Sentences with phrase «law school positions»

«In making the decision, the minister creates a pool of law school positions in British Columbia (at four British Columbia law schools), a portion of which (at TWU) are not available to people who engage in same - sex intimacy, whether married or not, thereby excluding sexual minority students,» the petition states.

On the other hand, most gay and lesbian students would not be able to attend TWU, given the required covenant, and would therefore have access to fewer of the already limited law school positions.

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One unstated assumption of this argument is that evangelical Christians are taking law school positions away from gays and lesbians.

Those students prepared to sign the community covenant would have access to greater number of law school positions and thus be in a preferred position, with the result that the pool of potential licensees to practice law in Ontario would be skewed.»

Not exact matches

In fact there's nothing particularly objective about who gets into the best clubs — whether that means the best schools, law firms or corporate positions.

«The official position of so many jurisdictions now is that they want less solitary,» said Judith Resnik, the Arthur Liman Professor of Law at Yale Law School and a co-author of the report.

Thiel had then passively boarded a conveyor belt that would carry him from college to Stanford Law School, and thence to a position as a young transactional lawyer at New York's Sullivan & Cromwell, a position near the pinnacle of that profession.

Noting that the theology department and law school «are notable and honorable exceptions,» he cites instances in which candidates for faculty positions have been rejected because they were thought to be too Catholic.

In a 5 - 4 decision this morning, the Supreme Court said that a California law school can require a Christian group to open its leadership positions to all students, including those who disagree with the group's statement of faith.

Martha Nussbaum received her Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard, She currently hold a position in Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago Law School.

She currently hold a position in Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago Law School.

Among them were pantheism and the positions that human reason is the sole arbiter of truth and falsehood and good and evil; that Christian faith contradicts reason; that Christ is a myth; that philosophy must be treated without reference to supernatural revelation; that every man is free to embrace the religion which, guided by the light of reason, he believes to be true; that Protestantism is another form of the Christian religion in which it is possible to be as pleasing to God as in the Catholic Church; that the civil power can determine the limits within which the Catholic Church may exercise authority; that Roman Pontiffs and Ecumenical Councils have erred in defining matters of faith and morals; that the Church does not have direct or indirect temporal power or the right to invoke force; that in a conflict between Church and State the civil law should prevail; that the civil power has the right to appoint and depose bishops; that the entire direction of public schools in which the youth of Christian states are educated must be by the civil power; that the Church should be separated from the State and the State from the Church; that moral laws do not need divine sanction; that it is permissible to rebel against legitimate princes; that a civil contract may among Christians constitute true marriage; that the Catholic religion should no longer be the religion of the State to the exclusion of all other forms of worship; and «that the Roman Pontiff can and should reconcile himself to and agree with progress, liberalism and modern civilization.»

He'll continue to serve as a law school chair and as Baylor's chancellor — a separate position — under «terms that are still being discussed.»

Instead, I waited to complete college, law school, and have a stable job and a solid marriage with a husband in the same position, with whom I discussed having children before I conceived them.

Zellnor then went to Cornell Law School where he served as student body president, an editor on the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, a constitutional law instructor in prison, and as a Pro Bono Scholar — a position that allowed him to take the New York Bar early and spend his last semester working full - time at Justice 360, a criminal justice reform organizatiLaw School where he served as student body president, an editor on the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, a constitutional law instructor in prison, and as a Pro Bono Scholar — a position that allowed him to take the New York Bar early and spend his last semester working full - time at Justice 360, a criminal justice reform organizatiLaw and Public Policy, a constitutional law instructor in prison, and as a Pro Bono Scholar — a position that allowed him to take the New York Bar early and spend his last semester working full - time at Justice 360, a criminal justice reform organizatilaw instructor in prison, and as a Pro Bono Scholar — a position that allowed him to take the New York Bar early and spend his last semester working full - time at Justice 360, a criminal justice reform organization.

Despite these challenges, Teachout maintains that she has more than the requisite number of signatures and that her residency in New York has been uninterrupted since she accepted a tenure - track position at Fordham University Law School in 2009.

Gillirband — who attended Dartmouth College and UCLA Law School before spending a decade as a litigator in Manhattan — attributed her more conservative prior positions to the conservative and overwhelmingly white demographic of the 20th Congressional District, which first elected her to the House in 2006.

Counsel Alphonso David and risk officer Linda Lacewell each earned between $ 5,000 and $ 20,000 for positions at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law and the New York University School of Law, respectively, and deputy director of state operations Matthew Millea, who was with the Department of State in 2014, brought in between $ 1,000 and $ 5,000 from Syracuse University's Maxwell School.

Ken Lovett: «The fate of mayoral control over New York City schools could come down to a political game of chicken, with the Assembly Democrats in the position to force the Senate GOP into a take it - or - leave it three - year extension of the expiring law, insiders say.»

He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School and is the simply the best person for this position.»

Among the seven names sent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo as candidates for chief judge of the Court of Appeals are a former Manhattan US attorney, Westchester's current DA, a former law school classmate of the governor and the state's chief administrative judge — the same position current Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman held before his appointment.

«Our position is the same as it was when the legislation was passed: We believe the legislation's intent did not allow for SUNY to adopt regulations that are inconsistent with current laws governing charter schools, including laws related to teacher certification requirements.»

And when a political organizer highlighted Cuomo's recent pro-charter school position and Astorino's pledge to repeal or change a state labor law, teachers shouted, «None of the above!»

Among the seven names sent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday as candidates for chief judge of the Court of Appeals are a former Manhattan U.S. attorney, Westchester's current district attorney, a former law school classmate of the governor and the state's former chief administrative judge — the same position current chief judge Jonathan Lippman held before his appointment.

State Education Department Commissioner David Steiner must grant Black a waiver before she can become the next schools chancellor, since she lacks the experience or training in education that is required for the position under state law.

«Ms. Black, currently executive vice president of Hearst Magazines, lacks the required educational and professional qualifications for the position of Schools Chancellor as determined by state law,» reads the petition, which is addressed to New York State Education Commissioner David M. Steiner.

Meghan Ryan, who graduated from law school in 2012, plans to work in her part - time law clerk position until May while she awaits the results of the bar exam, Carroll said.

However, it isn't necessary to go to school, or have a law degree, to be considered suitable for a position in a law firm's intellectual property patent department.

Dr. Ghosh has held positions as a tenured full professor at SUNY - Buffalo Law School and SMU Dedman School of Law.

But going to school is the law and I'm not homeschooling so this leaves me to embrace my newfound freedom position.

Directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen trace Ginsburg's life and career from girlhood through marriage and law school to her current position as perhaps America's least likely pop icon.

Chris «Ludacris» Bridges narrates Ward Serrill's inspirational documentary, which focuses on Bill Resler, a professor of tax law at the University of Washington, who takes up a position as women's basketball coach at nearby Roosevelt High School.

Attorney General Jerry Brown explicitly called for the judges to rule that state law already authorizes home schooling, a position that would avoid legislative intervention.

The Illinois legislature mandated the position last fall as part of a complex package of laws that kept Chicago's schools from financial collapse.

As the result of a new state law that offers school personnel early - retirement benefits, the Philadelphia public schools could be filling as many as 1,200 teaching positions by September, according to Peter Bent, the district's director of recruitment.

In California, school officials «fought so hard to block the claims of a student that Judge Oliver W. Wanger of United States District Court took 83 pages to berate the district's «hard - line position» and its law firm for «willfully and vexatiously» dragging out the case so long that the former student is now 24.»

The facts in this case, however, make it difficult to show that transfers under the law caused overcrowding in 2003, when Winerip was complaining; they even suggest that school officials did an uncharacteristically competent job of linking transferring students with schools that were in the best position to accommodate them.

The action was taken under the state's 1990 school - reform law, which requires the commissioner of education to formally terminate all department employees and abolish their positions by the end of June as he overhauls the state...

During her first year of law school she accepted a position as a 3rd grade paraprofessional, and realized almost immediately that the classroom - not the courtroom - was where she truly wanted to be.

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Rochester City School Interim Superintendent Bolgen Vargas says the district is in a good position for making adjustments to its teacher - evaluation system, if the governor's proposal becomes law.

Many states rushed in recent months to change their laws to better position themselves to win, such as by expanding their charter school sector, or linking student test scores to teacher evaluations.

Parents Across America has taken a position against parent trigger laws and in favor of local school council - style parent empowerment, which can actually improve schools.

Proponents of parent trigger laws contend that parents are best positioned to advocate for their children's education and will make informed choices about the school options that are presented to them.

Consistent with NSBA's position as outlined in its «friend of the court» (amicus) brief, Justice Samuel Alito delivered the Court's unanimous opinion and found that the school officials in this case should not be viewed as law enforcement agents, and the statements made by the young child to the teachers were not given with the «primary purpose of creating an out - of - court substitute for trial testimony.»

Instructional and noninstructional personnel who are hired or contracted to fill positions that require direct contact with students in an alternative school that operates under contract with a district school system must, upon employment or engagement to provide services, undergo background screening as required under s. 1012.465 or s. 1012.56, whichever is applicable, by filing with the district school board for the school district to which the alternative school is under contract a complete set of fingerprints taken by an authorized law enforcement agency or an employee of the school or school district who is trained to take fingerprints.

It is the position of the California Charter Schools Association that the applicable law, SB 1381, regarding Transitional Kindergarten does not require charter schools to offer Transitional KinderSchools Association that the applicable law, SB 1381, regarding Transitional Kindergarten does not require charter schools to offer Transitional Kinderschools to offer Transitional Kindergarten.

Instructional and noninstructional personnel who are hired or contracted to fill positions in any charter school and members of the governing board of any charter school, in compliance with s. 1002.33 (12)(g), must, upon employment, engagement of services, or appointment, undergo background screening as required under s. 1012.465 or s. 1012.56, whichever is applicable, by filing with the district school board for the school district in which the charter school is located a complete set of fingerprints taken by an authorized law enforcement agency or an employee of the school or school district who is trained to take fingerprints.

The district has eliminated nearly 150 teaching positions since 2014 and has used new changes in state law that allows districts to remove class size caps at low - income schools.