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WASHINGTON, April 17 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Microsoft Corp's privacy fight with the Justice Department over whether prosecutors can force technology companies to hand over data stored overseas after Congress passed legislation that resolved the dispute.

WASHINGTON, April 17 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dropped Microsoft Corp's privacy fight with the Justice Department over whether prosecutors can force technology companies to hand over data stored overseas after Congress passed legislation that resolved the dispute.

While the CCA declares on its website that it doesn't lobby for policies that determine «the basis for or duration of an individual's incarceration or detention,» the Justice Policy Institute has documented several pieces of federal legislation the CCA lobbied on in recent years, including funding related to private prisons and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention.

The Green Party Member of European Parliament, a German citizen who looks even younger than his tender 35 years, shepherded the legislation through as vice chair for the parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

• Note this, from the announcement of a press call on the unions» desired card - check legislation, when the bill was before Congress: «Prominent interfaith leaders, including Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners, Kim Bobo of Interfaith Worker Justice, Bishop Greg Rickel, and Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, will hold a press conference call to talk about restoring workers» freedom to organize as a moral imperative and civil and human right.»

Top priority of the campaign is to call on elected officials to create legislation that supports economic justice, anti-racism and anti-white supremacy policies, women's rights, the ending of voter suppression, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights, as well as affordable quality housing, healthcare and education.

For decades professors have laid their careers, and Israel its legislation, on the line in witness to the truth that there is no statute of limitation for the Holocaust crime, that if Adolf Eichmann were in hiding still, and lived for the thousand years that the Third Reich was supposed to continue, a future court would still have to hunt him down and bring him to justice.

A non-Marxian and more insidious justification for reliance on minimum wage legislation to achieve distribution equity is founded on a twisted interpretation of traditional scholastic teaching on economic justice.

He's still pretty conservative and in a recent analysis, I've applied the model from The Constrained Court to estimate the policy preferences of justices and how they would map onto the vote on the health care legislation (it's all based on a statistical model that links the Court and Congress via positions members of one institution take on votes in the other).

«From fighting for marriage equality to passing hate crimes and anti-bullying legislation, Eric Schneiderman is a lifelong progressive leader who has always been a strong voice for justice on behalf of all New Yorkers.»

A state Senate GOP budget resolution leaves the door open for a deal on legislation that would make it easier for child sex abuse survivors to seek justice as adults, but unlike Cuomo and the Assembly Democrats, state Senate Republicans have offered no specific plan.

The Senate GOP budget resolution leaves the door open for a deal on legislation making it easier for child sex abuse victims to seek justice as adults.

At 1 p.m., Sens. Jeff Klein, Jesse Hamilton, Jose Peralta, Tony Avella, Diane Savino, Marisol Alcantara, joined by Akeem Browder and criminal justice advocates, will call on NYC to plan to remove juveniles from Rikers Island within a year as required by recently passed Raise the Age legislation, 250 Broadway, Manhattan.

He has focused on legislation and policy changes to support affordable housing, protect the environment, promote economic and social justice and a more humane society, prevent gun violence, create a fairer and more open political process, and provide for greater accountability in the ways government provides services and spends our tax dollars.

Cuomo proposed a series of criminal justice reforms, including eliminating cash bail for many low - level offenses; pursuing legislation that would cut back on time defendants are held in custody before trial; and reducing the use of solitary confinement in state prisons.

Councilwoman Liz Crowley (D - Middle Village) will head the Fire and Criminal Justice Committee and Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D - Forest Hills) will be in charge of the Committee on State and Federal Legislation.

The Tory MP believes justice secretary Liz Truss should get going with introducing the legislation, which is «ready to go as a consultation paper with a lot of meat on the bones», now the referendum is out the way.

Washington (CNN)- The chief spokesman for the National Rifle Association is expected to get an invitation any day now to sit down at the Justice Department for talks aimed at reaching a consensus on new gun control legislation.

Proposed legislation also requires «the office of criminal justice to post an annual report on bail and the criminal justice system.»

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has faced UKIP leader Nigel Farage in a debate about the EU - with human rights legislation, and its impact on the UK's criminal justice system, just one issue that the men had very different opinions on.

Statement of PEF President Ken Brynien on governor's legislation to create new Justice Center Monday May 07, 2012 at 03:17 pm

But the transparency Liberals crave could be given with one hand only to be taken away with the other, since justice minister Helen Grant hinted in a recent Westminster Hall debate that rejecting FOI requests on cost ground could be made easier through new legislation.

Monday Questions — Impact of restrictions on leafleting under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005; future of passport personal interview offices; plans for a full fiscal, monetary and banking union of the eurozone; compliance with European Council directive 2010 / 64 / EU on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings Legislation — Justice and security bill Short Debate — Long - term strategy for the arts and cultural sector

Justices do often outline how to change legislation as part of ruling on a case.

Every Justice has mostly followed this and avoided at least publicly commenting on legislation that could potentially end up in front of them.

We agree that we will approach forthcoming legislation in the area of criminal justice on a case by case basis, with a view to maximising our country's security, protecting Britain's civil liberties and preserving the integrity of our criminal justice system.

Also at 6 p.m., Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer sponsor an emergency teach - in on federal tax reform legislation, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 W. 59th St., Manhattan.

Monday 11 March 2013 2.30 pm Oral Questions Plans to tackle inequality in income and wealth in the UK - Lord Dubs Consequences for access to justice for those who will not be able to receive free legal advice on social welfare law matters from 1 April - Lord Bach Future railway re-openings - Lord Faulkner of Worcester Progress towards achieving the projected increase in the size of the UK's reserve forces - Lord Rosser Legislation Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Report stage (Day 4)- Viscount Younger of Leckie Short Debate Recommendations of the Francis Report into the Mid-Staffordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Lord Patel Short Debate Impact of NHS innovation and research strategies on health improvement and wealth creation - Lord Kakkar

«By raising the age of criminal responsibility, this legislation will reduce crime, recidivism and costs to the state, and help us deliver on the New York promise to advance social justice and affirm our core progressive values,» Cuomo said.

«This legislation will give law enforcement new powers to crack down on these rings, protect animals from harm and bring these criminals to justice.»

Gillibrand is set to announce the new legislation on Sunday at a press conference in New York City with a host of good - government groups, including the Brennan Center for Justice, Common Cause New York, and others.

(WBEN) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a multi-prong effort to further protect children from sex trafficking, including legislation to strengthen prosecutors» ability to seek justice on behalf of child sex trafficking victims.

New York, NY — Senators Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), Jesse Hamilton (D - Brooklyn), Jose Peralta (D - Queens), Tony Avella (D - Queens), Diane Savino (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn), Marisol Alcantara (D - Manhattan), joined by Akeem Browder and criminal justice advocates, called on the city to plan to remove juveniles from Rikers Island within a year as required by recently passed Raise the Age legislation

«The legislation on this topic is always difficult because it's a lightning rod, criminal justice, between the Assembly and the Senate.»

It is as if nobody should know nor care about the real fights and struggles for social justice that some of our most dedicated elected officials take on in Albany to produce very good legislation and effectively represent their constituents.

He went on: «The only change - and it will not come in any great rush - is that the UK will extricate itself from the EU's extraordinary and opaque system of legislation: the vast and growing corpus of law enacted by a European Court of Justice from which there can be no appeal.

(WBEN) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a multi-prong effort to further protect children from sex trafficking, including legislation to strengthen prosecutors» ability to seek justice on...

The Senate Juvenile Justice Subcommittee held a hearing last week on gang intervention and prevention strategies included in pending crime legislation.

Gov. Jim Justice signed legislation Wednesday giving teachers a pay raise, but educators said it wasn't enough and it didn't address other areas of concern like insurance and health care costs, so they went on strike.

Especially with a cadre of new governors and legislators taking office, along with issues that intersect with education such as criminal justice reform on the agenda, reformers should use the time now to pass meaningful legislation that will help all of our children.

This resource includes legislation and grants specifically focused on supporting secondary, postsecondary, and workforce success among youth involved in the juvenile justice and / or child welfare system.

«The disconnect with second - term Malloy's Second Chance Society is that he spent his first term pushing for costly legislation that contradicts the research on keeping young people out of the juvenile justice system in the first place.

Thurmond, who sponsored legislation to fund restorative justice programs in 30 districts, cautioned against misusing police officers, including school resource officers, on school campuses.

He also served as Counsel to the then - Chairman (now Vice President) Joseph R. Biden of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, where he had lead staff responsibility for matters related to the confirmation of federal judges and Department of Justice officials as well as for legislation affecting the administration of jJustice officials as well as for legislation affecting the administration of justicejustice.

A gaming commission conducted an investigation on lootboxes in games at the request of Belgium's Minister of Justice Koen Geens and found that certain games were in violation of the country's gaming legislation.

Fundraising for People Tree Foundation While the People Tree Foundation is not the government legislation that is so badly needed in the fashion industry it is a promising body which has great ambitions to work at every level of Fairtrade fashion to facilitate its growth concentrating as much on environmental justice as social justice.

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Pushed by grassroots environmental and social - justice groups, California has led the way on this approach, with 2012 legislation (Senate Bill 535) requiring that 25 percent of carbon revenue from the state's cap - and - trade program must be spent on clean - energy investments that benefit environmentally vulnerable low - income communities in places like Stockton, Fresno, Richmond, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles (the targeted share for these communities was recently raised to 35 percent).

To make a long story shorter, we can with high levels of confidence, that no ethical system would condone the justifications for non-action on climate change that have been offered in opposition to proposed climate change legislation even if there is disagreement about what perfect justice requires.

For further details of the NMBI campaign and the model NMBI legislation drafted by Environmental Justice Australia, see the pages under the NMBI tab on this website.