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Smith's many other honors include the 2007 Scales of Justice Award, by Equal Justice Works for significant contributions to the advancement of pro bono legal work; the 2009 A. Leon Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award for contributions to diversity and inclusion; the American Bar Association's 2010 Spirit of Excellence Diversity Award for Microsoft's commitment to diversity in the profession; and the Corporate Counsel Publication's 2010 Best Legal Department Award for leadership, innovation and effective management by Microsoft's Legal and Corporate Affairs department.

The annual walk is organized by The Equal Justice Coalition, which is composed of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, known as MLAC.»

The Walk to the Hill event was sponsored by the Equal Justice Coalition, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the Boston Bar Association.

The Walk to the Hill event was sponsored by the Equal Justice Coalition, a partnership with the Boston Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation.

The Walk to the Hill was co-sponsored by the Equal Justice Coalition, Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, and 31 local and specialty bar associations.

Recognized by the Equal Justice Foundation for my «high rate of acquittals and dismissals» in domestic violence cases.

In recognition of his many accomplishments, Dean Morant was named the John R. Kramer Outstanding Law Dean by Equal Justice Works in 2010 and received the Chief Justice John Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 from the Judge Advocates Association.

The housing boom of the last decade has now created a foreclosure monster in 2010, as detailed in a harrowing post by Equal Justice Works.

The Equal Justice Initiative's lynching memorial and legacy museum, documenting slavery to mass incarceration, open April 26 in Montgomery, Ala. Video by Equal Justice Initiative

Yesterday marked the official opening of Montgomery, Alabama's new National Memorial for Peace and Justice, conceived and built by the Equal Justice Initiative.

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.

The classic civil - rights movement was determined to reshape America through moral reason; distorted into a twisted parody of itself through the victim culture, it was followed by a moralism self - consciously detached from reason that would prove incapable of calling anyone, black or white, to the great cause of equal justice for all.

Such a concern that social justice receive equal billing in the church's missionary task is motivated by two factors - the Biblical and the pragmatic.

Curiously, however, the demand for the term «social justice» did not arise until modern times, in which more complex societies operate by impersonal rules applied with equal force to all under «the rule of law.»

After the story broke and public opinion wondered why these criminals were treated so leniently, the bishops then made the equal and opposite mistake: having been burned by being too merciful, they turned around and zealously applied the strictest justice, in the form of «zero tolerance» policies.

There is also a difference between social stability based on social status sustained by a double standard legal system and and social stability based on equal justice for all.

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.

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...

«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.

[62] She further argued for measures to make it easier to negotiate settlements in equal pay cases, for improved access to justice by waiving tribunal fees for a limited period, and to close loopholes whereby outsourcing and insecure working conditions often lead to unequal pay for women.

The majority opinion, written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, found that DOMA «violates basic due process and equal protection principles applicable to the federal government,» Kennedy wrote.

[79] «The new sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations call for the international community to come together to promote the rule of law; support equal access to justice for all; reduce corruption; and develop effective, accountable, and transparent institutions at all levels.»

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 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.

(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).

«I don't need to tell you that economic justice and equal opportunity have gone the way of checkered cabs and 50 - cent slices,» he said, arguing that the «rich keep getting filthy rich,» while others struggle to get by in the city.

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.

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.

«By no definition are tenants getting equal justice in housing court, where only 10 percent of tenants have legal representation and 90 percent of landlords have attorneys.»

Tom DeLay being investigated by RepubliKlan - appointed Texas - based prosecuters, what did you expect, equal justice for all?

HARLEM — The family of Eric Garner said Tuesday that their $ 5.9 million settlement with the city over the Staten Island man's death after he was placed in a chokehold by police does not equal justice and that they want the officers responsible held accountable.

To wit, D'Souza goes to the Democrat Party Headquarters and compares their platform of equality and social justice to their history of supporting slavery and opposing equal rights, and how they've been able to rebrand themselves by denying their transgressions and recycling their tactics of intimidation.

Variety reports that the film will tell the story of Ginsburg, who was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by President Clinton, becoming only the second female justice, and would face numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights throughout her career.

Directed by Destin Cretton, the film is an adaptation of Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson's 2014 memoir on his first case, Walter McMillian, a young black man sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit.

Human Rights Activist, and Founder of the Equal Justice Initiative BRYAN STEVENSON to Discuss Memoir Just Mercy At Free Community Conversation Event Presented by Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation, and Arts Emerson and the City of Boston on Wednesday, December 9

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.

«Racial discrimination in our nation's educational systems persists and both the Departments of Education and Justice are failing to protect the civil rights and educational future of our Black and brown students,» said Todd A. Cox, director of policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. «This administration must stop endangering students of color and instead ensure equal educational opportunities and foster educational excellence by upholding the federal school discipline guidance and promoting policies and programs that keep students safe.»

Undeterred by injury, starvation, or the chaos around them, motivated by equal parts danger and hope, they encounter hostile villagers, Jewish resistance fighters, and fellow refugees, their quest enabled by the notion that Mengele may be captured and brought to justice within the ruins of the Warsaw Zoo.

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LRAP Minnesota helps reduce the education debt burden experienced by dedicated public interest lawyers who represent low income clients seeking legal services to secure essential needs like food, shelter and safety, and fundamental rights like equal access to justice.

By Greta Cobar Equal access to justice is just another one of the many American dreams that we are still dreaming about.

The case of Vision Inspired by the People (VIP) and the Southern Belize Coalition for Equal Political Representation and Development versus the Election and Boundaries Commission was scheduled to have been heard this afternoon before Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin in the Supreme...

That's a worse second - weekend decrease even than Josh Trank's infamous Fantastic Four, which dropped by 68.2 %, and about equal with Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch.

«The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America,» at the Brooklyn Museum, is a collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative, founded by the lawyer and MacArthur fellow Bryan Stevenson to target racism in the criminal justice Justice Initiative, founded by the lawyer and MacArthur fellow Bryan Stevenson to target racism in the criminal justice justice system.