Sentences with phrase «equal treatment under»

Since then there have been many cases brought against many different levels of government, most of which insisted upon equal treatment under the law.

Today's vote is a major step forward for the American principle of equal treatment under the law,» said PPFA President Cecile Richards.

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center will continue working to keep families together by advancing policies that ensure everyone's fair and equal treatment under the law.»

- We believe that every person deserves equal treatment under the law, and we are dedicated to making sure that

Service (s) include: defense of the rights of women and minorities, workers, students, immigrants, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people; promote civil liberties including the freedom of speech, the right to privacy, reproductive freedom, and equal treatment under the law.

Mr Coles brought a claim alleging that he had not received equal treatment under the Temporary Agency Worker Directive (the «Directive») as the MOD had denied him the opportunity of applying for the role and permanent employees had been given preference for the vacancy.

Even if such a statute is allowed, the Fourteenth Amendment requires equal treatment under the law.

Christian Horizons argued that it was not bound by the non-discrimination provisions of the Code because it fell within the «special employment» exemption in s. 24 (1)(a) of the Code, which provides that the right to equal treatment under s. 5 of the Code is not infringed where a religious organization is primarily engaged in serving the interests of persons identified by ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, creed, sex, age, marital status or disability employs only persons similarly identified if the qualification is a reasonable and bona fide qualification because of the nature of the employment.

A woman's right to self - determination is supported when there is equal treatment under the law and access to economic opportunity, including affordable, expert legal representation, safe and decent housing, and rewarding, sustainable work;

However, M was entitled to equal treatment under Art 2 (1) of the EC Equal Treatment Directive 76 / 207 / EEC, since IVF treatment directly affects women.

Tax patents, the lawyers wrote, amount to «government - issued barbed wire» to keep some taxpayers from getting equal treatment under the tax code... After all, as Mr. Devinsky and his colleagues wrote, «The successful patenting of tax strategies now limits Congress» ability to shape economic policy through legislation, and places that power in the hands of individual patent holders.»

I suspect that Garner and I differ quite a bit politically, but I like to think we agree that the ideal of equal treatment under the law is best served when legal writing strives to be democratic (note the lower - case «d' there) rather than exclusionary, and, legal terms of art aside, understandable by any literate person.

In the narrower legal context, this Hayekian - Rawlsian debate usually manifests itself in arguments about whether the law should protect «negative rights,» that is, protect persons from government encroachment on their inalienable rights — like private property and free exercise of religion, or whether the law should foster «positive rights,» that is, promote the rights of people to receive tangible things like free health care or housing under the auspices of equal treatment under the law.

Because lawyers are committed to equal treatment under the law, they generally strive to cabin their legal arguments in logos — deductive and inductive reasoning, grounded in generally accepted premises.

Not enough money to provide equal treatment under the law to all emitters and not much chance of winning the inevitable 14th amendment lawsuits if they don't.

A majority of U.S. states have localities with breed - specific legislation, a shocking violation of equal treatment under the law for pet owners.

Citizens (student loan ratingors) are guaranteed by the federal Constitution of fair and equal treatment under the law.

StudentsFirstNY stands with our allies in the charter school sector in asking for equality for charter schools: equal funding, equal access to facilities and equal treatment under the law.

«That piece of paper says that individuals have rights, the right to due process, the right to equal treatment under the laws,» Mr. Cuomo said.

It is a matter of equal treatment under the law.

He has also gone out of his way to condemn court rulings (New Jersey's, for example) that called for equal treatment under the law for same - sex couples.

It's time for him to take a stand on the basic civil right of equal treatment under the law.

«I entered this race because women deserve equal treatment under the law, the minimum wage should not be a poverty wage, elections should not be for sale to the highest bidder and our air and water deserve protection,» Kessner said in a statement.

Further, the concept of equal treatment under the law doesn't allow for qualifiers; it either exists, or you are violating individual liberties of a disfavored majority.

«They want it to be equal treatment under the law in all parts of the city.»

Referring to those who were detained at the airports, Cuomo reiterated what he said Sunday — that individuals have rights to due process and equal treatment under the law and vowed that the state will help enforce the rights of anyone detained and «victimized» by any policy of «that administration.»

«Many supply teachers continue to report to the NASUWT that they are being asked to sign illegal contracts or to waive their statutory rights to equal treatment under the Agency Workers Regulations.

Around the world people risk their life demanding political pluralism and media freedom, transparency, and the equal treatment under the law.

As has been stated earlier, I think, equal treatment under the law, i.e. non-discrimination, is sufficient reason.

atomD21 I have come to the realization that you can not call yourself a follower of Christ, or Christian, and actively discriminate against a whole segment of the population that is hurting no one and just looking for equal treatment under the law.

I have come to the realization that you can not call yourself a follower of Christ, or Christian, and actively discriminate against a whole segment of the population that is hurting no one and just looking for equal treatment under the law.

Through a series of brief questions at the end of his book, Sigmund invites liberation theologians to seek ways of fusing capitalist market «efficiency» with the «preferential love for the poor,» to consider how private property is not always oppression but may in fact free people from it, to develop liberalism's ideal of «equal treatment under the law,» to nurture the «fragile new democracies» in Latin America, and, finally, to develop «a spirituality of socially concerned democracy, whether capitalist or socialist in its economic form,» rather than «denouncing dependency, imperialism, and capitalist exploitation.»

due to some crazy religious beliefs out there in the world i.e. marrying off young children and marrying genetic kin, the government can't ever allow religion to dictate marriage policy, so have your ceremonies and deny same - gender couples to marry in your church but bluntly stated your crying and foot - stomping will accomplish nothing, marriage isn't a religious thing it is a civil rights and equality thing, thus if the religious win by denying same gender cuples their civil rights to equal treatment under the law, then don't be surprised when others use those same grounds to deny you your rights under the law.

if there is a law passed that helps the many but upsets the few, then so be it... as long as it falls in line with equal treatment under the law and doesn't cause harm to anyone physically.

Trust me, it was not a struggle to be closer to whites; whites made sure we were closer than we wanted to be... it was a fight to define who we were and to demand equal treatment under the very laws and culture that America prides itself on.

Are you equating someone offering a discount on an oil change for spouting off a Bible verse... vs. allowing people who happen to be of the same gender, who love and care for each other and want... and... are deserving of equal civil rights and equal treatment under the law... as = to being the «same thing»...?

We will support Michael and all NFL players in promoting mutual respect between law enforcement and the communities they loyally serve and fair and equal treatment under the law.»

Not exact matches

The statement by the FBI says that Muslims will get equal status under the law, i.e. there will be no special treatment given to the perpetrator (s) because the victims are Muslim.

Muslim countries, please take note!!!! Especially with regards to # 2, democracy is impossible without equal treatment of ALL faiths under the rule of law.

But when they attempt to marginalize and oppose the equal treatment, under the law, of those minorities, then that's when it crosses the line.

The Bible recognizes that slavery is a reality in this sin - cursed world and doesn't ignore it, but instead gives regulations for good treatment by both masters and servants and reveals they are equal under Christ.

The Equal Treatment in Employment Directive required the Government to ensure that all employers, except for the armed forces, would come under the DDA by 2004.

In her career as a prosecutor, Madeline has always made the safety and equal treatment of women and special victims a top priority and I know she will stop at nothing to make sure all are treated equally under the law.»

Psychiatric service dog teams, unfortunately, don't receive equal treatment with other SD's under this law.

The Fund for Women's Equality, a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization, promotes legal and lived equality in the United States by increasing public understanding of the need for comprehensive, fair and equal treatment of women and girls under the law and the need to end sex inequality in all its forms.

Therefore, the Applicants had a right under the Code to equal treatment with respect to educational services, along with accommodation of their disability to the point of undue hardship.

The directive also provides for an express derogation for the Member States from their obligations under article 11 (the equal treatment principle).

78 However, the absence of such an autonomous and uniform definition under European Union law of the concepts of social security, social assistance and social protection and the reference to national law in Article 11 (1)(d) of Directive 2003/109 concerning those concepts do not mean that the Member States may undermine the effectiveness of Directive 2003/109 when applying the principle of equal treatment provided for in that provision.

The question the Court needed to answer here was, firstly, whether housing benefits fall under the concept of social security and social protection, and secondly, whether the Italian authorities could limit the principle of equal treatment to «core benefits» of the social security system in such a way that it would exclude housing benefits.

According to the Irish authorities, the right to retain worker status after having worked for more than one year — granting the right to reside and equal treatment — was reserved exclusively for Union citizens working under an employment contract.