Sentences with phrase «justice advocates do»

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Since the Jews for Jesus case in the»80s with Sekulow, Ekonomou has done some work for the American Center for Law and Justice, a non-profit which advocates for religious and constitutional freedoms and is known for supporting Christian causes.

To The CNN Moderators, why did you delete the thread where «justice for all» was advocating the killing of gays because the bible says that's what they deserve?

I can't do much but I'm doing this: I'm paying attention, I'm doing what I can from my small corner to advocate for you and hold your name up, and there is one small candle burning in my house for you, reminding me to pray for justice, to remember you.

And so we begin with confession, certainly for particular sins of racism but even for the sin we were unwittingly born into, the sin we did not advocate for or promote but that benefited us nonetheless, the passive and active attitudes and actions of our ancestors who failed to advocate for full equality and justice for their fellow citizens.

Not only did he donate $ 1.5 million to Black Lives Matter and other social justice groups last year, but he's become an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform.

He is not tempted to speak as though Emergent is inventing the wheel, as many of his colleagues do, when it places women in leadership roles or advocates for social justice.

«I just had this sense that if I could do anything in the world, I would do this justice lawyering thing where you are an advocate on behalf of people who don't have a voice and who are being abused by others,» he says.

The Bible does not advocate any Progressive notions of «economic justice.»

Jesus — the ultimate advocate of justice and compassion — didn't recruit disciples or win hearts by trying to scare people into submission.

Indeed, Ryan's radical budget and ideologically driven plan to end Medicare as a guaranteed benefit program did what decades of work by Catholic social justice advocates had never been able to achieve: It activated a gut level Catholic concern for solidarity and the common good.

«The US has a right to control who enters our country and to keep out those who seek to do us harm,» tweeted Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, which regularly advocates for persecuted Christians.

In fact, the Areopagitica specifically advocates that the government keep «a vigilant eye how books demean themselves,» and it goes on to urge the authorities «thereafter to confine, imprison, and do sharpest justice on [their authors] as malefactors.»

One quick note — don't miss a recent op - ed, penned by Noah Patrick Jones, JD, a policy advocate for the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice.

Aside from what marijuana legalization will do criminal justice reform, advocates also point to the economic benefits.

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Along with the measures Cuomo listed on Wednesday, criminal justice reforms like ending cash bail for many lower - level offenses were among the top priorities of the governor and progressive advocates that did not make it into the budget.

Advocates note that unlike executive orders the Governor has issued to deal with criminal - justice issues, these regulations will be harder to repeal by a Governor who does not disagree with them.

The Center for Health, Environment and Justice will soon begin advocating for environmental pollution to receive the same type of government response as that done for infectious diseases or mass cases of food contamination.

Refusing to do so, James issued a statement saying, «Over the years, Fernando Cabrera has worked with the public advocate on economic justice issues throughout the Bronx.

Valor's SEL work is based on ideas that Daren Dickson developed throughout his career as a social worker, clinical and program director, and social justice advocate, including work he did at the nonprofit Seneca Center in the San Francisco Bay Area with vulnerable young people and communities.

Why do we advocate for social justice but see an ever - increasing sentiment of xenophobia?

In a one - page ruling, Justices Barbara Pariente, Peggy Quince, Charles Canady and Ricky Polston all sided with the state and school choice advocates that the union did not have legal standing to challenge the law.

What Moskowitz should do instead is advocate for the kind of restorative justice approaches to discipline that would help children understand the consequences of their behavior, allows them to make amends for their wrongdoing, and keeps them in school.

Do you mean the very successful organization that identifies young teacher - leaders and trains them for service, founded and run by social justice advocates who have made (some) peace with the National Education Association?

Formerly incarcerated scholar and Soros Fellow Danny Murillo asks, what role do formerly incarcerated students play in challenging the stigma of incarceration, advocating for policy change and seeking social justice?

Citing the new Education Next results, Petrilli argues that charter advocates should focus on regaining GOP support, and suggests doing so by tamping down social justice rhetoric (such as closing achievement gaps and alleviating systemic inequalities), by emphasizing parental choice and personal freedom (i.e., that charters liberate families from their government - assigned schools), and by touting that most charters are non-union.

A church is a way for people of faith to support one another and to act together out of shared values to do good in the world, such as helping the poor and advocating for justice.

Left, right, centrist, social justice advocate, anti-racist, your position doesn't matter — there are more than few people on social media willing to hate you for it.

All contributions and communication are welcome, so long as they do not (within this project space) espouse, entertain, advocate for, or otherwise positively discuss the political ideals associated with Social Justice, Progressivism, Communism, Socialism, Fascism, Marxism, or anything else generally reminiscent of any political philosophy to the left of Classical Liberals or Libertarians.

Even with people coming together in what is possibly the largest demonstration ever in the U.S. to advocate for change in women's rights, human rights, health care, civil rights, climate change and social justice, we still have difficult and important work to do.

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.

Political deals (sometimes dubbed «grand bargains») to win Republican support for carbon taxes, such as the proposal by Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Brian Schatz (HA) therefore risk alienating labor, low - income advocates and economic - justice activists, many of whom are already tepid at best about carbon tax legislation that doesn't directly invest considerable carbon revenues in a «just transition.»

It seems that the Center for Democracy and Technology, the Brennan Center for Justice, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union, consumer advocates and Internet associations did try to bring it to the attention of the previous administration in relation to privacy and human rights, but nothing was done.

But when the argument does not turn on the common law, or on nice and hypercritical explications of the statute, but on the great principles of natural right and justice, as sometimes happens, particularly in criminal cases, the advocate is much more advantageously situated for exhibiting his rhetorical talents.

Some of the above examples of access to justice are those that are commonly predicted by advocates of alternative structures: business models that facilitate reduced and fixed price legal services and / or unbundling, technology that enables standardization and improved processes to handle large volumes of cases or contracts, branding that reduces the client's search costs and increases their level of trust, multidisciplinary services that significantly ease the client experience notably because they do not need to assemble or coordinate different streams of work.

I believe its members, overall, truly do advocate for justice, protecting consumers from exploding automobiles and deadly drugs.

The advocate general also does a weekly radio show in which people can call in with questions about the justice system.

«I call on you to continue to do what you're doing; advocate for more funding, examine systems and create new systems, work together, be creative and think about the exorbitant fees we charge and what that means for people who need access to justice.»

A «perfect storm» is about to hit, the report claims, because public bodies and large corporate are seeking to reduce their advocacy spend; solicitor - advocates are increasing in number, and will soak up more advocacy work; 2,000 instructing law firms may close this year, and larger firms may seek to do more in - house; family law legal aid firms are closing shop following the introduction of new contracting rules, and the Ministry of Justice is seeking to cull criminal legal aid firms, perhaps to a level of 70 %, reducing the pool of referral law firms; and tenancies will continue to decrease as chambers merge to consolidate their business position.

Even practitioners who do not practise immigration law can read up on these issues and advocate for fair access and justice.

Justice Scott is a great advocate for the work we do at Legal Help Centre, a treasured volunteer and a valuable member of our board and committees.

«If it ain't broke, don't fix it» no longer curries favour with civil justice reform advocates.

I don't find it difficult to transfer the «is or has been» of s. 5 to s. 6 as well, at least with respect to lawyers, and Mr. Justice Nadon has been an advocate at the bar of Quebec and filled that role for over ten years.

Now — as the traditional way of doing business shifts and new pressures threaten the ability to deliver on the promise of our rights and freedoms — is the time for lawyers to examine their changing roles and for the profession to clarify its responsibilities as advocate for the rule of law and a protector of the justice system.

Jane Doe Inc.'s mission is to complement and support the expertise and leadership of its nearly 60 member organizations with a statewide strategy to heal communities, promote healthy relationships, prevent conditions that foster gender - based violence, advocate for improved systemic responses and policies, and advance the cause of justice for unserved, underserved and inadequately served communities.

Beyond assisting our clients with their claims of actual innocence in court, we also strive to shed light on the problems in the criminal legal system that allow innocent people to be convicted of crimes they did not commit by advocating for greater accountability in the justice system.

This session will help further equal justice for diverse client communities or workplaces by providing advocates with technology tips and tools that can help them do their jobs more efficiently and effectively.

It was reasonable for the Administrative Tribunal of Québec to conclude that, under the Act respecting administrative justice, a person who is not an advocate may, in certain proceedings, do everything needed for the representation of the Minister of Employment before that tribunal's social affairs division, and this power is not in conflict with the Act respecting the Barreau du Québec.

In spite of the lack of a comprehensive study in Canada to determine: (1) the full range of apps available; (2) what they purport to do; and, (3) whether they can actually improve access to justice, there is a substantial population of law society, commercial, academic, and independent, keen advocates of apps as being the way to the solution to the problem, including displacing some lawyers.

[Roberts, then at Hogan & Hartson, would become Chief Justice; Phillips is one of the most respected high - court advocates with 78 arguments to the Supreme Court and now chair of Sidley & Austin; and Kneedler, of the Solicitor General's office has done more than 100 Supreme Court arguments.]