Sentences with phrase «as equal justice»

The Neukom Chair will investigate urgent questions surrounding diversity in the legal profession, as well as equal justice and opportunity, and will build on the Research Group in Legal Diversity's work to pursue a larger research program.

He originally joined EFF as an Equal Justice Works / Bruce J. Ennis First Amendment Fellow, studying the impact of post-9 / 11 anti-terrorism surveillance initiatives on online privacy and free expression.

Calvo joins a long tradition of Miami Law graduates who have been selected as Equal Justice Works Fellows.

«I am so thrilled that Nejla has been selected as an Equal Justice Works Fellow and will be working with Legal Services of Greater Miami,» said Marni Lennon, Assistant Dean for Public Interest and Pro Bono & Director of the HOPE Public Interest Resource Center.

And it's sometimes possible to get funding for your public interest summer job from your law school or from a nationwide public interest organization, such as Equal Justice Works.

Not exact matches

And I'd been guilty of perpetuating this sort of prejudice by perpetuating stereotypes of psychics as shifty, exotic people or as being unreal, unable to be found as mothers or neighbors or activists like Emily, who's active in social justice - based causes, particularly the fight for transgender equal rights.

Stevenson has earned renown as the founder and executive director of the Alabama - based Equal Justice Initiative (EJI).

¨ We believe in justice for all, whether in God or not; we believe as others, that we are due equal justice as human beings.

If «Sharia» had the capacity to always dispense justice with compassion and mercy, I would (even as a non-Muslim) vote for it to be used as a court tool for unity and equal treatment.

For Niebuhr, equal justice, an inexact term covering a wide range of ideas, was generally defined as a decent equilibrium of power.

In Just War Against Terror Elshtain argues «that true international justice is defined as the equal claim of all persons in the world to having coercive force deployed in their behalf if they are victims of one of the many horrors attendant upon radical political instability....

The principles of justice Rawls devised require that any person's «life plan» be accepted as equal in dignity to anyone else's.

This new family ideal takes an entire book to elaborate (with important questions still left unanswered), but can be briefly summarized as follows: it is the voluntary lifetime union of a woman and a man who parent their own children in a relationship characterized by love, justice and equal regard.

If this recognition can not be commonly agreed to, ethical subjectivism will pervade any society that has become aware of each individual's equal right to judge moral codes, as is inherent in the Western liberal or democratic notion of civil justice.

The reporter says that while «legal experts said the First Amendment grants Supreme Court justices, just like any other U.S. citizen, the right to speak their mind,» other experts insist that «Scalia's comments were difficult to reconcile with his judicial obligation to regard citizens of all religious persuasions — whether believer or unbeliever, Christian or non-Christian — as equals under the law.»

With the passing of time and the realization that the structures of society are of our own making, concern to implement justice now must take its place as equal in importance to witness and charity.

The occasion for Lincoln's declaration of implacable opposition to judicial supremacy had been a decision which, above all others, stained the Court's reputation as an institution dedicated to, as it says above the entrance to the Marble Temple in Washington, D.C., «equal justice under law.»

For instance, the Qur» an instructs that in matters of justice, the witness of a woman is equal to half of that of a man: «Take as witness two witnesses from your men, and if there are not two men, then a man and two women» (Q 2:282).

Some faith groups, like the United Methodist Committee on Relief, are using Halloween as an opportunity to promote justice and fair - trade by joining Equal Exchange, a cooperative that sells fairly...

Justice, therefore, requires equal treatment of religions in public as well as in private life.

As for gays seeking marriage, there are many laws under which they are denied equal justice.

Here's the script of Schneiderman's new spot, called «Equal Justice» and clearly geared toward minority voters, is as follows:

«He is a bona - fide reformer, and I know as Attorney General he'll put equal and fair justice above all.

«Ultimately artist Anthony Goicolea's design was recommended by the Commission and selected as a result of the circular layout and permanency of the bronze stones that expressed the uncompromised strength of LGBT community, marries well within the sites natural environment, invites sitting and contemplation and stands for equality, fairness, justice, and equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens,» the state parks department said in its statement.

Let's assume Obama's goal, other things being equal, is to nominate as liberal a justice as possible.

As attorney general, Eric will continue Andrew Cuomo's aggressive but fair tradition of standing up to powerful interests so that everyone in New York State has equal justice and protection from their government.»

She also honoured «all those who currently risk their lives, serving in the forces to build international peace and security in a world in which, as agreed by all parties to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, «recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace».»

As a former federal prosecutor and a pioneering Brooklyn District Attorney, he championed the cause of equal justice for all.»

As Justice Stephen Breyer noted, however, the hints of partisanship appear to have come from Democratic commissioners, whose views were balanced out by an equal number of Republican commissioners.

Schneiderman praised the state's district attorneys as «diligent and hardworking» but said the concept of «equal justice under the law» was at stake.

(4) The independent panel shall report as approved for each judicial position all highly qualified persons who make application to the panel, provided that if the number of highly qualified applicants exceeds three times the number of existing vacancies to be filled in such position (determined as of the time the panel renders its report), the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number equal to three times the number of vacancies to be filled in such position, provided further that if the number of highly qualified applicants is less than three times the number of vacancies to be filled in such position the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number equal to not less than two times the number of such vacancies, provided further that the following categories of applicants who are eligible for reelection or reappointment shall be reported as approved if their performance during their term of office merits continuation in office, and no other applicants shall be reported as approved for their vacancies: (a) a judge or justice completing a full term of office seeking re-election to that office, or (b) an interim Supreme Court justice who has been appointed by the Governor to fill an existing vacancy no later than the previous June 1 after approval of the Governor's screening panel, who has been confirmed by the State Senate and has assumed office no later than the date the panel renders its report, and who otherwise would not be required to make application to the independent screening panel pursuant to the provisions of sub-paragraph (3).

If Schneiderman really wants equal justice for all as he claims, he would appoint a member of the NRA to the criminal justice committee to ensure our Second Amendment rights aren't torched any further by Jackie Hilly of New Yorkers Against Guns — who he did have the foresight to include.

New labour can not create social justice through equal oppurtunity alone, they need to have policies that directly end poverty such as getting down the price of gas through state intervention, building council houses through state intervention.

The founders of Ghana, President Akufo - Addo stressed, chose the words Freedom and Justice as the country's motto, «because they envisaged us as a shining example to the black peoples of the world of what a free, dedicated, enterprising, Ghanaian people can do to build a society the equal of any, any where on the face of the planet.

«The federal Defense of Marriage Act clearly violates the principle of equal justice under law as enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and improperly intrudes on the traditional role of states in defining marriage,» Schneiderman said in a statement.

«Clearly the fact that he's talking about people needing equal access to justice and feeling that they're getting it is an important part of what we're saying as a conference,» said Democratic conference leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who is the top black elected official in the Senate.

Westchester County Legislator Catherine Borgia said: «Thank you County Executive Latimer, for reaffirming Westchester's values as a welcoming community that believes in equal justice for all by signing the Immigration Protection Act.

It is not the only vote Malliotakis must now account for to a broader electorate, as she has weighed in on dozens of high - profile bills of importance to New York City residents, like those regarding women's reproductive rights, criminal justice reform, equal pay, college affordability, rent regulations, and the minimum wage.

It's uncertain who I could recommend the film to, as it doesn't really do its source material justice for comic fans, while also trying to cater to adults and children in such equal measure, both groups will only find it interesting half of the time.

The court might also invoke the citizenship clause, asserting that all children need an education sufficient to ensure equal citizenship, which entails political, civil, and social equality, as California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu has argued.

It could find that the equal protection clause prohibits wide within - state disparities in educational opportunity that disadvantage some students because they live in a property - poor district, as Justice Thurgood Marshall argued in his Rodriguez dissent.

Schools Minister Nick Gibb said: «As part of our plan to extend social justice and opportunity, we want all children to have an equal chance to excel in school regardless of when they are born.

As Governor Brown stated in January 2013, «Equal treatment for children in unequal situations is not justice».

We represent our clients in both state and federal courts and before state and federal administrative agencies such as the Texas Education Agency, State Board of Education, Texas Attorney General, Texas State Auditor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Commission on Human Rights, the Department of Education / Office of Civil Rights, Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Health & Human Services, Department of Justice and various other federal agencies.

Therefore educators and policy makers in the Arab world should communicate these concepts pragmatically as well as theoretically, starting with formulating a new vision for education in the Arab World, a deep and continuous revision of their curriculums, setting standards for equal chances in professional development, and making serious efforts in creating an educational philosophy not only for gender equity, but rather for human justice.

Bad policy backed by slipshod data equals damage to children, especially those from Black, Latino, and American Indian and Alaska Native households most - likely to be suspended, expelled and sent to juvenile justice systems (the school - to - prison pipeline) as a result of districts and other school operators overusing the most - punitive of school discipline.

As an organization that fights for equality and justice, the ACLU of Pennsylvania supports efforts to make sure that every Pennsylvania student, rich or poor, has an equal shot at a quality education.

107; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; 29 C.F.R. Part 1614; Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government; Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low - Income Populations; Executive Order 13087, Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government; Executive Order 13160, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Sex, Color, National Origin, Disability, Religion, Age, Sexual Orientation, and Status as a Parent in Federally Conducted Education and Training Programs; Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009; Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations governing the processing of complaints of discrimination in the Federal sector; and EEOC decisions, procedures, guidelines, and program and management directives.

(4) serve as a national clearinghouse for information in respect to denials of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion or national origin, including but not limited to the fields of voting, education, housing, employment, the use of public facilities, and transportation, or in the administration of justice;

According to Equal Justice Works, a partial financial hardship «exists when the annual amount due on all of a borrower's eligible loans, as calculated under a standard 10 year repayment plan, exceeds 15 percent of discretionary income.»