings of a trade war, President Donald Trump ordered steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. on Thursday, vowing to fight back against an «assault on our country» by foreign competitors.

Judd was one of the first women in October 2017 to make an on - the - record allegation of sexual misconduct against Weinstein, which soon afterward evolved into the social media #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault.

It speaks more to the possibilities of women than to the limitations, and Sokolowski said it was chosen based on spikes seen in online searches after three events: the Women's March, the release of «Wonder Woman» and the uncovering of sexual assault allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

In fact... I see your continued assault against David to be more of this very troubling behavior pattern from you.

Timothy Storey is charged with two counts of rape and one count of assault by penetration against one of the girls, and two counts of rape against another girl.

When men, who have agency and voice, are silent against the sexual predation of women, they not only contribute to the shame that victims feel, they empower the predators who use wealth and power to continue their assault on our sisters created in the image of God.

She and 22 other Columbia students have filed a Title IX complaint against Columbia for improperly handling accusations of sexual assault, but now Sulkowicz is going one step further to draw attention to the case.

The review found that that played a role in 79 percent of wrongfully convicted sexual assault cases against black people versus only 51 percent of cases against white people.

«The time has come for a broad - based assault against the powers that be that want to change our culture to one of men marrying men and women marrying women,» said Owens, in an interview Tuesday after the launch event at the National Press Club.

Jesus launched a full - out assault on the gates of hell and prevailed against them by dying at hell's door.

But when the gospel of Christ is wielded like a weapon against sexual assault victims, that's wicked.

In 1945 Henry L. Stimson, secretary of war, recommended to President Truman the use of nuclear weapons against Japan to hasten the end of the war and save the Allied forces an estimated 1 million casualties in an assault upon mainland Japan.

If you're on the right, you might insert «assault rifle» and use that logic to help argue against any new gun control — even in the wake of Parkland and Las Vegas (and Columbine, and Aurora, and Virginia Tech, and San Bernardino, and Sandy Hook, and Sutherland Springs, and Orlando, and on and on).

From Sophia: Do you feel the Catholic Church's lawsuit against the contraception portions of the Health Care Act constitutes an assault on women's rights?

Few contemporary theologians would disagree with this statement, but we might well expect that many of Weisinger's brothers in arms, the literary critics, would raise a cry of protest against this seeming assault upon the reality of the individual mythical vision.

Andrew Soper, who worked as headmaster and senior priest at the fee - paying St Benedicts School in Ealing, denies 19 offences of indecent assault and buggery against boys during the 1970s and 1980s.

The unfettered individualism and moral relativism that characterizes modern America has outraged millions today who have witnessed an ongoing assault against traditional boundaries of belief and behavior.

Allegations against Bill Cosby have been piling up for the past year, as more than 50 women accused the comedian of rape, sexual assault and sexual misconduct in incidents dating...

(One of the ironic events of the conference was the rude verbal assault launched by a group of Latin American radicals against Jimmy Carter, the former «human rights President,» to prevent him from speaking.

In an ongoing trial, Andrew Soper (also known as Father Laurence Soper) is being charged with 16 cases of indecent assault against young boys and 19 offences allegedly committed overall.

Humanists and other secular groups, many of whom are religious, are fighting back against this assault on our educational and political system.

Bishop James also raised concerns about the 37 % surge in the number of serious assaults against prison staff.

He was jailed for 16 months after admitting two counts of indecent assault against the former pupil.

You seem to be unaware that half of these assaults are against men; that is, they are homosexual assaults.