Sentences with phrase «of public importance»

Given that elected representatives are expected to have expressed strong views about matters of public importance, a relaxed standard must generally be applied.

What is not «comparable» is our attitude toward royalty or others of public importance.

Please mention some of the cases of public importance that you have recently conducted in the area.

Attorneys have asked the case be expedited because of its public importance.

The court recognized the new defence, of responsible communication on matters of public importance.

When someone speaks on an issue of public importance, we should be allowed to see who has been paying them.

one that ought to be decided by the Supreme Court by reason of its public importance or the importance of any issue of law (or any issue of mixed law and fact) involved in that question; or

I am proud to be a member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, which publishes American Scientist as a way of sharing current research issues of public importance with the educated public.

But when those sports intersect with a matter of public importance like arguably the most controversial presidential campaign since George Wallace, we're going to discuss it.

Generally, your outside school speech that is not related to your work and is on a topic of public importance is protected by the First Amendment.

Titled The Emperor Has No Balls, each figurative work was identical with near simultaneous installation and designed to link the tradition of installing statutes to memorialize political figures of public importance who function as idols, according to The Verge.

Whether unintended or intended, the effect of the lawsuit against all five protestors was to intimidate, silence, disrupt further protests and to breakup groups through threat of lawsuit and privatizing a matter of public importance within the judicial system.

Bringing an issue of public importance does not automatically entitle a litigant to preferential treatment with respect to costs (at para 35).

The Federation is also involved in court action where those core values of public importance are being challenged.

Theoretically, administrative review relies on a conceptual framework created by the Supreme Court, but Stratas argues that the high court has failed to develop an approach that can be applied by lower courts consistently, preferring rather to deal with case - specific questions of public importance.

He held that she had been substantially successful in the result, that the proceedings were complex and raised matters of public importance, and that the terms of the offers to settle that had been made by both sides favoured the granting of costs.

When statements were made on radio and television that slandered individuals, or strong positions about issues of public importance were aired which needed balance and rebuttal, it was possible for ordinary citizens to demand that the station provide time for reply.

There are fewer independent, professional news reporters telling the American population about the world around them today than there were five years ago, fewer journalists trying to hold people in positions of power to account, fewer working to keep people informed about events of public importance.

The Supreme Court does not give reasons for why it grants or denies leaves to particular cases but the Supreme Court Act5 requires that the Court concern itself with cases of public importance.

These were lies as told in his role as President about matters of public importance.

The Fox network could not have existed three decades ago because the Federal Communications Commission still used the Fairness Doctrine and equal time rules to require stations to provide time — even free time — to air all sides of issues of public importance.

If violent commercials are run, then free counter advertising time should be accorded to local community groups under a «Fairness Doctrine» which would require that a station that airs an issue of public importance (such as violence) must also air the opposing views.

For example, as the result of law suits instituted by public - interest groups, the courts held that whenever broadcasters present a particular point of view on a matter of public importance, they also must provide opportunities for opposing viewpoints to be presented.

Matters of public importance and individual rights to expression can not, de facto, be made secondary to keeping the production of this product going without public scrutiny — especially when this food stuff, directly contributes to people's health at large.

In an earlier remarks, the Chairman of the House Committee on Health in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Simon Kudu, assured the Nigeria Medical Association that their agitations will be attended to as a matter of public importance.

The vast differences in our positions on issues of public importance will be quickly apparent.»

2007 James Hansen is honored for his courageous and steadfast advocacy in support of scientists» responsibilities to communicate their scientific opinions and findings openly and honestly on matters of public importance.

The committee provides a link between the Association and its affiliated groups and works with the Association's Public Relations Officer to address issues of public importance.

Lady Hale, before doing exactly the same, regretted that two questions of public importance had not been argued.

Mr. Winkler now limits his litigation practice to cases and causes which he feels are of public importance or advance the law in areas of interest to him.

Finding for the applicant, the ECtHR was satisfied that he had merely expressed an opinion on an issue of public importance, which was made on the basis of personal experience.

«This case constitutes public interest litigation: the respondents have raised issues of public importance that transcend their immediate interests.

The question whether Suremime had a private law right to enforce compliance with the FCA review as opposed to only a public law right to challenge decisions taken during the review is an issue of public importance and so ought to be decided at trial.

«They are matters of public importance, they ought not to be left in the hands of a private litigant.»

The Applicants argued their appeal raised a number of issues of public importance.

In 2016, British Columbia Superior Court Justice Gordon Funt threw out the litigation as a SLAPP suit, saying the lawsuit was launched «to silence critics on a matter of public importance.

We welcome the vital role attorneys play in the community, including the representation of pro bono clients, assisting in matters of public importance, and supporting non-profit organizations.

If the criticism of an article published in a newspaper on a subject matter of public importance is to be confined to passages actually set out in the criticism, then the freedom to comment on a matter of public importance becomes, from a practical point of view, illusory or non-existent.»

The issues raised transcend the individual interests of the particular litigant, are of public importance, and have not been resolved in previous cases.

Thus, matters referred are issues of public importance, which require the speedy process of a Reference to receive timely input on the viability of proposed legislation before it is enacted.