Sentences with phrase «equal justice and equality»

«It's disappointing that any candidate for Attorney General would believe that equal justice and equality under the law applies to some New York State citizens and not to all,» said Assembly Member Matt Titone (61st AD - Staten Island).

Not exact matches

In any case, we either all enjoy «equal justice under the law», whether male or female, and no matter how large or small, athlete or not, or we just toss the idea of equality out the window and say that it's all going to be arbitrary.

«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.

I am fighting for true equality for all; for equal pay and fair treatment at work, expanded voting rights, educational equity, criminal justice reform, freedom from gun violence in our schools and on our streets, and health care for all Americans.

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.

The court might also invoke the citizenship clause, asserting that all children need an education sufficient to ensure equal citizenship, which entails political, civil, and social equality, as California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu has argued.

As an organization that fights for equality and justice, the ACLU of Pennsylvania supports efforts to make sure that every Pennsylvania student, rich or poor, has an equal shot at a quality education.

Plato is saying that since all men are not equal, normative demands can not be made from their biological or natural equality and it would be harmful to the State to dispense equal justice for all.

Such egregious statements by a sitting judge have broad repercussions, threatening survivors» access to the equal protection of the law and undermining women's equality, as well as the public's trust in our justice system.

The suggestion that there is an analogy between their struggle to achieve equality and these petitioners» concerted efforts to deny women equal access to a constitutionally protected privilege may have rhetorical appeal, but it is insupportable on the record before us...» Justice Stevens also noted that Bray «presents a striking contemporary example of the kind of zealous, politically motivated, lawless conduct that led to the enactment of the Ku Klux Act in 1871 and gave it its name.»

NAWJ's mission is to promote the judicial role of protecting the rights of individuals under the rule of law through strong, committed, diverse judicial leadership; fairness and equality in the courts; and equal access to justice.

Using advocacy, public education, community development, coalition building, and community bridging, MOSAIC fulfills a vision of equality, social justice, equal access, and democracy.

The American Bar Foundation is the world's leading research institute for the empirical study of law: we have an established track record of research on legal diversity, equality of opportunity, and equal justice.

Justice Quince has received the following honors and awards: 2017, National Bar Association Hall of Fame; 2017, Women Lawyers Division Jurist of the Year; 2017 Sharon Press Excellence in ADR; 2008, Lifetime Achievement Award by The Florida Bar's Government Lawyer Section; Florida Commission on the Status of Women, 2007 Florida Women's Hall of Fame award; American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession; 2007 Justice Quince was inducted into Florida Blue Key as an honorary member; 2006 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award; 2006 Rickards High School Outstanding School Volunteer Award; 2005 Key to the City of Winter Haven; 2005 Richard W. Ervin Equal Justice Award; 2004 Key to the City of Panama City, Florida; 2004 Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Black Law Student Association Alumni Achievement Award; 2004 Lee County Association for Women Lawyers and the Lee County Bar Association Award for dedication to the promotion of equality in law and outstanding service as a distinguished member of the Florida judiciary; 2002 Florida Bar Equal Opportunities in the Profession Award; 2002 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Helping Hand Award; 2003 Southern Women in Public Service Pacesetter Award; 2003 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Pioneering the Future in our Community Award; 2003 Outstanding Jurist and Howard University Alumna Award; 2001 William H. Hastie Award from the National Bar Association Judicial Council; National Bar Association Presidential Achievement Award; Girl Scouts, Woman of Distinction Award, 2001; National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division Jurist Award for Outstanding Leadership Achievements and Dedicated Service to the Community At Large; Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association for Service on the Bench; Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Award for Community Service and Advancement of Equal Justice Under Law; the Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Certificate for Achievement in Jurisprudence; the Fort Lauderdale High School Award for participating in the School Law Magnet Program; the Broward County School Board Appreciation Award for Inspiration and Devotion to Our Youth; Award of Distinguished Service and Continuing Commitment to the People of Florida from the Fort Lauderdale B'nai B'rith; Proclamation from the Broward Board of County Commissioners stating that February 28, 1999, as «The Honorable Peggy A. Quince Appreciation Day»; Hillsborough County Sheriff's Black Advisory Council Appreciation Award; Lakeland NAACP Award for Contribution to Civil Rights; the African - American Production Company Personal Achievement Award; Paul C. Perkins Bar Association Appreciation Award; Florida State University College of Law Appreciation Certificate for Contributions made to Summer Law Program For Undergraduate Students; Certificate from the Office of the Attorney General, Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute for Exemplary Contributions to Crime Prevention in the State of Florida; and 2016, inducted into Stetson University College of Law Hall of fame.

Our work is guided by our vision of equality, social justice, equal access, and democracy.

In particular, States have an obligation in article 5 of ICERD to prohibit and to eliminate racial discrimination and to guarantee the right of everyone to equality before the law, including in the enjoyment of the right to equal treatment before the tribunals and all other organs administering justice, [17] the right to freedom of religion [18], and the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.

(a) the guarantees of equality before the law and racial non-discrimination [34] in article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights («ICCPR») and articles 2 and 5 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination («CERD»), in particular the obligation in article 5 of CERD to prohibit and to eliminate racial discrimination and to guarantee the right of everyone to equality before the law, including in the enjoyment of (a) the right to equal treatment before the tribunals and all other organs administering justice, (d)(v) the right to own property alone as well as in association with others [35], and (d)(vii) the right to freedom of religion [36];

Finally, respect for human rights obligations, especially the right of indigenous communities «to practice and revitalise their cultural traditions and customs» [74] and to equality before the law, including in the enjoyment of the right to equal treatment before the tribunals and all other organs administering justice [75], calls for the development of principles which address the unique evidentiary issues involved in native title litigation, including the reality of claims based substantially upon orally - transmitted traditions, the lack of written records of indigenous laws and customs, the «unsceptical» receipt of uncorroborated historical evidence incapable of being tested under cross-examination, and the epistemological, ideological and cultural limitations of historical assessments of traditional laws and customs by non-indigenous commentators.

Judge Tanaka of the International Court of Justice stated, in the South West Africa case, that «The principle of equality before the law does not mean the absolute equality, namely the equal treatment of men without regard to the individual, concrete circumstances, but it means the relative equality, namely the principles to treat equally what are equal and unequally what are unequal... To treat unequal matters differently according to their inequality is not only permitted but required», (1966) ICJ Rep 6, pp303 - 305.

The suspension decision potentially limits the right of Sri Lankan and Afghan nationals to equality before the law including equal treatment before tribunals and other organs administering justice (protected under article 5 of ICERD), and the right to freedom from arbitrary detention (protected under article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights).

However, we have a long way to go before we can stand in this country as equals, and this will take commitment from Governments at all levels and ongoing efforts by our people to achieve true justice, equality and reconciliation.