Sentences with phrase «equal justice issues»

WASHINGTON — The Washington Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs honored Covington partner and former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder with the 2017 Wiley A. Branton Award for his «unremitting commitment to civil rights and leadership on critical equal justice issues inside government and in the private bar.»

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The greater issue is one of equal treatment and equal justice, which is why this was so important and why I was eager to participate.

Next month, Equal Justice Initiative Founder Bryan Stevenson will speak on issues of injustice and their legacy today at two free Facing History Community Conversations held in partnership with The Allstate Foundation, one in Chicago on March 18 and one in Cleveland on March 19.

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Prior to joining Equal Justice Works, he was a Fellow at Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP in San Francisco, where he represented citizen groups and local agencies in environmental litigation and land use and planning issues.

Crafting Resistance Opening Reception: January 26th, 2017 5 - 8 pm Exhibition continues through March 28th, 2017 Visual Arts Center — Gallery One (Liberal Arts Building) The Visual Arts Center gallery at Boise State University has organized the exhibition Crafting Resistance featuring the work of twenty artists from around the United States as well as Canada and Mexico whose work creates awareness of political issues, examines issues of racial and social justice, or calls for change in environmental issues and human and equal rights.

The curator is seeking works for the exhibition that create awareness or call for change in political issues, racial and social justice, environmental issues, and human and equal rights.

The CBA's Equal Justice Report The Canadian Bar Association's Access to Justice Committee issued its final report in December, entitled Equal Justice: Balancing the Scales (disclaimer — I am a member of the committee).

The CBA issued its Equal Justice report in 2013, and the National Action Committee issued its report the same year.

As can be seen in this appeal, the creation of national classes also raises the issue of relations between equal but different superior courts in a federal system in which civil procedure and the administration of justice are under provincial jurisdiction.

Prior to joining Clay Daniel Walton & Adams, Mr. Schwamb was an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps fellow at the Legal Aid Society of Louisville where he dedicated his practice to assisting low income Veterans with a variety of legal issues including family law, housing, and consumer protection.

Note an innovative approach in Canada: the Canadian Bar Association recently issued a report Reaching Equal Justice which is not only visionary in terms of content, but also in terms of process.

The Commission's summary of the issues raised in the hearings and its recommendations are presented in its report, The State of Equal Justice in Wisconsin.

You can find similar statements in the writings of Alexander Hamilton and of James Madison, Federalist number 51 addresses this issue, I think it is a core purpose of any national government particularly in a democracy to be certain that there is equal justice under law; that the closing words of the Pledge of Allegiance «justice for all.»

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The vast majority of justiciable issues are resolved without involving the formal justice system (Action Committee at 11; Equal Justice at 3justice system (Action Committee at 11; Equal Justice at 3Justice at 32, 34).

«Equal Justice Works is extending the deadline for applicants interested in working on Animal Law issues!

For more information about how to get involved and to stay up to date on issues related to public funding for legal aid and the Legislature, subscribe to the Equal Justice Coalition's Advocacy Alerts.

represented upwards of 600 pro bono clients since 2013, achieving life - changing results for individuals and making major contributions on issues of equal justice in the United States and internationally.

A mutual understanding of the importance of providing help to America's communities in need brings Equal Justice Works and AmeriCorps together in a partnership that spans decades, states, and issue areas.

With the critical funding provided by AmeriCorps, Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellows and law student Summer Corps members are able to provide legal solutions to the issues that affect underserved communities nationwide.

Among the folks who likely should get significant «credit» for today's landmark Eighth Amendment ruling in Graham are Bryan Stevenson and the other folks at the Equal Justice Initiative who have kept a bright spotlight on the juve LWOP issue ever since the Supreme Court's juve capital decision in Roper.

No matter the issue being addressed, to be an Equal Justice Works Fellow is to be the solution.

The annual Equal Justice Conference, cosponsored with the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, joins all components of the civil legal aid community to address issues related to the delivery of legal services to low - income individuals.

The Student Debt Specialist is responsible for maintaining Equal Justice Works» national leadership position on student debt issues in the legal community and providing law students, law schools, lawyers, and legal organizations with comprehensive information on overcoming student debt.

The Equal Justice Conference joins all components of the civil legal aid community to discuss and address issues related to the delivery of legal services to low - income individuals in need of legal assistance.

Please note that Equal Justice Works will consider applications in all issue areas and geographic locations beyond those listed below.

The Equal Justice Works Fellowships programs fund hundreds of public interest attorneys each year to close the justice gap on issues such as foreclosure, community economic development, immigration, civil rights, homelessness, access to healthcare, and domestic viJustice Works Fellowships programs fund hundreds of public interest attorneys each year to close the justice gap on issues such as foreclosure, community economic development, immigration, civil rights, homelessness, access to healthcare, and domestic vijustice gap on issues such as foreclosure, community economic development, immigration, civil rights, homelessness, access to healthcare, and domestic violence.

160 This issue was addressed in some detail in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Native Title Report 2001, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Sydney, 2002, pp67 - 72.

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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.