Sentences with phrase «justice advocacy group»

Texas» School - to - Prison Pipeline: Ticketing, Arrest, and Use of Force is the third in a series by social justice advocacy group Texas Appleseed.

According to non-profit justice advocacy group The Innocence Project, common reasons are:

The report was authored by the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, a climate justice advocacy group, and Redefining Progress, a nonprofit policy institute.

Texas» School - to - Prison Pipeline: Ticketing, Arrest, and Use of Force is the third in a series by social justice advocacy group Texas Appleseed.

-- A group of 30 Criminal justice advocacy groups are pressuring the City Council to end all programs that allow private companies to profit off of prisons

This morning, representatives from several science and justice advocacy groups held a small protest in front of CDC's Washington, D.C., office.

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In the same article we reported that while the Citizens United case was pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia Thomas, the wife of the Justice, created a nonprofit Tea Party advocacy group, Liberty Central, Inc., with a former lawyer for the Charles G. Koch Foundation, Sarah Field, acting as her General Counsel and a former Koch lobbyist, Matt Schlapp, serving on her board at inception.

A Christian advocacy group has called for the murderers of a Pakistani Christian politician to be brought to justice, more than four years after his death.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a powerful progressive advocacy group that says its primary mission is to fight hatred, teach tolerance, and seek justice.

Bailey - Chapman previously served as vice president for strategic alliances at the DCI Group and began her career in advocacy working for the Center for Individual Freedom, Americans for Tax Reform and the Institute for Justice.

The IDC, however, insisted the one - house budget resolution of its own should not be read as a break with the Senate GOP as liberal advocacy groups press for juvenile justice reform and other long - sought issues this session.

Also on Tuesday, Police Commissioner James O'Neill said the NYPD will form a 30 - day working group to address marijuana - related issues, which will consult several experts, including the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, advocacy organizations, those involved in academics, and attorneys.

Many of NYPIRG's proposals were endorsed by other good government or advocacy groups such as the League of Women Voters, Empire Justice Center, Common Cause, Consumers Union, Environmental Advocates of New York and the Brennan Center for Justice.

CSBHROs is comprised of Emeka Umeagbalasi of International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety); Aloysius Attah Anambra State Branch of the Civil Liberties Organization, CLO; Peter Onyegiri of Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy, CHRPA; Samuel Njoku of Human Rights Club, HRC, (a project of LRRDC); Justus Ijeoma, of Forum for Justice, Equity and Defense of Human Rights, FJEDHR; Chike Umeh of Society Advocacy Watch Project, SPAW; Obianuju Igboeli of Anambra Human Rights Forum, AHRF; Alex Olisa of Southeast Good Governance Forum, SGGF; Jerry Chukwuokolo of International Solidarity for Peace & Human Rights Initiative, ITERSOLIDARITY; Evlyn Eze of Street Law Africa, LawAfrica, and Tochukwu Ezeoke of Igbo Ekunie Initiative (pan Igbo rights advocacAdvocacy, CHRPA; Samuel Njoku of Human Rights Club, HRC, (a project of LRRDC); Justus Ijeoma, of Forum for Justice, Equity and Defense of Human Rights, FJEDHR; Chike Umeh of Society Advocacy Watch Project, SPAW; Obianuju Igboeli of Anambra Human Rights Forum, AHRF; Alex Olisa of Southeast Good Governance Forum, SGGF; Jerry Chukwuokolo of International Solidarity for Peace & Human Rights Initiative, ITERSOLIDARITY; Evlyn Eze of Street Law Africa, LawAfrica, and Tochukwu Ezeoke of Igbo Ekunie Initiative (pan Igbo rights advocacAdvocacy Watch Project, SPAW; Obianuju Igboeli of Anambra Human Rights Forum, AHRF; Alex Olisa of Southeast Good Governance Forum, SGGF; Jerry Chukwuokolo of International Solidarity for Peace & Human Rights Initiative, ITERSOLIDARITY; Evlyn Eze of Street Law Africa, LawAfrica, and Tochukwu Ezeoke of Igbo Ekunie Initiative (pan Igbo rights advocacyadvocacy group)

Brent Ferguson of The Brennan Center for Justice said that he believed Cuomo's legislation would only cover nonprofit advocacy groups, a certain class of 501 (c) 4s, if they engage in «political activity» during campaign season.

Some say the bill seeks to stifle contributions to issue advocacy groups that campaign for changes to environmental, education, criminal justice, government ethics, and other policies.

The members include 27 commissioners from criminal justice reform organizations, community groups, the judiciary, former prosecutors, the defense bar, academia, corrections, advocacy groups and the business community.

Loyda Colon, co-director of the Justice Committee, an advocacy group headed by Latinos, said the patrol guide changes «watered down» the legislation and «subvert the democratic process.»

A new advocacy group called Blind Justice is launching a national advertising campaign calling for prosecutor accountability and the importance of conviction integrity.

A group under the aegis of Centre for Advocacy of Justice and Rights, has called on President Goodluck on the need to ensure that security agencies...

«It's about time that the communities wake up to understand that we are not trying to destroy Catholic schools or yeshivas,» said Mark Appel, founder of Voice of Justice, an advocacy group.

The spokeswoman for Election Justice U.S.A., a voting rights advocacy group that put together a lawsuit against the state's Board of Elections for voter registration issues, said she is «concerned» about a possible conflict of interest with Stringer.

By enacting a flawed redistricting plan, Cuomo triggers Justice Department pre-clearance review and federal court action on the already filed lawsuits by Senate Democrats and advocacy groups.

The 2018 Legislative Session came and went, and Brian Pitts of the advocacy group Justice 2 Jesus was nowhere to be found.

Ulster People for Justice and Democracy, inspired by the Bernie Sanders campaign for President, is a grassroots group in Ulster County, NY, building an inclusive, responsive democracy through advocacy, education, and direct political action.

A group, Advocacy for Advancement of Peace and Harmony in Africa Initiative, ADAPHAI, has petitioned the Court of Appeal President, Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuka, over the...

«It doesn't mean they are going to take all the paid sick days,» said Julissa Bisono, the workplace justice organizer at advocacy group, Make the Road New York.

The commission also should represent the interests of the gamut of other people and groups that interact with the criminal justice system — prosecutors, judges, police and correction officers, people in prison, defense attorneys, advocacy groups, think tanks, victims» rights organizations, and academics.

The latest edition of this edited volume includes an overview of social justice principles and public health; chapters on social injustice and its effects on the health of specific population groups; and the intersection of social justice and key aspects of public health, such as health care delivery; and a call to action that promotes human rights and social justice advocacy for improving public health.

«I have a Ph.D and I don't understand it,» said Maria Powell of the Midwest Environmental Justice Organization, an advocacy group.

A broad - based coalition of neighborhood activists, social justice and food advocacy groups, top chefs, writers, farmers, fishermen, ranchers, civic leaders and state agencies is revamping the way food is grown, distributed and disposed.

Dorothy Guerrero of advocacy group Global Justice Now summed it up: «Science is political.»

The Institute for Justice, the Washington - based legal - advocacy group that helped defend the Cleveland program, filed suit Sept. 18 in the Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland, Maine, on behalf of six families from three towns in the state.

While one segment has coalesced around a broad social justice agenda, including education, housing, economics, and criminal justice advocacy, a contrasting group of center - right leaders say the presence of «social justice warriors» will marginalize their voices.

The parents have the backing of — and some observers say are a proxy for — the Partnership for Educational Justice, an advocacy group founded and promoted by former television journalist Campbell Brown.

The lawsuit — filed Nov. 14 in the Arizona Supreme Court on behalf of the parents by People for the American Way, a Washington - based advocacy group, and other groups — marks the first time a voucher program for special - needs students has been challenged in court, according to the Institute for Justice, an Arlington, Va. - based legal - advocacy group that will...

Lawyers for the N.C. Justice Center, a statewide anti-poverty advocacy group that the N.C. Policy Watch is a project under, filed an amicus brief to encourage the judge to send the virtual charter school's application back to the state board.

Large advocacy groups with access to considerable resources and large followings tell others that we should be asking people to reduce — rather than end — their exploitation, diluting our collective vegan message of social justice and undermining the ethical argument.

Underscoring these problems, the advocacy group behind the initiative, Carbon Washington, did not seriously seek out and incorporate input from environmental and social - justice advocates and community leaders.

For instance, the school where Brulle earned his Master's in natural resources, brags on its website38 about its alumni's work for politicized advocacy groups like the Environmental Defense Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice.

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, a coalition of environmental advocacy groups, and even a group of climate scientists have petitioned the U.S. Department of Justice to use RCIO to launch an investigation of Exxon - Mobil.

The former White House counsel to the first President Bush heads up the Committee for Justice, an advocacy group that has worked closely with the White House to push Bush 2's most controversial judicial nominees through the Senate.

The Put A Price On It DC Coalition is comprised environmental and justice advocacy organizations, faith groups, unions, consumer advocacy organizations, DC businesses, and more.

Much more surprisingly, the fossil - fuel lobby was joined in opposition, or non-endorsement, by Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington Environmental Council, and several other environmental, social justice and health advocacy groups.

Finally, a global initiative hosted by the United Nations and led by high profile policymakers, including US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, has recommended the liberalization of the regulation of legal services in order to allow nonlawyers and community - based organizations and advocacy groups to provide legal services to the poor, stating that «it is likely to improve access to justice for the poor substantially while imposing relatively few costs on society,» and that a «major attraction» of such liberalization is that it may require «fewer government or donor expenditures.Justice Anthony Kennedy, has recommended the liberalization of the regulation of legal services in order to allow nonlawyers and community - based organizations and advocacy groups to provide legal services to the poor, stating that «it is likely to improve access to justice for the poor substantially while imposing relatively few costs on society,» and that a «major attraction» of such liberalization is that it may require «fewer government or donor expenditures.justice for the poor substantially while imposing relatively few costs on society,» and that a «major attraction» of such liberalization is that it may require «fewer government or donor expenditures.»

Mr. Placitella volunteers his time to numerous consumer advocacy groups to fight for the rights of people who suffered because of corporate misconduct, including serving as Counsel for Consumers for Civil Justice.

FBI agents misled officials and the public, violated their own policy manual, used poor judgment, and engaged in sloppy police work when they investigated certain left - leaning, high - profile, domestic advocacy groups in the years immediately following 9/11, the Justice Department announced today following a four - year - long internal investigation by the Office of the Inspector General.

Some advocacy groups in the U.S. have promoted the idea of letting non-lawyers invest equity in law firms as a way to provide access to justice, enable innovation in the legal marketplace, and expand legal services.

The worst - affected group mentioned in the article is the JEHT Foundation (the acronym stands for justice, equality, human dignity and tolerance), which last year gave out $ 24 million, mostly to criminal justice advocacy and reform organizations.

Today, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association joins a coalition of community and advocacy groups calling for action on Justice Tulloch's police oversight recommendations.