If that sounds familiar, it's because it was also true in 2016 and 2013
as public opinion on the issue has been rising at a steady clip.
Not exact matches
The flow is vulnerable to a number of factors, including unpredictable shifts in
public opinion on such emotive
issues as immigration and preferential treatment of foreigners in the workplace.
Retail consultant Burt Flicking saw the move
as part of a shift at Wal - Mart under Chief Executive Doug McMillon to pay closer attention to
public opinion on social
issues, noting the company had raised wages for entry - level staff ealier this year.
For 20 years, the International Economic Forum of the Americas has served
as a unique platform for galvanizing
public and private
opinions and expertise
on issues topical to the continent.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Neiman Marcus, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting
as of July 28, 2012, based
on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated September 18, 2012 expressed an unqualified
opinion thereon.
When Attorney General Jeff Sessions
issued a memo
on marijuana to federal prosectors Thursday, reiterating their leeway to prosecute federal marijuana laws
as they see fit, regardless of whether the plant is legal under state and local law, he likely spurred future infringements
on liberty, struck a blow against federalism, and defied
public opinion.
It seems, moreover,
on the basis of
public opinion polls, that this challenge is already accepted by a majority of our fellow citizens and thus the question of its establishment
as a matter of law has not provoked a debate worthy of the momentous
issues at stake.
In a 21st century world where advances and developments in technology are changing rapidly each day, how we use social media outlets such
as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace has come to reflect the state of
public opinion on countless
issues in our society.
Public opinion is now well to the left of the three main party leaders
on issues such
as rail renationalisation and energy ownership.
Others see corporations and unions
as legitimate participants in
public debate whose views can help educate voters
as they form their
opinions on candidates and
issues.»
«Mayor de Blasio's approval rating has inched up, and he has improved his standing with New Yorkers
on both his handling of
issues and their perceptions of his qualities
as mayor,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for
Public Opinion.
«
Public opinion regarding climate change is likely to remain divided
as long
as the political elites send out conflicting messages
on this
issue,» lead researcher Robert Brulle, a professor of sociology and environmental science at Drexel University in Philadelphia, said in a statement.
Public opinion on climate change is likely to remain divided
as long
as politicians send mixed messages
on the
issue
He recommended that scientific organizations become regular sources of reliable information
on issues of
public interest, establish relationships with media outlets
as well
as communicate directly, communicate the scientific process and show how it is different from
opinion.
Middle - of - the - Roaders: Ten percent of the American
public hold a mixture of environmental
opinions as they lean brown or green
on various
issues.
Public opinion has shifted dramatically in recent years
on the
issue of same - sex marriage, and it will continue to evolve over time with equally
as prominent matters.
By comparison, President Barack Obama, during his first year in office, was able to shift overall
public opinion in the direction he preferred
on multiple education
issues,
as we saw from similar experiments we performed
as part of our 2009 survey.
Paul Peterson interviews Robert Shapiro, an expert
on public opinion, about how the partisan divide in education policy is shifting,
as issues of school quality and accountability have produced «conflicted liberals,» at the same time that the presidential election is creating «conflicted conservatives.»
But the more important fact is that
on most
issues the
opinions in California resemble those of the
public across the United States
as a whole.
They include a tendency for individuals heavily involved
on an
issue to perceive almost all news coverage
as hostile to their goals (even news coverage that favors their position); to presume much larger effects for a message
on the
public than the actual influence; and to apply a faulty quasi-statistical sense to where
public opinion might actually stand
on an
issue, perceiving
public opinion as hostile to their goals, no matter what the objective indicators might say.
«The Royal Society, a 1400 - member organization that dates back to the 1600s and has counted Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein
as members, asked Exxon Mobil in a letter this month to stop financing these groups and to change its
public reports to reflect more accurately the
opinions fo scientists
on the
issue.
As in any
public policy
issue, no one person is expert
on everything (although some people act like they are, oddly enough) and we therefore rely
on expert
opinions.
The
public views the meteorological community in a monolithic way and seems prepared to accept the
opinions of TV weather forecasters
on issues such
as global warming, in spite of the fact that this community has most often no expertise
on this topic.
In my role
as a member of the news media, I determined that it would be inappropriate to take down my posting of the decision based
on a general claim that the
opinion,
issued earlier in the day to the
public over the internet, referred to information contained in an appendix whose contents remained under seal.
It may come
as no surprise therefore that the legal
issue over who is competent to conclude such agreements (the EU alone, or the EU together with the Member States) has received considerable
public attention, ensuring that the Advocate General Sharpston's response to the Commission's request for an
Opinion (
Opinion 2/15)
on the conclusion of the EU - Singapore FTA (EUSFTA) has made the headlines of several European newspapers.
«I join the
opinion of the Court
on the understanding that (a) it goes no further than hold that a
public school may restrict speech that a reasonable observer would interpret
as advocating illegal drug use and (b) it provides no support for any restriction of speech that can plausibly be interpreted
as commenting
on any political or social
issue, including speech
on issues such
as «the wisdom of the war
on drugs or of legalizing marijuana for medicinal use.»»
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public attention, or a matter in which the
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public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public notoriety or controversy has attached; «
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public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing
public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the
public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public or any government body, in relation to an
issue of
public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against
Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or
public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of
public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to
public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves
on matters of
public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates
on matters of
public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation
as a means of unduly limiting expression
on matters of
public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.
The SFO will publish operational guidance and Codes of Practice from time to time (e.g.,
on issues of treatment of evidence, witnesses and legal representation at interviews, deferred prosecution agreements, corporate self - reporting) and also publishes its related prosecution policies and protocols (such
as the Bribery Act Joint Prosecution Guidance of The Director of the Serious Fraud Office and The Director of
Public Prosecutions, Guidance
on Corporate Prosecutions, etc.).7 These are not, however, consultative processes aimed at clarifying the SFO's approach to legal interpretation or jurisdictional
issues (
as in the case of the DOJ
opinion procedure or SEC no - action letters).
Refusing to
issue a certificate of registration to the applicant or imposing terms, conditions or limitations
on the applicant's certificate of registration if, in the
opinion of the Registration Committee, such action is necessary to protect the
public interest
as a result of complaints, or criminal, disciplinary or other proceedings, against the applicant in any jurisdiction whether in or outside Canada, relating to the applicant's competency, conduct or character.
For the next 25 years her
opinions would shape
public policy
on issues such
as the federal power to regulate the economy, labor rights, patent, copyright and trademark law, immigration, trusts and monopolies, bankruptcy, postal laws, and internal revenue.