Sentences with phrase «call for fairness»

«We have come together today with one voice to call for fairness in housing court, which today gives us no measure of equal justice in tenant - landlord disputes.»

Thus, it is not only economic reform that is urgent, but reforms targeting corruption and addressing the wider popular call for fairness.

«The announcement by Attorney General Schneiderman on the indictment of Joel Abelove is unprecedented and a huge deal for those of us that have called for fairness and action on police - related crimes,» Sharpton said.

doesn't inspire confidence...» he still made the tricky political point (in a Lib Dem Conference context at least) that his party should not shy away from calling for fairness in immigration.

For his part, Poston says he understands the movement to increase parental control in public education, but he called for fairness — and honesty — in how policymakers and advocates build regulations for emerging school choice options.

Calling for fairness and equality, charter school students, parents, teachers and supporters rallied Wednesday morning with the Western New York parents suing the state for fair charter school funding.

Rochester, NY — Calling for fairness and equality, charter school students, parents, teachers and supporters rallied Wednesday morning with the Western New York parents suing the state for fair charter school funding.

Not exact matches

De Waal recently published a book called «The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates,» which synthesizes evidence that there are biological roots in human fairness, and explores what that means for the role of religion in human societies.

A nonperfectionist ethic, by upholding the value of efficiency, will keep us from automatically calling for the elimination of these exemptions on the grounds of fairness.

In fairness, however, to this view and to voluntary celibacy among Protestants where this is found, it should be clear that the divine vocation, or calling, is not the same for all persons.

The more we succeed in securing justice and fairness through laws and regulations, the less call there is for moral courage.

In fairness we did nt have the squad or else why would fans have been calling for a defensive mid all season and why were fans so upset at cb cover before gabs arrival.

Cazorla was really good, but i felt Wenger should have brought in Wilshere for Ozil or Carzola, he needed that player who can burst through that Berlin Wall and the moment was calling out for Wilshere its a huge shame Wenger did see it But in fairness he believed the team would do it an its a shame they just fell short

referees hahaha no but in all fairness I had seen many calls (doubtful ones) that decided the games (RvP sent off for not hearing the beep, and the like)

It's been a tough week for our captain, but he played well today, doing his duty when called upon, which in all fairness was a rarity.

In fairness, BPI has improved its safety protocols and now leads the industry in testing for not just one but the so - called «Big Six» strains of E. coli, and it also vows to hold back any batch testing positive for these pathogens.

Sen. Andrew Lanza, who co-chaired the committee that ultimately called for the expulsion of former Sen. Hiram Monserrate following his conviction on a misdemeanor charge of abusing his girlfriend, said yesterday that a «precedent» was set with the ex-Queens lawmaker — a precedent that, out of fairness, should now be the standard against which other misbehaving senators are measured.

I am left confused because I am wondering why the petitioners weren't bold enough to ask the party to also call the founder to order or take a disciplinary action against him too, certainly it therefore defeats the ideals of fairness and justice that they sought to seek for which the quoted article 47 of the NDC party constitution as basis for their action; does it grant some immunity to the former president, I doubt and therefore see the action of the petitioners very flawed and skewed.

To that end he today launched what he called his «manifesto for fairness in the workplace», stressing that he wanted to give workers a «much stronger voice».

Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared in both communities to rally for what he called a «fight for fairness» agenda that includes the leave proposal as well as his attempt to boost the minumum hourly wage to $ 15.

In his liberal - themed speech, Malloy called on the state legislature to send a message to the nation that Connecticut stands for fairness, amid growing national inequity and unfairness.

He indicated that back in December 2011, Governor Cuomo and the legislative leaders joined in calling for a thorough review of the fairness of the New York tax system and agreed that fairness is one important basis for evaluating the workings of any tax system.

It is possible that lawmakers may consider a tax code reform proposal this week and the governor closes his op / ed with a call for «fairness» in the system.

The final section, called «tax fairness,» includes closing the carried interest loophole, which helps hedge funds, and increasing tax rates for wealthier Americans.

Also at noon, faith and labor leaders, voters, and community members «demand morality, fairness and honesty» from elected officials, deliver petition signatures to Cuomo calling for «real» ethics reform, outside the governor's NYC office, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

Nick Clegg has called for a fresh wealth tax to «hardwire fairness» into Britain, but George Osborne has already poured cold water on his proposals.

As the FBI's Russia investigation draws closer to him, President Trump unleashed an extraordinary assault on the nation's premier law enforcement agency, calling it a biased institution whose reputation for fairness was «in tatters.»

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, on Friday called for a return to a truly federal state that would ensure fairness and equity.

Third and fourth calls for women and fairness.

He indicated that back in December 2011, Governor Cuomo and the legislative leaders joined in calling for a thorough review of the fairness of the New York tax system and agreed that fairness is one important basis for evaluating... (read more)

Democrats applauded his calls for a legislative agenda focused on «Connecticut fairness» while Republicans chided the lame - duck governor for not addressing the state's fiscal woes in what is traditionally a budget address.

George Osborne warns entrepreneurs would be driven abroad as Tory alarm grows over Nick Clegg's calls for greater fairness

Ms. Mark - Viverito's three years as speaker have been notable, said those in the Council, for progressive legislation and for changes in rules that have given members more freedom to introduce bills and that have reformed the system of so - called member items to increase fairness.

[79] He described himself as «no machine politician», [80] and called for a return to the «timeless Labour values of community, solidarity, fairness and justice».

We will not be better prepared by the vague «critical thinking skills» that this book (and many others, in fairness) calls for.

Some view this task as a matter of basic fairness and equity — assuring that all students have the opportunity to compete on a level playing field — while Read more about Call for Nominations: Harold W. McGraw, Jr..

NASSP supports the 2008 Educational Leadership Standards from the Council of Chief State School Officers that call for education leaders to promote the success of every student by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.

Representatives from the Buffalo Urban League also attended to lend their support, calling this a push for equity and fairness in public education.

We, the undersigned residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to leave the Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) limit at $ 10,000 to ensure fairness for all working Canadians.

Let's call the first idea viable options and second idea fairness in starting options, or just fairness for short.

Tesoro President and CEO Gregory J. Goff raised the point with his Day 1 keynote speech, calling for transparency, fairness and accountability in federal regulation:

The framework calls for grading performance in six areas: accountability, effectiveness, efficiency, fairness, participation and transparency.

If they would not give evidence, dangerous criminals would walk free and both society and the administration of justice would suffer; (ii) it was settled law that the paramount object had always been to do justice and that if, in order to do justice, some adaptation of ordinary procedure was called for, it should be made, so long as the overall fairness of the trial was not compromised; (iii) recent case law supported the adoption of protective measures; (iv) the Strasbourg jurisprudence, properly understood, did not condemn the use of protective measures; and (v) the defendant was protected from the risk of unfairness by the prosecutor's duty of disclosure.

In applauding the provisional report's statement that the restoration of full indexing is a matter of urgency and fundamental fairness, the organizations call for ongoing improvements to catch - up indexing and restitution of past losses through a corrective Friedland formula for annual adjustments.

The law has special rules and procedures meant to address the unique nature of these charges, and society's interest in balancing fairness for complainants (which is what we call the alleged victim during the legal process) with fairness to the accused.

charges, and society's interest in balancing fairness for complainants (which is what we call the alleged victim during the legal process) with fairness to the accused.

If, in order to do justice, some adaptation of ordinary procedure is called for, it should be made, so long as the overall fairness of the trial is not compromised.

In a letter to Congress released today, a broad array of supporters of modernizing the patent law called for Congress to pass bipartisan patent reform legislation that will modernize the PTO, address patent fairness, and allow American companies to invest in innovation and job creation.

For this reason, an area of law called «procedural fairness» applies.

A recent Superior Court of Justice decision calling the traditional judicial role as the passive receiver of evidence «antiquated» serves as a useful guide for working toward efficiency while still maintaining fairness, Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer tells Law Times.