Sentences with phrase «heightened public scrutiny»

There has been heightened public scrutiny on courts to deal with criminal cases at risk of being tossed since the Jordan ruling, and that pressure only increased last November when a Superior Court judge in Ottawa stayed a first - degree murder charge against ex-soldier Adam Picard, after it took four years to get his case to trial.

The school has come a long way given its long history of fluctuation in leadership and teaching quality, and its location as part of a district that is undergoing immense changes with heightened public scrutiny.

The closely watched lawsuit is unfolding amid heightened public scrutiny of allegations of sexual misconduct by powerful men.

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Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company conspired with other dental supply companies to violate federal antitrust laws; (ii) discovery of the foregoing conduct would subject the Company to heightened regulatory scrutiny and potential criminal sanctions; and (iii) that as a result of the foregoing, Henry Schein's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

Awareness of this phenomenon should heighten our critical scrutiny of right - to - die proposals in the spheres of personal life choice and public policy.

The New York Times: «After the revelation of lead contamination in Flint, Mich., where Gov. Rick Snyder's response was widely criticized, the situation in Hoosick Falls has provoked both deep concern about water quality and a heightened scrutiny of how public officials have responded.»

After the revelation of lead contamination in Flint, Mich., where Gov. Rick Snyder's response was widely criticized, the situation in Hoosick Falls has provoked both deep concern about water quality and a heightened scrutiny of how public officials have responded.

The events transpiring in Washington D.C. have heightened public awareness of the intense scrutiny and criticism educators face, while what is right in American education is largely ignored.

We increasingly face public accountability, universal scrutiny, and heightened expectations — not to mention new evaluation systems, moving targets, and the climate of underwhelming respect we teach in.

Unfortunately, with that heightened scrutiny many of those millers have simply crossed the border into New York where they are able to buy up farmland and resume business in a less public manner.

This cost of stare decisis is heightened in the secret law context, because the incentive to invest extra effort in writing opinions is less powerful without the promise, and constraints, of public scrutiny.32 The general principle, evidenced by the congressional testimony of Judge Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit, 33 is that publication induces judges to write more thorough, carefully reasoned opinions.

California's public utility regulator on Friday signaled it would allow self - driving car companies to transport passengers without a backup driver in the vehicle, a step forward for autonomous car developers just as the industry faces heightened scrutiny over safety concerns.