Sentences with phrase «civil rights positions»

Sanders also cited the oft - stated civil rights positions of the late Justice Thurgood Marshall, who like Douglas was called upon to vote on cases that concerned issues that were personally important to him.

Not exact matches

The Department of Education has seen the surge in waiver applications because its Office for Civil Rights has «exceeded its legal authority» by taking the position since 2013 that the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination applies to transgender students, Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gregory Baylor said.

Gillian Thomas, senior staff attorney at American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, says that in order to create safer spaces for women, individuals in leadership positions must do a better job of setting a good example.

But the AIA's public policies and position statements include commandments on civil rights and diversity that do not appear to be in alignment with the GOP's victorious president - elect.

The Trump administration's pick for a key position overseeing the 2020 Census is out, the Commerce Department confirmed Monday, as civil rights groups applauded the decision.

Expanding Mandates In «The Selma Analogy» (May), R. R. Reno wrote, «I certainly hope that if I had been in Goldwater's position I would have voted for the Civil Rights Act.»

I may be Catholic, but I'm not a maniac about it, runs their unofficial subtext — meaning: I'm happy to take credit for enlightened Catholic positions on the death penalty / social justice / civil rights, but of course I don't believe in those archaic teachings about divorce / homosexuality / and above all birth control.

If abortion and related life issues are in fact the great civil - rights issues of our time» in that they test whether the state may arbitrarily deny the protection of the law to certain members of the human community» then Griswold eventually led to a situation in which the Democratic and Republican positions on civil rights flipped, with members of today's Democratic party playing the role that its Southern intransigents played during the glory days of the American civil - rights movement.

These publicists are aware of the irony of their position — that their own «upward social mobility was, in large part, made possible by the struggles of those in the civil rights movement and the more radical black activists they now scorn.

(Because someone is bound to ask, I've made it pretty clear in the past that I support gay marriage as a civil right, and would hold this position regardless of whether I believed such marriages should be blessed by my church.)

The decision to declassify homosexuality was accompanied by the passage of an APA Position Statement, which supported the protection of the civil rights of homosexual persons.

Brown notes the absurdity of the Democratic National Chairman's basic position that «there was no legitimate way for a candidate who opposed the civil rights bill to raise the quota issue.»

Among them were pantheism and the positions that human reason is the sole arbiter of truth and falsehood and good and evil; that Christian faith contradicts reason; that Christ is a myth; that philosophy must be treated without reference to supernatural revelation; that every man is free to embrace the religion which, guided by the light of reason, he believes to be true; that Protestantism is another form of the Christian religion in which it is possible to be as pleasing to God as in the Catholic Church; that the civil power can determine the limits within which the Catholic Church may exercise authority; that Roman Pontiffs and Ecumenical Councils have erred in defining matters of faith and morals; that the Church does not have direct or indirect temporal power or the right to invoke force; that in a conflict between Church and State the civil law should prevail; that the civil power has the right to appoint and depose bishops; that the entire direction of public schools in which the youth of Christian states are educated must be by the civil power; that the Church should be separated from the State and the State from the Church; that moral laws do not need divine sanction; that it is permissible to rebel against legitimate princes; that a civil contract may among Christians constitute true marriage; that the Catholic religion should no longer be the religion of the State to the exclusion of all other forms of worship; and «that the Roman Pontiff can and should reconcile himself to and agree with progress, liberalism and modern civilization.»

In that position, he became a vocal community and religious spokesman and activist on issues of ecumenism, civil rights, education and the Viet Nam War.

The PM's position previously had been that civil partnerships give equal legal rights to gay couples, and that he was opposed to gay marriage.

ESPA today released an April 29 letter from Schumer and Gillibrand to the three Senate leaders — Jeff Klein, Dean Skelos and Andrea Stewart - Cousins — saying that passage of GENDA would «once again position New York as a beacon of civil and human rights.»

«We were also buoyed in this position when we read about the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King, about the blessed Elijah Mohammed, who begat Malcolm X who then recruited Cassius Clay [later to become Muhammad Ali] to become a key part of the whole civil rights movement.»

After his boss's election in 2010, David joined the administration as its principal adviser on civil rights; after Cuomo's second win, in 2014, David ascended to his current official posting as Cuomo's chief in - house lawyer — arguably the third most powerful position in Albany.

Many of us had high hopes that Gifford Miller, who was the only one of the four in a position to implement our outstanding legislation, including accessible taxis, community car service, accessible ferries, and Local Civil Rights Restoration Act, would give us reason to enthusiastically support him.

Cuomo has also appointed members of racial and ethnic minorities to important positions, including Assemblyman Darryl Towns (a former chairman of the caucus) as commissioner of Homes and Community Renewal; Mylan Denerstein serves as counsel to the governor and Alphonso David serves as Cuomo's deputy secretary for civil rights.

«I am a Democrat and disagree with virtually all of President Trump's policy positions including those on healthcare, LGBTQ rights, civil rights, immigration, global warming, gun control, and tax «reform.

While the debate on Oteh's saga was yet to subside, a coalition of youths, led by human rights activist and President of Civil Rights Congress, Shehu Sani, queried the rationale behind the appointment of a new Chairman for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) when a northerner, Kabir Mashi was already in the position and improving the revenue base of the agency, especially VAT collection for the Federation Acrights activist and President of Civil Rights Congress, Shehu Sani, queried the rationale behind the appointment of a new Chairman for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) when a northerner, Kabir Mashi was already in the position and improving the revenue base of the agency, especially VAT collection for the Federation AcRights Congress, Shehu Sani, queried the rationale behind the appointment of a new Chairman for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) when a northerner, Kabir Mashi was already in the position and improving the revenue base of the agency, especially VAT collection for the Federation Account.

A written constitution would at least protect the civil rights constantly being eroded by a government who seems to view protest and action that threastens their position as the only crime worth stamping down on.

The idea of a new standard is a step in the right direction but has limits, said Mike Blackhurst, who recently accepted an assistant professor position at the University of Texas, Austin, in civil, environmental and architectural engineering.

The complex event and its aftermath can also be further illuminated via discussions of larger themes in social and political history, such as balancing national safety and civil rights — comparing reactions to 9/11 with those following the attack on Pearl Harbor, for example — or the grounds for overseas military interventions — such as the recent U.S. engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan as compared with the U.S.'s position on the League of Nations after World War I. «These themes put a light on it,» Brodsky Schur says, giving teachers and even parents a way to integrate such a seemingly unteachable event.

Louis» story puts him in a position to be present at almost every major event of the civil rights movement, from participating with the Freedom Riders to having no less than Martin Luther King Jr. (Nelsan Ellis) tell him that Cecil's role as a domestic worker gives him one of the best opportunities to fight racism.

Finally, being in the position of taking the Marvel baton from Captain America: Civil War means Doctor Strange is already going to burn right through our wallets even if it does — god forbid — wind up burning our hearts.

The liberal lion of the Supreme Court (and second woman ever to be confirmed to the position) is presented in Betsy West and Julie Cohen's film as equal parts civil - rights pioneer and pop culture icon, with loving scenes of her lifting weights, cracking wise, and being turned into a meme spliced alongside original interviews and archival footage.

The other empty positions are those of deputy undersecretary for management and assistant secretary for postsecondary education, educational research and improvement, civil rights, and vocational and adult education.

On Aug. 24, the women, all of whom work in nonacademic positions, filed individual charges with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission; the same charges were also filed by the union with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars job discrimination on...

Regardless of one's position on public support for religiously affiliated entities, it is difficult not to acknowledge that these schools are fully engaged in the noble vocation of public service, civil rights, and social justice.

Leticia joined TNTP in 2016, and prior to that held leadership positions at Friendly House, UnidosUS (Formerly National Council of La Raza), Expect More Arizona, and One Arizona — all recognized national and state - based civil rights advocacy and social service organizations.

With DeVos proposing to eliminate another 34 positions in 2018 - 2019, the education secretary is ensuring fewer investigations into violations of civil rights — including alleged efforts by districts to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and local police wrongly identify, suspend, arrest, and deport undocumented immigrant children under the guise of being gang members.

This article by former NYC Chancellor (and former Civil Rights lawyer, and former teacher, among many other acclaimed positions) Joel Klein is quite long, but worth reading every word.

He issued a statement Tuesday blasting the changes, saying the new platform language «stands in stark contrast to the positions of a broad coalition of civil rights groups.»

Melnick doesn't see that kind of work changing much under the new administration; instead, he thinks the big change will involve the practice of issuing «Dear Colleague» letters, which lay out the OCR's position on civil rights issues, to school districts and institutions of higher education.

For the first time, he met blacks in leadership positions and was mentored by the longtime director of the Milwaukee area's anti-poverty commission, Donald Sykes, as well as civil rights champion Howard Fuller and others.

Devon Orland Christopher has a high profile position as the state's senior assistant attorney general for civil rights litigation but her job as Mom is way more important.

Royce Van Tassell brings a wealth of experience to the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, having previously served in a variety of positions with the Utah Taxpayers Association, Parents for Choice in Education, the American Civil Rights Institute and the Pacific Research Institute.

Prior to his current position, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights from June 1997 until January 2000, following his three - and - a-half year tenure as Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.

Gina served as the principal coordinator of these efforts, with her position at CHHIRJ initially funded by several collaborating civil rights organizations.

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In June 1970, in response to the tragedy at Kent State University where four students were shot and killed by National Guardsman, as well as the growing Civil Rights and Anti-Vietnam War movements, Artforum asked a number of artists to respond to the following question, «What is your position regarding the kinds of political action that should be taken by artists?»

In June 1970, in response to the tragedy at Kent State University where four students were shot and killed by National Guardsman, as well as the growing Civil Rights and Anti-Vietnam War movements, Artforum asked a number of artists to respond to the following question, «What is your position regarding the kinds of political action -LSB-...]

Positioned slightly below eye level, the face is cast from that of the Caucasian artist's, but using a dark, greenish - brown wax as «a political gesture... to express her solidarity with the Civil Rights Movement.»

Frazier drew out the irony of the moment by also photographing the painted murals that positioned Obama as a figure within a broader history of industrialization and civil rights — a dream distant from the reality pictured.

Together, they show how a new generation of practitioners were positioning themselves in relation to different discourses and politics — amongst them, Civil Rights - era «Black art» in the US; Pan-Africanism; Margaret Thatcher's anti-immigration policies and the resulting uprisings across the country; apartheid; black feminism; and the burgeoning field of cultural studies.

Jerome Ringo (The Apollo Alliance & NWF)- Jerome Ringo is chairman of the board of the National Wildlife Federation, the first African American in such a leadership position at a major national environmental group and was recently named president of the Apollo Alliance, a coalition of organized labor, environmental, business and civil rights leaders determined to free the United States of dependence on foreign oil.

The conservatives (denialists) in a society see themselves as being near the top of the heap, mechanisms that bring about major social changes are likely to be bad for their position, in comparison the liberals (alarmists) see such mechanisms as an opportunity to bring about social change to their advantage, examples of how conservatives fight against such changes can be seen all over the place, from giving women the vote, to civil rights legislation, to gay marriage, etc..

The UAE Civil Code expands on this position and provides that any person who suffers unlawful violation of their rights shall have the right for such violation to cease and to claim damages for any harm suffered.