Sentences with phrase «decisions about justice»

Not exact matches

In an interview on the Time's podcast The Daily, reporter Michael Schmidt explains that about three - quarters of the 49 questions are intended to glean Trump's motivations behind decisions, statements and tweets about various topics — and indicate that investigators are looking at a potential obstruction of justice case.

The Virginia residents challenging their state districting plan said the lower court ignored a 2015 Supreme Court decision about Alabama in which Justice Anthony Kennedy joined the four more liberal justices to order a review of state legislative districts.

The decision by Justice Jennifer Schecter of the New York state court in Manhattan in favor of California restaurateur Summer Zervos, a former contestant on NBC's «The Apprentice,» raises the prospect that Trump might have to answer embarrassing questions in court about his behavior toward women.

(2) Bringing this case into court for litigation may be unusual but is not surprising; and (3) The concern about political influence in making this decision is an unfortunate cost of candidate and President Trump's disregard for the institutions of justice.

But his decision to do so while facing increasing scrutiny — the deepening FBI probe regarding his administration's contact with Russia and damning new Senate testimony from former acting attorney general Sally Yates about Trump's now - fired national security adviser Michael Flynn — instantly recalls Richard Nixon's infamous «Saturday Night Massacre» in which the 37th president purged the Justice Department during the Watergate investigation.

In a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter, the mogul reflected on his desire to «amplify» discussions around issues of social justice, and the decision to produce documentaries about Kalief Browder and Trayvon Martin.

So it's very inefficient and it's an unethical position, because if I'm making judgments in my head about you or vice versa and I'm not allowing you to be part of that decision and understand the criteria, one of the most basic things of justice is the right to face one's accuser.

The president also complained about Session's decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, a longtime sticking point for Trump, who felt that his top Justice Department official should have done more to protect him.

There are many ways to resolve concerns about the deal, a Justice official said on Wednesday, adding that no decision had been made and that conversations with AT&T were continuing.

But as with past Supreme Court ATS decisions, the justices once again failed to shut the door entirely on human rights activists: the ruling said nothing about the many ATS claims pending against American corporations.

And how much was the timing of Trump's decision shaped by events spiraling out of his control — such as Monday's testimony about Russian interference by former acting attorney general Sally Yates, or the fact that Comey last week requested more resources from the Justice Department to expand the FBI's Russia probe?

The particular mechanisms employed depend on circumstances of history, geography, and culture, and decisions about them can be made responsibly only by taking account of man's acquisitive propensities, his need for rational order, his longing for freedom, and his sense of justice — in short, by relying on an integral rather than a truncated conception of human nature.

On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court's 1973 decision legalizing abortion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced her misgivings about the ruling.

Watson seemed particularly rankled by the Justice Department's plea for him to rule specifically on the language of the travel ban itself and not make his decision based on some of President Trump and his colleagues» language about the ban — language which made it clear the ban violates the spirit of the Constitution.

It is the confident statement about the intentions of God that all might be one in Christ, that love and justice will dominate political decisions, that all persons will be liberated from the bondage of sin, seif - centeredness, racial pride, arrogance, and despair.

They dispute among themselves about whether this or that public policy is the violation of the value of justice, or whether a certain action is the breaking of a contract, or whether a certain decision constitutes infidelity to a promise.

Our inheritance of Reformation iconoclasm is usually put forward as the traditional reason for our discomfort; and in the mainline churches our commitment to social justice and our resulting decisions about stewardship are cited as contemporary explanation and justification.

Suffice it to say that the conceptuality which I accept — and accept because it seems to do justice to deep analysis of human experience and observation, as well as to the knowledge we now have of the way «things go» in the world — lays stress on the dynamic «event» character of that world; on the inter-relationships which exist in what is a societal universe, on the inadequacy of «substance» thinking to describe such a universe of «becoming» and «belonging», on the place of decisions in freedom by the creatures with the consequences which such decisions bring about, and on the central importance of persuasion rather than coercive force as a clue to the «going» of things in that universe.

In the landmark Schempp - Murray decisions, it often has been overlooked that although the justices forbade worship in the schools, they encouraged «teaching about religion.»

«While we are glad to see and commend the local authorities under international pressure acted swiftly and fairly to resolve the church's land with this right decision, we are still deeply concerned about the justice for this family of martyr which is still not done,» stated Bob Fu, China Aid's president.

John Durie has an item in this weekend's Australian about Justice Mansfield's decision to write to state premiers and others regarding Murray Goulburn's authorisation application relating to its bid for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter.

Taylor made the crass remarks during a radio interview, in which he was talking about Evans» decision to maintain his innocence after being convicted of raping a 19 year - old girl in Rhyl, comparing the former Welsh international's situation to the families» long fight for justice:

The second question is related to the above: a «free market» baseline of justice is about procedure - how outcomes are arrived at, who is involved in making decisions, has rights over their own actions, how actions are agreed by parties etc. (or something like that) whereas equality is an outcome, that may or may not be achieved under various procedural arrangements, and may or may not be viewed as desirable by people who hold different views about what forms of society - specifications over who has what rights to do what to who.

Justice Dery's lawyers raised concerns about the decision and proceeded to the Supreme Court to cite her for bias.

Findings in neuroscience and neurochemistry, for example, can also help us better understand the biological underpinnings of dignity and justice or inform us about how moral decisions and tradeoffs occur.

Perhaps no one will be watching as closely as President Obama, who insists he won't get an early heads up from the justices about their decision on the signature achievement of his four - year tenure.

«Mayor de Blasio's decision to drop the Floyd appeal is good news for all New Yorkers who care about both justice and crime prevention.

Scottish Labour's community safety spokesman James Kelly said more details were needed about the decision by Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill to free Megrahi last August.

Also, we have yet to hear much about the governor's plan to reform the criminal justice system, of which he pledged a «soup to nuts» review in the wake of the Eric Garner grand jury decision.

The report, however, commended the former attorney general, Betty Mould Iddrissu, for negotiating down the 163million euros to 94 million euros «This decision by the then Attorney - General and Minister of Justice Betty Mould - Iddrisu, which recommended and insisted that the awards which she had managed to negotiate downwards from about 163 million Euros ($ 163 million) to 94 million Euros ($ 94 million) should be satisfied and paid by the State was, in the opinion of this Commission, one of the best decisions that could be taken in the interest of the State.

We can not have a situation where more and more decisions about Scotland are being taken in Scotland, and yet Scottish MPs come to Westminster and vote on English - only issues, shaping the destiny of health, education, justice, environment and probably taxation, too, in England, potentially against the wishes of most English representatives.

Meanwhile, an Albany Law School expert says Chief Justice John Roberts may have been concerned about his legacy, and that was a factor in his decision.

I used tweet about the decisions he used to make at the Department of Justice, because he has really stood strong and has an incredible trajectory,» Ms. Mark - Viverito said.

«We can not go on seeing crucial decisions about our society and our system of justice and government being taken by unaccountable European courts.»

DiNapoli on Monday called the decision by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs «troubling» and said it raises questions about its performance.

«President Trump's abrupt and unexplained decision to summarily remove over 40 U.S. Attorneys has once again caused chaos in the federal government and led to questions about whether the Justice Department's vital and non-partisan work will continue under Attorney General Sessions, as it must.»

Watch for heightened debate - and finally some decisions - about recurring issues: the state's Brownfield Tax Credit program, justice reforms (see below), renewing the New York City mayor's power over its massive school district, and, of course, school funding.

Research led by Sophieke Russell at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK, holds important lessons about how juries arrive at decisions of guilt and sentencing — and possible pointers for achieving genuine justice in courts.

Although Lamberth hasn't yet set a schedule for both sides to file documents in the case, the expectation is that he would not move ahead before the appeals court has made a decision about the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) request to stay the preliminary injunction.

During the hearing, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D — RI) asked Sessions how he would approach «making a decision about the facts of climate change» if a case before the Department of Justice required it.

The reconstituted Supreme Court of President Bush and Chief Justice John G. Roberts rendered two significant constitutional decisions about schools in its October 2006 term, one «for» and one «against» school administrators.

Levinson's team has posted a number of other case studies on Justice in Schools and published still more in Dilemmas of Educational Ethics, specifically to help educators, administrators, parents, and even students themselves have productive conversations about hard decisions.

Our goals will be to deepen our own understandings of educational justice, to engage with others about complex ethical judgments across multiple lines of difference, and to learn how to enhance educators» and policymakers» capacities to make ethical decisions under challenging conditions.»

Johnson also expressed concern about the «schools - to - prisons» pipeline, something Foxx addressed during a speech last week when she suggested authorities were far to quick to arrest and prosecute Chicago Public Schools students for fighting on school grounds — decisions that bring them into the criminal justice system.

But in a dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, argued that the decision was not just about a playground.

Concern for environmental justice should be integrated into every transportation decision from the first thought about a transportation plan to post-construction operations and maintenance.

Why do Meyer, Berko, and Bina agree to suppress their knowledge of a vast conspiracy, and what does that decision reveal about their own sense of the balance between justice and self - preservation?

Your Kindle purchases are about to get dearer following a decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that France and Luxembourg can no longer charge a reduced rate of VAT for ebooks.

And although he understands the passion behind fighting for justice for animals, Tony advises those starting out in animal law to be as pragmatic and dispassionate about their analysis of issues as possible while planning their strategies, because «ultimately the judge will have to base his or her decision on a rational legal basis.»

FSP also partners with food - focused organizations, offering a venue for local leaders, young and old, to educate the community about food justice issues and inspire us to make the most informed consumer decisions possible within the global foodshed we are a part of.