Sentences with phrase «justice system today»
Or the fact that while personal injury cases are tanking around the country, harassing debt collections are skyrocketing and in fact, dominate the civil justice system today.
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One of the key drivers within the criminal justice system today is the concept of «efficient case management».
He could just as well have been talking about the state of the criminal justice system today.
Since the earliest days of slavery, through the Jim Crow era and into the criminal justice system today, the United States has been formed by its long history of racism.
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Mr. Rosenstein, America depends on you to restore faith in our criminal justice system, which is going to be badly shattered after the administration's actions today.
I just fear very deeply for the safety of men in today's justice system as it looks like it is getting far too easy to exploit or even falsely accuse them of terrible things.
Today, abortion remains legal while a series of national stories involving police brutality against African American men and women have revealed to many another layer of inequality within the American criminal justice system.
In an op - ed in USA Today last month, she and two other stated reformers — Mark Dupree, a Kansas district attorney, and Miriam Krinsky, a former federal prosecutor — asked for something to be done about the current American justice system.
The criminal justice system is still «distant from what most reasonable people want», Tony Blair said today.
«Juxtaposing the corruption that has recently been exposed to our topic of discussion today, brings so much to deliberate on because it is universally recognized that increased access to justice depends on public confidence in the justice system.
Coalition proposals for the civil justice system threaten the foundations of the British legal system, the former director of public prosecutions warned today.
«Today's ruling shakes society's faith in our justice system to the core,» Skelos» Senate replacement, Todd Kaminsky, said in a statement.
The Queen announced government for a more responsive justice system for victims, witnesses, and the wider public today.
Migrant groups have today hit out at the practice, with the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) warning that it could lead to a two - tier justice system.
«In his speech today, Governor Cuomo outlined a clear progressive vision for protecting our most vulnerable citizens, continued economic development and job creation, a fairer criminal justice system, a more equitable educational system, greater infrastructure investment and a plan for addressing sexual harassment in New York State.
Tony Blair's new, more liberal approach to the criminal justice system announced today is not a «soft» option it is the right option.
The government is to build 8,000 more prison places and introduce tougher sentences for the most dangerous criminals under reforms of the criminal justice system unveiled today.
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Home secretary John Reid is expected to outline a major overhaul of the criminal justice system next month, but today the prime minister outlined the key areas in which he believed reform was most urgent.
«The Governor's Executive Order was designed to restore public confidence in our criminal justice system — yet the actions we detail today only served to further erode that confidence.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today proposed sweeping changes in the state's criminal justice system, calling his plan the most comprehensive set of reforms in the nation.
«Today's budget agreement includes a landmark overhaul of our juvenile justice system, paving the way for young people in the system to receive services close to their families and more easily transition back into their communities and productive lives.»
Today, all institutions of governance are afflicted by the virus of a failed system and the clamour has again resumed with some calling for the return to parliamentary constitution or a thoroughly modified presidential system with devolution of powers to the states, independence of local government areas, restructuring, separation of office of Attorney - General from that of Minister of Justice, etc..
On - topic questions included the timing of the effectiveness of the laws signed today and when ICE will close it's office on Rikers Island, how many people currently on Rikers Island will be covered by these laws, details of Carlos Rodriguez (who was held on Rikers Island for eight months on an ICE detainer) path to this country and his thoughts during his eight month detention, what Mayor de Blasio would like to see the federal government do about immigration and what he will do absent such action, what he would tell Republicans who think his approach is a dangerous precedent, de Blasio and Melissa Mark - Viverito's positions on municipal IDs and voting rights for non-citizens, the number of people arrested on misdemeanors and then subject to ICE detainers and whether persons arrested on felony charges must first go through the justice system before being subject to an ICE detainer.
Community justice minister Maria Eagle said today: «Community justice courts are an efficient and effective way of conducting court operations, increasing public confidence in the system, reducing crime and giving communities the power to influence decisions.
But Scottish MPs today can still vote on my proposals to toughen the justice system in England and Wales.
«The justice system worked today... The convictions of former Speaker Silver and former Majority Leader Skelos should be a wakeup call for the Legislature and it must stop standing in the way of needed reforms,» he said in a statement.
WHITE PLAINS, NY — Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. today announced the creation of the Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA), which will be dedicated to assist various immigrant communities navigate the criminal justice system.
«The justice system worked today,» Mr. Cuomo continued.
Mr. Cuomo, reacting to the mass protests against police brutality that have convulsed the country since grand juries failed to indict police officers in the deaths of black men in Staten Island and Ferguson, Mo., argued that «today, sadly, too many people are questioning if the blindfold is still intact or does the justice system now see black and white or black and blue or rich and poor.»
Outside the courthouse today, Silver was asked about an appeal and said, «I believe in the justice system, and we will pursue all remedies that are available.»
In order for small, roving bands of nomadic humans to evolve into the organised societies we see today, social institutions such as government, a justice system and formal education needed to develop.
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.
The Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee today approved a fiscal year 2013 appropriations bill that would shift responsibility for building four major satellite systems from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to NASA.
12 Angry Men is a flawless, brilliant, intense portrayal of our justice system at work, as relevant today as it was during its 1957 release.
This documentary is a great frame of reference of where our justice system has fallen and brings to light questions about morality and ethics that we face in our society even today.
Today's Daily Briefs: some English screenshots for Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, release date and trailer for River City: Rival Showdown, debut trailer for One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 Deluxe Edition, launch trailer for Farming Simulator Switch Edition, Blazblue Cross Tag Battle to be published by Arc System Works in North America, livestream recording for Super Mario Odyssey, and commercial for Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X!
March 3: Take Action: Advancing Justice and Equity in Today's Climate Activists, policymakers, scholars, and researchers will join forces to discuss systems of activism and how to motivate and create lasting change in education.
Reviewing McDuffy twelve years later, Chief Justice Margaret Marshall, writing for the majority, acknowledged that significant educational shortcomings remain, but «The public education system we review today - is not the public education system reviewed in McDuffy.»
«The measures I have set out today are the beginning of a series of reforms which will help us cut reoffending, make our communities safer and create a justice system that works for everyone.»
«The current fair share system is a good compromise and common sense solution, and that's part of the argument we presented to the Supreme Court Justices today,» said CTA President Eric C. Heins, who attended the arguments, according to a CTA press release.
Innovative strategies, such as Leaders for Today and Tomorrow (which develops and supports school, district, and community - based leaders with an emphasis on equity, social justice, and authentic family engagement) and the Youth Service Professionals Initiative (a comprehensive initiative to build staff skills and system capacity) demonstrate continued commitment to cross-boundary leadership.
Foss, the Assistant District Attorney in the Juvenile Division of Suffolk County, is one of the pre-eminent legal minds today and has become a champion for compassion in the criminal justice system.
HE IS A NOWHERE MAN, BOUGHT AND PAID FOR TO SIT IN AN OFFICE OF EMPTINESS AND GO ALONG WITH SELLING OUT THE VENICE BOARDWALKS, ARTIST, MEDICINE MEN, BEAUTY AND CREATIVITY THAT VENICE WAS BUILT UPON, THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, WE ARE ALL IN THE AMERICAN HOLOCAUST TODAY, BEFORE THE EUROS CAME, IT WAS JUST THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES BEING MASSACRED, NOW IT IS YOU, YOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND CHILDREN OF YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW, YOUR GREAT GRANDPARENTS SLAUGHTERED THE NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLES TO STEAL THERE LANDS, NOW IT IS HAPPENING TO YOU, KARMIC JUSTICE THE NATIVE CHOCTAWS PULLED TOGETHER EVERY THING THEY HAD TO SAVE THE IRISH POTATO FAMINE, TO SAVE THE IRISH PEOPLES, AND THEN THE IRISHMAN KILLED THE NATIVE S FOR THE SACRED GROUNDS, KARMA AND JUSTICE IS NOT A PRETTY PHOTOGRAPH OF WHAT YOUR ANCESTROS DID TO MY ANCESTROS ALL SACREDNESS NOW IS GONE THE AMERICAN HOLOCAUST CONTINUES, GREAT BOOK, BY DAVID STANNARD
In 2014, Eastern State received Center support for Prisons Today: Questions in the Age of Mass Incarceration, an exhibition exploring the nature of the current criminal justice system in the US.
Building on this critique, Speth goes on to conclude in his book that: (1) «today's system of political economy, referred to here as modern capitalism, is destructive of the environment, and not in a minor way but in a way that profoundly threatens the planet» (2) «the affluent societies have reached or soon will reach the point where, as Keynes put it, the economic problem has been solved... there is enough to go around» (3) «in the more affluent societies, modern capitalism is no longer enhancing human well - being» (4) «the international social movement for change — which refers to itself as «the irresistible rise of global anti-capitalism» — is stronger than many imagine and will grow stronger; there is a coalescing of forces: peace, social justice, community, ecology, feminism — a movement of movements» (5) «people and groups are busily planting the seeds of change through a host of alternative arrangements, and still other attractive directions for upgrading to a new operating system have been identified» (6) «the end of the Cold War... opens the door... for the questioning of today's capitalism.»
A radically new economic and social system is urgently needed to tackle climate change and address intersecting social justice issues, the internationally bestselling author Naomi Klein told activists meeting in London today.
Although I could speak today about the underfunding of B.C.'s courts, legal aid, and a recently released Angus Reid public opinion poll suggesting that British Columbians are dissatisfied with the justice system, this is, after all, supposed to be a light, entertaining, and fluffy column about legal practice on the west coast, and there are some topics that don't lend themselves to my swordplay.
Beyond its seminal history, today's Superior Court of Justice in Ontario holds a place of major importance in the Canadian judicial system.
Today's opinion was written by Justice Antonin Scalia, who reasoned that the Jackson rule provided only marginal policy benefits while posing «substantial costs to the truth - seeking process and the criminal justice system.Justice Antonin Scalia, who reasoned that the Jackson rule provided only marginal policy benefits while posing «substantial costs to the truth - seeking process and the criminal justice system.justice system.»