Sentences with phrase «liberal justice reforms»

At one point it looked like Cameron was going to openly defend Ken Clarke's liberal justice reforms.

Not exact matches

In an op - ed for The New York Times, Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, and David Cole, a professor of law and public policy at Georgetown University, write that many liberals and conservatives alike acknowledge the US criminal justice system needs reform.

Reform Judaism (known in Europe as Liberal Judaism) seeks to preserve the basic moral precepts of the Torah and other ethical aspects of Jewish tradition — including a passionate concern for social justice.

The IDC, however, insisted the one - house budget resolution of its own should not be read as a break with the Senate GOP as liberal advocacy groups press for juvenile justice reform and other long - sought issues this session.

This was Cameron's first major speech on law and order since the departure of the liberal justice secretary Kenneth Clarke, who had emphasised the importance of rehab in his reforms.

The news is Cuomo's latest reveal after he spent the past two weeks unveiling an agenda focusing on liberal issues like child - care tax credits, renewable energy, and criminal - justice reforms.

How could he possibly carry on implementing the very liberal Clarke's reforms to the criminal justice system - especially on the rehabilitation of offenders?

It's a sign of the issue's growing importance in Democratic politics, as it's moved from a fringe libertarian fantasy to a plank of liberals» criminal justice reform platforms.

Labour's Jack Straw, who served as both home secretary and justice secretary and attempted his own reforms of the Lords when in government, urged the prime minister to consider calling a pre-legislative referendum to avoid a «trainwreck» to Commons business in light of the fact that the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats were «divided on this issue».

Cuomo has since emphasized issues friendly to the liberal base of the party, such as ushering through a paid - family leave program, juvenile justice reform and a $ 15 minimum wage.

He cites Ken Clarke's reforms to criminal justice as pure «Liberal thinking», saying: «I doubt very much that would have surfaced, frankly.»

With her speech, titled «More Justice,» Ms. Mark - Viverito appeared to be claiming ownership of the issue of criminal justice reform — championed by many of her liberal colleagues on the Council — an issue that was mostly absent from Mayor Bill de Blasio's State of the City address lasJustice,» Ms. Mark - Viverito appeared to be claiming ownership of the issue of criminal justice reform — championed by many of her liberal colleagues on the Council — an issue that was mostly absent from Mayor Bill de Blasio's State of the City address lasjustice reform — championed by many of her liberal colleagues on the Council — an issue that was mostly absent from Mayor Bill de Blasio's State of the City address last week.

They note that while some major liberal issues have passed the Senate under Republican and IDC control, like a minimum wage increase and paid family leave, other major issues like criminal justice reform, the DREAM Act and ethics reform have foundered.

For Mr. Cuomo, calling for wholesale change at Rikers has been in keeping with several other forays he has made into criminal justice reform over the past year, part of a reinvigorated emphasis on liberal issues.

Signs of such deterioration abound, as conservatives push to loosen the grip of governments and unions so as to maximize the freedom of families and schools to chart their own course, and as liberals redefine education reform into a «social justice» crusade, construe today's problems in race and gender terms, and press government to do more to advance and protect selected subgroups — a trend that's been welcomed and in fact quickened by the Obama administration's eagerness to nationalize these endeavors and institute federal regulations that further them.

Output - driven reform not only damaged poor children of color by treating them as test scores, it has undermined liberals and Democrats who seek a larger agenda of equity and justice.

With Justice Cromwell's surprise decision to resign this September, the Federal Liberals promising reform of Supreme Court appointments, and recent media discussion around the political edges of judicial appointments, The Law Society of BC yesterday offered recommendations to Justice Minister Jody Wilson - Raybould promoting four core principles for the judicial appointment process.

Read my full comment, published in the Toronto Star April 3, 2018, here: Liberal bill a step backwards for Canadian justice reform.

Effective criminal justice reform requires the conviction that the Liberals, time and time again, failed to demonstrate as a third party.

In short, the Liberals promised a necessary and massive reform of the justice system — including reforms to laws on minimum sentences.