Sentences with phrase «for justice campaign»

The Trades Union Congress (TUC), together with its partners in the Speak Up For Justice Campaign, adds its voice to the many organisations criticising the effects of LASPO, in its research report, Justice Denied: Impact of the Government's reforms to legal aid and court services on access to justice.

Lilah serves as the Board Chair for Jews United for Justice Campaign Fund.

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That was insufficient for Color of Change, a nonprofit racial - justice group that is demanding she resign as a Trump adviser with the #quitthecouncil campaign.

In July 2016, during the presidential campaign, when Comey publicly announced that Hillary Clinton should not be prosecuted for her email peccadilloes — but strongly criticized her behavior in setting up a private email server while in her role as US secretary of state — Trump did not complain that Department of Justice (DOJ) norms were being violated.

The searches open a new front for the Justice Department in its scrutiny of Mr. Trump and his associates: His longtime lawyer is being investigated in Manhattan; his son - in - law, Jared Kushner, is facing scrutiny by prosecutors in Brooklyn; his former campaign chairman is under indictment; his former national security adviser has pleaded guilty to lying; and a pair of former campaign aides are cooperating with Mr. Mueller.

She has worked for over 20 years leading economic justice organizing campaigns to expand worker rights, immigrant rights, and the rights of low income and underrepresented communities of color.

* DEMS LAUNCH NEW EFFORT TO WIN BACK COURTS: Carl Hulse reports that Democrats are launching a group called Demand Justice that will raise money to sustain a campaign for the judiciary that will be sustained and ongoing:

And the students» campaign may already be showing signs of having an effect: President Trump has directed the Department of Justice to ban bump stocks (which allow shooters to pull triggers more frequently and fire in rapid succession) and tweeted his support for strengthening background checks.

But given that several individual racial justice groups, as well as larger collectives like the Movement for Black Lives and the police - reform oriented Campaign Zero initiative, have all come out with various policy agendas targeting specific issues, this doesn't really hold up.

Is that at the end of my campaign when it appeared that Clinton was going to win, and certainly after she won the nomination, what the... what the Russians were doing was flocking to Bernie Sanders Facebook sites, and they were saying to Bernie Sanders supporters, as they were by the way to Black Lives Matter supporters, people who were fighting for social justice.

Working - class black and brown women are leading worker justice campaigns that are winning higher minimum wages, stable scheduling practices and better benefits for all wage - earners.

Passage of implementing legislation for the Constitution Reform to Mexico's labour justice system has been delayed beyond the February 24 deadline as political parties jockey for advantage in the midst of an election campaign and NAFTA negotiations.

But the TEA PARTIERS are excited about the justice of a consumption or «fair» tax, and it might be tough for Romney to be tough with Cain on the tax front during the primary campaign.

Mr Lawrence and his former wife, who is now Baroness Lawrence, have campaigned for more than two decades to get justice for their son.

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) continues to ramp up its campaign for the release of Iran - born American pastor Saeed Abedini, who remains in prison after being sentenced to eight years for «threatening national security» with his church planting.

He also identified himself with the struggle for human dignity and freedom and so attracts those Christians who are committed to agencies for the relief of poverty and campaigns for world - wide social and economic justice.

Jordan Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has spearheaded international advocacy for Abedini with its Save Saeed campaign, highlighted the White House statement, released in response to a Fox News query.

Like many social conservatives, especially Christian ones, I spend a lot of my time reading and writing about religious freedom, especially how it might be affected by the legalization of same - sex marriage and the campaign for «gay rights» more generally.Yet at the same time, I harbor doubts about the position we are staking out.You see, I sometimes think that Justice Scalia's majority opinion in Employment Division v. Smith may have been correct.

When the church is consumed and possessed by mortgages, capital campaigns, membership numbers, qualifications for membership or deacon or elder, the variety and format of financial reports, redecorating, ordination policies, the proper delineation of committee responsibilities, the aggregation and strengthening and protection of church hierarchical authority, the preference for political associations and prominence instead of being a voice and influence for justice and compassion, seasonal vestment colors, the abandonment and refusal to acknowledge congregations who dare to be excited by their proclaiming and provoking and living and sharing the Good News, the continual choosing and preoccupation with better organization over better outreach, or what styles of worship are to be offered — then it is time for an earth - shaking, stone - rolling, curtain ripping, hurricane - strength, fiery and noisy transformational revolution that will resurrect the Good News in the body and spirit of communities and individuals.

Bishop William Nolan, of the Church's Justice and Peace Commission, announced their support for the Give Me Five campaign.

CSW's Chief Executive, Mervyn Thomas, said: «CSW is urging the US government to raise the issue of widespread hate campaigns by state and non-state actors against religious minorities in talks with Prime Minister Modi, and to insist that justice is done for the victim - survivors of violence against religious minorities.»

Mark Anthony Mitchell, Sr., is Senior Pastor of Atlanta Urban Foursquare Church and Executive Director of Jesus for Justice Poor People's Campaign, a nonprofit community development corporation.

Trump has largely stood by his pro-life campaign promises, appointing conservative justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, signing a law allowing states to withhold funding from Planned Parenthood, and reinstating a ban on federal funds for organizations that perform abortions overseas.

You can catch a hint of it in both the name initially chosen for the Afghan campaign, «Operation Infinite Justice,» and in the fact that the name was quickly abandoned in embarrassment.

Stunting yeah perhaps the young ladies in question could remain clothed and take some inspiration from another group campaigning for justice.

Joanna Lumley is a successful English actress, former model and human rights activist who is best known for her support for the Gurkha Justice Campaign and Prospect Burma, a charity that offers grants to Burmese students.

He donated $ 3 million last month to the University of Texas where he played and matched Colin Kaepernick's $ 10,000 in the quarterback's «10 for 10» campaign, Durant's contributions helping a local organization doing community - based justice work.

The Home Office has today released a report by the former Bishop of Liverpool - The Rt Rev James Jones - on the experiences of the families of those who lost their lives at Hillsborough throughout their long campaign for justice.

-- Mike Schade, PVC Campaign Coordinator Center for Health, Environment and Justice

and also join the global campaign for a toxic - free world by reading the FAQ Sheet, Towards Healthy Environments for Children: Frequently asked questions about breastfeeding in a contaminated environment which emerged out of the combined efforts of breastfeeding and environmental health and justice groups in addressing breastfeeding in a contaminated environment.

«The architect of Britain's most successful lobbying campaign of 2009» Peter Carroll first got involved in the Gurkha Justice Campaign after being approached by four Gurkhas at his home in Folkestone, where the Royal Gurkha Rifl es are based and where he is a councillor, to ask for his help in saving one of their comrades from depocampaign of 2009» Peter Carroll first got involved in the Gurkha Justice Campaign after being approached by four Gurkhas at his home in Folkestone, where the Royal Gurkha Rifl es are based and where he is a councillor, to ask for his help in saving one of their comrades from depoCampaign after being approached by four Gurkhas at his home in Folkestone, where the Royal Gurkha Rifl es are based and where he is a councillor, to ask for his help in saving one of their comrades from deportation.

«From LGBT rights to public transportation to criminal justice reform, Eric Schneiderman has always stood up for our values and delivered — that is why I am supporting him for attorney general,» Mendez added in a statement released by the senator's campaign.

«In her life she had worked for anti-slavery campaigns, she had worked for Oxfam, she was a campaigner for human rights and justice all around the world.

Local government pension scheme campaign Find out about how the T&G is fighting for pensions justice for workers in the local government pension scheme.

«Through the NASUWT's Act for Racial Justice campaign, we will continue to fight all forms of racial discrimination and promote the interests of all BME teachers and pupils.»

«I've seen Eric in action and have no doubt that he will continue his lifelong fight for criminal justice reform, for economic fairness and for progressive change as New York's next people's lawyer,» Thompson said in a statement released by the Schneiderman campaign.

At a union hall rally today, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the official kickoff of the «Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice,» or as the twitter handle calls it, «@Fightfor15NY.»

A lawyer for President Donald Trump called on the Justice Department on Saturday to end the special counsel investigation into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, shifting abruptly to a more adversarial stance as the inquiry appeared to be intensifying.

On July 19, Sampson sent $ 22,927 from his Senate campaign committee to something called «John Sampson — Justice For All», which doesn't show up anywhere on the board's site.

In both reframing the argument around immigration enforcement and the various policy pledges, the speech was welcomed by those campaigning for migration justice in the UK.

The shadow justice minister made the audacious claim: «Labour did campaign, as everyone knows, passionately, for a remain and reform agenda.»

He's not wrong on this front — yesterday marked the start of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's statewide RV trip stumping for a $ 15 minimum wage, supported by the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice, whose donors have not been disclosed.

But the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice — a registered lobbying group created last year when Cuomo first embraced the $ 15 minimum wage figure — paid for the RV and rented the space for the event, a spokesman said.

NOTE: This article has been changed to reflect that the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice is a 501 -(c)(4) group, not a 501 -(c)(3) group as the group's spokesman initially stated.

The more campaign contributions from business interests justices receive, the more likely they are to vote for business litigants appearing before them in court.

Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for Illinois» 13th.

«Andrew Cuomo putting his personal political ambitions over the needs of grassroots organizations fighting for racial and economic justice tells you everything you need to know about him, and it shows just how terrified he is of Cynthia Nixon,» said Rebecca Katz, a senior strategist for the Nixon campaign.

The event — co-sponsored by the Brennan Center for Justice, NY LEAD, American for Campaign Reform, SUNY Buffalo Law School, Common Cause and Housh Law Offices — also featured Brittany L. Stalsburg, an analyst at Lake Research Partners.

Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for Texas» 23rd.

A spokesman for the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC) said they hope meeting Rudd would «reinforce the case for a public inquiry into the brutality of the policing of pickets».