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Environmental justice advocates say that the attacks on science represent irresponsible political malpractice against the people of the U.S. by officials who are sworn to uphold the public interest.

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Haviland, a passionate advocate for social justice and global women's and children's health issues, says that «every business person can take on a social mission.

Rashad Robinson, executive director of online racial justice organization Color of Change, said in a statement late Tuesday that while he applauded Uber's newfound transparency, «the onus is now on Kalanick and Uber's leadership team to prove that all this public soul - searching isn't just a public relations ploy and to work with advocates and experts to meaningfully increase diversity at the company.»

The clamor for Rosenstein's dismissal among Trump allies was all but expected with Friday's release of the Nunes memo, whose advocates say reveals anti-Trump bias and abuse of power at the highest levels of the FBI and the Justice Department.

Collectively, this disparity fuels what has been called the «school - to - prison - pipeline,» a systemic bias that civil rights advocates say pushes children and young adults of color out of the classroom and into the criminal justice system.

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?

[7:29] Say, «My Lord advocates justice, and to stand devoted to Him alone at every place of worship.

«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.

«This has been an answer to prayer,» she said in a press release from the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), one of Abedini's leading advocates.

«As a follower of Jesus, I am called to work for justice and reconciliation, and to be an advocate for those who can not speak for themselves,» said the 74 - year - old Virginia representative in deciding not to pursue an 18th term after 34 years of service.

And so I think to be a social justice advocate, you have to be hopeful, you have to be willing to believe in things you haven't seen, you've got to actually have the capacity to imagine things a lot of other people are going to say are unimaginable or aren't going to happen.

As we've written about before, more and more advocates are calling for measures to decriminalize marijuana and reform the criminal justice system, as advocates say that not only are the current laws unfair, but they are also expensive and ineffective at stopping crime.

Public Advocate Letitia James said Tuesday that legalizing recreational marijuana for adults would help achieve critical criminal justice reforms, and the increase in tax revenue could be funneled to education and support programs in communities that have been negatively and disproportionately impacted by its prohibition.

Advocates, including Richard Tollner, who says he was abused by a priest when he was a teenager in the 1970s, say that the one - year window is key, and non-negotiable, because in addition to providing justice for older victims, it also helps identify hidden predators.

Osinbajo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, said this on Monday at the opening ceremony of a two - day Stakeholder's Summit organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice at the Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, as he urged judges, lawyers and others to change their attitudes and stand up for what is right.

Wiley, who will take over as chair next month, calls herself a racial and gender justice advocate and says those roots make her move from legal adviser inside City Hall to head of the outside agency — as well as professor at the New School — a kind of homecoming.

Cuomo and criminal justice reform advocates said that local district attorneys have a natural conflict of interest when it comes to investigating the police because the two agencies work so closely together to gain convictions.

Advocates say dumping teens into the adult criminal justice system makes it much harder for them to get their life back on track.

The Presidency has said there was no truth in the reports that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kola Awodein, gave Justice Niyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, currently standing trial for alleged corruption, N500, 000.

«I was privileged to work with Ken, first in his capacity as a gifted courtroom advocate, and subsequently during his too - brief tenure as a public servant committed to advancing public safety and justice reform for the People of Kings County,» said Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.

The working group will consult advocates, academics, prosecutors, defense attorneys and Mayor Bill de Blasio's Office of Criminal Justice to determine how to enforce marijuana laws equitably without sacrificing public safety, the NYPD said.

Recchia said he was grateful for the endorsement, praising the union's members as having fought for the rights of workers and having advocated for social justice.

One of her websites, the Partnership Educational Justice, says its goal is to help students, and their families «advocate for the great public schools they deserve,» with a particular focus on low income students.

Advocates said if New York can pass pot legislation, there would be a tax windfall and social justice.

Carey and other advocates said the state Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, which is in charge of such investigations, has proven to be a failure.

«My office will handle these cases with the highest level of care and independence, while we continue to work with lawmakers, District Attorneys, advocates and other experts in criminal justice reform on a long - term legislative solution to this critical matter of law and policy,» Schneiderman said in a statement.

The state helmsman advocated for efficient and effective administration of justice system in the country, said nothing can be achieved in a country where justice is found wanting.

The governor proposed criminal justice reforms that were cheered by advocates, who say the current system discriminates against the poor and people of color, while also managing to double as an attack on his longtime frenemy, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Ulster County Legislator Manna Jo Greene, who is the environmental director for the environmental protection group Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, said Hinchey was a tireless advocate for a sustainable economy, a healthy environment, world peace and social justice while in the state Assembly and Congress.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed criminal justice reforms were cheered Wednesday by advocates, who say the current system discriminates against the poor and people of color.

«We share many of the goals of the advocates in terms of helping survivors get justice for sexual abuse, which is a horrendous sin,» Poust said.

The Presidency on Wednesday said there was no truth in the reports that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kola Awodein, gave Justice Niyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, currently standing trial for alleged corruption, N500, 000.00 at the behest of President Muhammadu Buhari during the certificate issue affecting the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress.

«I strongly support the Mayor's move to focus the juvenile justice system more on prevention and less on detention,» said Public Advocate Bill de Blasio in a statement.

«My office will handle these cases with the highest level of care and independence, while we continue to work with lawmakers, district attorneys, advocates and other experts in criminal justice reform on a long - term legislative solution to this critical matter of law and policy,» Schneiderman said in an e-mailed statement.

In a further sign of European rumbles, the former cabinet member Kenneth Clarke, whose departure was announced on Monday, said it would be unthinkable for the Conservative party to advocate pulling out of the European convention on human rights, saying it was the basis of British values of liberty and justice for which Britain had fought the second world war.

For years, criminal justice reform advocates have said that non-violent drug offenders should be referred to treatment rather than sent to jail.

Criminal justice reform advocates say the strategy leads to the types of confrontations that Garner, who was being questioned for selling illegal cigarettes, faced.

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.

Aaron Kreider, a Web developer in Philadelphia who runs a site called the Energy Justice Network, a nonprofit group that supports clean energy and advocates phasing out all nuclear, fossil - fuel, large hydro and biomass plants, said he uses the CARMA data to supplement information on power plants in the United States.

A large majority in the European Parliament voted in favor of the package this morning; and Yves Bot, advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union today said that pleas against the proposed system by Spain and Italy should be rejected.

Jennifer Franco, a researcher at the Transnational Institute, an international think tank in the Netherlands that advocates for social justice, said land grabbing has been going on for a long time and some of the increase is due to more awareness and reporting of it.

ALA also found, by overlaying census data with pollution maps, that Americans with the lowest incomes face higher risks of harm from air pollution, underscoring what environmental justice advocates have been saying for years.

Public Advocates, on behalf of Californians for Justice, the California chapter of ACORN, and individual parents of children in Title I schools, says that this creates an impermissible loophole in the law: that to be certifiable, enrollees must have completed their alternative route.

The Justice and Education departments still have not determined how to address existing desegregation cases — and whether or where to bring new ones — and have received little guidance from the White House in crafting civil - rights policy, the Citizens» Commission on Civil Rights, a bipartisan panel of former federal civil - rights officials and other advocates, says in a report released last week.

Charter advocates wanted to advance a social justice message by emphasizing the impressive results being achieved by the independently run, but publicly funded, schools, which they say are providing a lifeline for thousands of poor and minority students otherwise stuck in low - performing district schools.

It's those kind of wild ideas that Pondiscio says qualifies left - leaning school reform advocates as «social justice warriors.»

Jenisha «Jay» Fair, Physical Education Teacher CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, NEVADA «I am involved because I want to use my voice — as a young educator — to advocate for my students [and] raise awareness about the importance of social justice in every classroom at every school,» says Jenisha «Jay» Fair of her involvement with the union.

«School choice is on a great footing,» said Michael Bindas, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice, which advocates for private - school voucher programs.

Advocates have pressured school officials and policy - makers to end these suspensions, expulsions, and school - based arrests, which they say push too many students into the criminal justice system — a process commonly referred to as the «school - to - prison pipeline.»

At the board meeting, representatives for Padres y Jovenes Unidos, a nonprofit that advocates for racial justice in schools, said the police would have handled the situation differently if the majority of the students were white.