Sentences with phrase «against the public interest in»

The people who voted for the bill decided to sell out the public and vote against the public interest in their own interest and that of their backers.

The public interest in maintaining confidentiality must be balanced against the public interest in a fair trial, according to principles which have developed since the landmark case of Conway v Rimmer [1968] AC 910 required the court to strike that balance.»

The Lord Justices pointed out that there was a well - established process for dealing with government requests to withhold documents on national security grounds: judges must weigh the public interest which demands that the evidence be withheld against the public interest in open justice, and if «the former public interest is held to outweigh the latter, the evidence can not in any circumstances be admitted.»

Those are: jurisdictional fact - finding; and the balancing of rights against public interests in jurisdictions with human rights statutes.

Aside from whether the plaintiff can show grounds to believe that he / she / it has a good case and the defendant has no good defence, the court still has to weigh the potential or actual harm suffered by the plaintiff against the public interest in the expression.

The need for the plaintiff to show harm (which is not presumed), and the need for the court to balance that harm against the public interest in the expression, are both important features that the statute has added to the law.

Not exact matches

Two interesting things happened this week in Jamie Dimon's world: two gutsy attorneys, Helen Davis Chaitman and Lance Gotthoffer, published a book comparing JPMorgan Chase to the Gambino crime family, explaining how the bank could and should be prosecuted under RICO statutes for serial frauds against the investing public.

The constitutional question concerns the relation between an evangelical baker's freedom to exercise his religion and how that freedom is limited by the public's interest in non-discrimination against certain minorities.

You defenders of religion keep some interesting company: Osama Bin LLaden, Iraninan Mullahs, Saudi Wahabists (who will cut your head off in public if you preach anything but Islam), Joe Smith who preached that black people did not have souls (the church changed it mind after the civil rights act and are now bigotted against gay people), the Taliban, the pope and his child rapists, ignorant & stupid evangelicals who think that revelations is a roadmap to the future.

And a republican form of government makes it less likely that factional interests — that is, those groups that defend substantively wrongful and improper public policies — will be able to exercise their plans of oppression against the legitimate rights or interests of the community in general and the individual in particular.

While the Crown Prosecution Service admitted that evidence did exist to bring a case against the two doctors, it decided it was not in the public interest to prosecute.

Against this dualism, between the internal and external, private and public, a dualism which has led to the exploitation and oppression of many human beings, I contend that followers of Christ have no other option but to take an active interest in the earthly, secular things such as politics and economics because Jesus would not permit us the luxury of dwelling in a «spiritual ghetto unrelated and unconcerned with real life issues».

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Bettors may also be interested to know that there has only been one game in our database in which Florida receiving such limited public support at home — an October 1, 2011 matchup against Alabama in which they received just 22 % of spread bets.

A statement from Conflicts of Interest Coalition, endorsed by 145 national, regional and international organizations, calls for the development of a Code of Conduct in public policy decision - making to safeguard against conflicts of iInterest Coalition, endorsed by 145 national, regional and international organizations, calls for the development of a Code of Conduct in public policy decision - making to safeguard against conflicts of interestinterest.

I meant to get to this item earlier in the week — The New York Times editorial page recently weighed in on the lawsuit recently filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest against McDonald's over the use of toys in fast food meals.

Fed up, Parham became a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed Wednesday against Oak Brook - based McDonald's by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Rashaun German, 3, of Chicago, eats a Happy Meal at the Navy Pier McDonald's on Wednesday, the same day the Center for Science in the Public Interest filed suit in California against McDonald's.

So last month, when the Center for Science in the Public Interest announced it was filing a class action lawsuit to stop McDonald's from using Happy Meal toys to market to children, the fierce and ugly backlash against the mother of two who was brave enough to attach her name to the case was predictable.

Hiram Monserrate turned himself in to federal authorities in connection with the NYC Council slush fund scandal, a commission of his former legislative colleagues, which rarely takes action against one of its own, found reasonable cause to believe that he violated the Public Officers Law by setting up a legal defense fund and soliciting contributions from from individuals and entities that had business interests in his work as a senator.

In Ghana, the occupy Ghana group was formed and became the conduit for the opposition Npp in articulating their interest and supported them in inciting the public against the administratioIn Ghana, the occupy Ghana group was formed and became the conduit for the opposition Npp in articulating their interest and supported them in inciting the public against the administratioin articulating their interest and supported them in inciting the public against the administratioin inciting the public against the administration.

At present, the most democratic constitution bill ever drafted is being held hostage by self - serving politicians in the clearest possible demonstration of a fundamental principle of constitution - making — namely, that politicians should neither be tasked with drafting nor ratifying constitutions because of the risk that they will act against the public interest.

Theresa May said she wanted to be able to take action against those «who are acting in a manner that is not conducive to the public good and who are acting in a manner that is seriously prejudicial to the nation's interests.»

SERAP argues that the public interest in publishing the names of the high - ranking government officials from whom funds were received outweighs any considerations to withhold the information, as there would be no prejudice against those whose names are published as long as the information is appropriately framed and truthful.»

Is it not interesting, that the «Apostles Against Borrowing» have increased Ghana's public debts by a whooping $ 15 billion only in 6 months, through borrowings?

The UFT is hitting the airwaves today with a 60 - second radio spot that slams for - profit charter school management companies as «more interested in making money and ducking accountability than fighting for our kids» and spending «millions on false attacks against teachers and public schools.»

This is a particularly interesting development because it differentiates Liu from NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, against whom the comptroller might be running for mayor in 2013.

It stated that Dawodu was not against Buhari but decided to institute the suit in the public interest.

At one point the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, obtained an injunction against the BBC, preventing them from reporting a story they claimed was in the public interest while he argued that the story was sub judice.

Think voting against a public health bill that hurts tobacco interests by senators in tobacco producing states.

In line with accounting conventions, interest on the National Debt is treated as part of public revenue expenditure, and therefore counts against the annual PSNCR.

The association cautioned against «any hasty, poorly - informed and premature decisions of the EC that could compromise the search for an enduring solution that could advance national interest», adding that: ``... a trustworthy voters» register and effective monitoring of electoral activities underlie public trust confidence in election results».

He vowed to reinvent the lieutenant governor role into a public advocate position representing the «people's voice in Albany» and that he would take on the «issues that pit a tiny concentrated interest against the broader interest.»

In that context, he reiterated his view that New York state should act to block Comcast's take - over of Time Warner Cable, as resulting high prices would not be in the public interest, with both Wu and Teachout adding that they had testified against the merger in front of the Public Service CommissioIn that context, he reiterated his view that New York state should act to block Comcast's take - over of Time Warner Cable, as resulting high prices would not be in the public interest, with both Wu and Teachout adding that they had testified against the merger in front of the Public Service Commissioin the public interest, with both Wu and Teachout adding that they had testified against the merger in front of the Public Service Commipublic interest, with both Wu and Teachout adding that they had testified against the merger in front of the Public Service Commissioin front of the Public Service CommiPublic Service Commission.

Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo made it clear this morning he intends to back up his tough talk against the so - called «special interests» — chiefly, the public employee unions — with dollars in an air campaign war, if necessary.

You can argue against the strike and you can certainly argue against current public pension arrangements, but it's hard to object to what took place today in London: people cheerfully coming together to defend their interests and make their views plain to government.

In addition, the Government concluded that the public interest lies against disclosure.

«The EU Commission are wrong to try to prevent member states having sensible checks like this as it will increase public concerns about migration and give member states an incentive to cut employment support for everyone, which is against everyone's interests in Britain and across Europe,» shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said.

At 7 a.m., Food and Water Watch, the New York Public Interest Research Group and activists and supporters of the Stop the Cuomo Tax campaign rally in Times Square, Penn Station and Grand Central against tax increase to support nuclear power plants in upstate New York, Grand Central Terminal by # 7 Train, Penn Station, LIRR area, and Times Square by Shuttle and 2 and 3 train tracks, Manhattan.

The statement signed by CID boss Bright Oduro, had described as baseless and unsubstantiated claims of thievery and corruption leveled against the duo, adding that their intervention in a Korle Bu Teaching Hospital deal «was transparent, borne out of the protection of public interest and consistent with their duties as Chiefs of Staff.»

10 - Health chief steps down with blistering broadside against Lansley This short article concerning the retirement of Sir Roger Boyle was a minor event in the ongoing row over NHS reform, but its presence in the list shows the extent of public interest in the coalition's health care project.

It would bind the court to order costs against charities, NGOs and other organisations which offer their assistance to the court in public interest litigation in a wide set of ill - defined and broad circumstances that could rarely be predicted at the beginning of a case.

Late in the day, the New York Public Interest Research Group also came out against the legislature's bills, saying, in a statement, «We can not say with confidence that it will lead to a better product in the form of fairer district lines».

My charge against Chris Grayling is not that he was being political or even that he was using a back door party political route to make his views heard, but that in taking the decision as a Minister he appears to be putting party politics above the interests of the travelling public.

Calls on the Commission, by the end of 2013, to submit a legislative proposal establishing an effective and comprehensive European whistleblower protection programme in the public and in the private sector to protect those who detect inefficient management and irregularities and report cases of national and cross-border corruption relating to EU financial interests and to protect witnesses, informers, and those who cooperate with the courts, and in particular witnesses testifying against mafia - type and other criminal organisations, with a view to resolving the difficult conditions under which they have to live (from risks of retaliation to the breakdown of family ties or from being uprooted from their home territory to social and professional exclusion); calls also on the Member States to put in place appropriate and effective protection for whistleblowers.

Keir Starmer QC, director of public prosecutions, said: «Having thoroughly reviewed the evidence gathered by the police, we have decided there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to bring criminal charges against Margaret Moran.

Krissy's lawyer's time would have been more in the public interest if she had tried to stop Shelly Silver from spending taxpayers money to pay off a sexual harasssment case against one of the biggest slugs in the legislature, Vito Lopez.

The plaintiff also sought an order of mandamus compelling President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack both ministers in public interest and public morality based on the allegations of attempts to influence court decisions recently levelled against them by two Justices of the Supreme Court.

Lady Williams, known to be wary of increasing the role of the private sector in public services, said she agreed with the need to respond more closely to patient demand, but warned against a move to a privatised American health system in which the focus on the producer interest simply shifted to the «insurance interest».

And it's about time New York's byzantine election laws finally worked in the public interest instead of against it.