Sentences with phrase «new justice proposals»

He served in that position for three years, and is now concentrating on pitching some new justice proposals.

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The Law and Justice party has put forward new restrictions on the media last week, after previous proposals to oversee the appointment of newspaper editors.

Sen. Jeff Brandes hopes his «basket» of proposals will usher in a new approach to criminal justice in Florida that increases accountability, uses taxpayer money more efficiently and keeps people out of prison

The proposal that the commission will consider follows new guidance from the U.S. Department of Justice and a carefully crafted ordinance from Delray Beach.

But the proposal languished in Congress, and while President Trump told the Justice Department last month to issue new regulations, thus far it has not.

Many of NYPIRG's proposals were endorsed by other good government or advocacy groups such as the League of Women Voters, Empire Justice Center, Common Cause, Consumers Union, Environmental Advocates of New York and the Brennan Center for Justice.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address was light on details, but packed with broad proposals on topics that directly affect New York City such as criminal justice reform, higher education, labor and homelessness.

Does Labour have any new proposals to induce the Russians to release to British justice the alleged murderers of Alexander Litvinenko?

The budget proposal also caps New York City's allotment for preventive child welfare services and eliminates funding for Close to Home — also a city - focused program that aims to keep teens out of the adult criminal justice system.

Conservative and Lib Dem ministers have struggled to win over Labour to their proposals, which had concentrated on former justice secretary Jack Straw's work in a white paper published towards the end of the New Labour government.

End the New Jim Crow Hawkins said he agreed with many of Cuomo's proposals regarding the justice system, but that they were still far short of what was needed.

The proposal, contained in the Refounding Labour document, which has been drawn up by Peter Hain, chair of the national policy forum, would also insert into the new clause I the statement that Labour is «a force for social justice».

PROPOSAL 1: Restore economic justice by making New York the first state in the nation to enact a $ 15 minimum wage for all workers.

Many of the issues around the criminal justice system that Clinton addressed and the solutions she provided are similar to proposals de Blasio has made around policing in New York City.

PROPOSAL 13: Launch a «Right Priorities» initiative to further New York's status as a national leader in criminal justice and re-entry reforms.

«We support the governor's proposal to to raise the age of criminal responsibility in New York, but where will the juvenile offenders go as the juvenile justice system has been decimated under this governor?.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to ask the New York State Legislature to eliminate cash bail for many crimes and to speed up the disclosure of evidence in trials as part of a package of proposals intended make the criminal justice system fairer for indigent defendants, his aides said.

The appeal comes after a statement1 by Justice Minister Andrew Selous that proposals to create a new offence of «failure to prevent economic crime» would not be taken forward, with the minister saying that there is «little evidence of corporate economic wrongdoing going unpunished».

The proposal, which creates a new executive entity called the Justice Center, will include the appointment of a special prosecutor and inspector general for the protection of people with special needs taksed with investigating reports of abuse and neglect within the system.

The two said they studied the recommendations made in a report by the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform and claim their proposal could streamline the process.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- New York state entered a new fiscal year without a state budget Saturday as lawmakers failed to find compromises on key proposals relating to education spending and juvenile justiNew York state entered a new fiscal year without a state budget Saturday as lawmakers failed to find compromises on key proposals relating to education spending and juvenile justinew fiscal year without a state budget Saturday as lawmakers failed to find compromises on key proposals relating to education spending and juvenile justice.

Among the proposals in her «Rent Justice for All» program are ending the preferential rent loophole, by which landlords can offer an apartment for less than the legal regulated rent but can revoke this privilege whenever the lease is renewed; expanding rent stabilization statewide to buildings with six or more units, which is currently the law in New York City; and increasing funding to the state's Homes and Community Renewal agency.

Josmar Trujillo, an organizer with New Yorkers Against Bratton, blamed the lack of political courage for the momentum behind criminal justice proposals that he said are doing nothing to stop a disproportionate impact on minorities.

And he's elevated the proposal to be part of a new economic justice initiative, named after his late father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo.

«If approved, this proposal [to not fund the new transfer stations] almost exclusively concentrates the burden of handling NYC's solid waste in a handful of low - income communities of color in Brooklyn and the Bronx — yet again,» it said in a press release sent out by the New York Environmental Justice Alliannew transfer stations] almost exclusively concentrates the burden of handling NYC's solid waste in a handful of low - income communities of color in Brooklyn and the Bronx — yet again,» it said in a press release sent out by the New York Environmental Justice AllianNew York Environmental Justice Alliance.

Termed the «New York Promise Agenda,» the broad - based proposals include criminal justice reform, voting access, women's rights protections, fighting homelessness, preventing faith - based discrimination, protecting the environment, and improving immigrants rights and access to education.

«Governor Cuomo Unveils 5th Proposal of 2018 State of the State: Examine Eliminating the Minimum Wage Tip Credit to Strengthen Economic Justice in New York State,» Dec. 17, 2017, Press Release

As a developer of affordable housing, I know that Councilman Lancman's proposal to expedite the building of new local facilities and addressing the flaws of our criminal justice system can be accomplished quickly and successfully.

SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: Republican Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh says she's open to looking into criminal justice reform proposals and wants to look at other states like New Jersey that have implemented changes like bail reform before making any final decisions in New York.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's calls for changes to the state's bail and court diversion systems in the wake of the killing of a New York City police officer have upended the usual array of Democratic support for his criminal justice proposals and earned rare praise from a Republican lawmaker.

Policy makers must listen to young people by following the Youth Power Agenda and other proposals like it that can pave a new national model for school safety, centered on support like guidance counselors, support services, and restorative justice, rather than criminalization.

The Bar Council and the Young Barristers» Committee welcome new proposals published by the Ministry of Justice...

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But the justices also voted 6 - 0 to ask the Oregon State Bar's board of governors to offer a new proposal to reassess the classes, which amount to one hour each year toward continuing - education credits for lawyers — and to suspend the requirement during the study.

With concern growing that Governor Chris Christie will not reappoint Chief Justice Stuart Rabner when his current term 7 - year term comes up in June, news reports indicate that the State Bar of New Jersey along with «20 or 21» county bars have backed a proposal to change the constitution to, in effect, require governors reappoint judges.

The Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee welcomed the proposal to establish a specialist personal injury court but raised their concerns regarding the capacity of the new specialist court, recommending it be established before the new level of privative jurisdiction is introduced.

We hope and believe that sensible and dedicated members of the Ontario Family Bar can and will get behind this proposal, make sure that the new licensing training program is as good as it can possibly be, and work alongside family paralegals to enhance Access to Justice for Ontarians.

But the justices also voted 6 - 0 to ask the Oregon State Bar's board of governors to offer a new proposal to reassess the classes, which amount to one hour each year toward continuing - education credits for lawyers — and to suspend the requirement during the study.

Fellowships API Legal Outreach invites project proposals from qualified third - year law students or recent law graduates for Equal Justice Works, Skadden, Borchard, Abascal, Echoing Green, New Voices, Berkeley, Columbia, Harvard, Stanford Law Foundations, Bridge, or other fellowships.

The New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) wrote that the proposal «is contrary to our profession's core values, and promotes a tiered system of justice that will imperil those most vulnerable in our society.»

«The Association's proposal is supported by the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Empire Justice Center and the Legal Project, all of which are providers in the Capital District.»

High Court and Court of Appeal judges will be able to work part - time, under new Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals to improve judicial diversity.

Speaking about proposals for a new education programme in development with the JAC, Ministry of Justice and other legal professional bodies, Robin Allen QC said: «The Bar Council is working in partnership to develop a programme of Pre-Application Judicial Education (PAJE), open to all who are thinking about applying to the bench, but with a high proportion of reserved places for BAME, women and disabled lawyers.»

Chris Hadrill, a solicitor at Redmans, commented on the news: «The new proposals by Lord Justice Jackson appear to signal that the fixed costs regime is here to stay, so lawyers had better get used to it.