Sentences with phrase «defending against allegations made»

Mayor Bill de Blasio held a short press conference this afternoon to defend himself against allegations made by a witness in the Norman Seabrook corruption trial.

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Another of the women speaking up was Rep. Kathleen Rice, the first Democrat to call on Conyers to resign once the long - buried allegations against him were made public, even as other Democratic leaders, including Leader Nancy Pelosi, defended Conyers publicly.

Nolan also defended women in the Assembly for not pushing back against Silver's much - criticized efforts to keep quiet the sexual harassment allegations made against Lopez.

«It is the nature of the work of the intelligence services that they can not defend themselves against many of the allegations that have been made,» the prime minister said.

He vowed to continue defending himself in court against «allegations that have been made that are demonstrably false.»

Plus, privacy laws prevent school officials from addressing the specific allegations made on behalf of students in those cases, which means they can't truly defend themselves against them in the press.

One reason to aggressively defend yourself against allegations of child abuse is that once a charge has been made, your name may be entered into the TRAILS database, a government database that tracks people accused of child abuse.

The lawyer can use that confidential information to defend against allegations, whether or not it is the client who has made them.

Where allegations are made against the non-party at trial, consider joining the non-party as a party to the original proceedings to give him the opportunity to defend himself.

You may not want to argue about private family concerns in open court, but court proceedings require you to make claims and defend against allegations.

Tayler said McLachlin's statements to the media after the issue arose «were consistent with international standards and within the scope and role of her office in defending the public confidence in the judiciary in light of the allegations she had been informed were then being made public, i.e. alleging that she had lobbied against a particular nominee.»

As a result, trusts have become more robust in defending claims and more militant against those suspected of making false allegations, with Mr Atwal's case being a prime example.

You may not want to argue about private family concerns in open court, but court proceedings require you to make claims and defend against allegations.