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A harrowing, compelling and profoundly true story that dares to tackle an important but too rarely exposed issue of the abuse of power in the American criminal justice system.

Complaints of abuse of power in an economically uneven playing field fuels the necessity to inject natural justice into commercial contract and dealings — a path that is heavily resisted and avoided in the past.

Not exact matches

SEOUL, South Korea (AP)-- A Korean Air heiress apologized Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.

SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean Air heiress apologized for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case Tuesday as public calls urging her family to resign grow.

In February 2015, Qualcomm paid a $ 975 million fine in China following a 14 - month probe, while the European Union in December 2015 accused it of abusing its market power to thwart rivalIn February 2015, Qualcomm paid a $ 975 million fine in China following a 14 - month probe, while the European Union in December 2015 accused it of abusing its market power to thwart rivalin China following a 14 - month probe, while the European Union in December 2015 accused it of abusing its market power to thwart rivalin December 2015 accused it of abusing its market power to thwart rivals.

Melinda Gates told The New Yorker men who «demean, degrade, or disrespect women» have been able to operate in industries like tech and venture capital, and that «the asymmetry of power is ripe for abuse.»

Condo board battles, dramatic showdowns and abuse of power is becoming rampant in Ontario.

SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean Air heiress apologized Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.

To have power is to abuse it, and I did,» KISS's Gene Simmons admits in a video interview with Inc. in September, ahead of the release this week of his book, On Power: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street Bopower is to abuse it, and I did,» KISS's Gene Simmons admits in a video interview with Inc. in September, ahead of the release this week of his book, On Power: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street BoPower: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street BoPower and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street BoPower (Dey Street Books).

The women note that while they «fully endorse the conversation around abuse of power in the workplace,» they would like to share their own experiences of working with Brokaw.

The central message of Diebert's stark - and - sometimes - grim book, and the Citizen Lab in general, is that tabs must be kept on those who hold power so that they do not abuse it through technological means.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP)-- A Korean Air heiress apologized for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case Tuesday as public calls urging her family to resign grow.

It would be amiss to discuss sexual assault and leadership in the same article and not first point out that power trips, and abuses of power are exceptionally horrible attributes to any leader or boss in any industry.

After weeks of discussions with the Justice Department, Democrats on the House intelligence committee released Saturday a classified memo that counters GOP allegations that the FBI abused U.S. government surveillance powers in its investigation into Russian election interference.

Where Trump's critics see a legal investigation into foreign influence, he (and presumably his supporters) see a «McCarthyist» abuse of power of the same criminal stripe as the Watergate break - in.

Zhou was later expelled from the party and convicted of bribery and abuse of power, and was sentenced to life in prison in 2015.

Meicun Weng, the founder of Chinese community and news site Boxun (which regularly reports on Chinese human - rights abuses and is blocked in China), drives home the point about how the Chinese government wields influence with its economic power.

Time's Up is a brand new alliance of over 300 women who work in the entertainment industry, who have joined forces to address sexual abuse and correct the widespread imbalance of power for women in entertainment and beyond.

The topics were thrust onto the national stage in October when news broke that Hollywood boss Harvey Weinstein had allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women for decades, using his power in the industry to threaten their careers...

In a statement, Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker Media, who was also personally named in the Hogan suit, said: «Just because Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire, his opinion does not trump our millions of readers who know us for routinely driving big news stories including Hillary Clinton's secret email account, Bill Cosby's history with women, the mayor of Toronto as a crack smoker, Tom Cruise's role within Scientology, the N.F.L. cover - up of domestic abuse by players and just this month the hidden power of Facebook to determine the news you see.&raquIn a statement, Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker Media, who was also personally named in the Hogan suit, said: «Just because Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire, his opinion does not trump our millions of readers who know us for routinely driving big news stories including Hillary Clinton's secret email account, Bill Cosby's history with women, the mayor of Toronto as a crack smoker, Tom Cruise's role within Scientology, the N.F.L. cover - up of domestic abuse by players and just this month the hidden power of Facebook to determine the news you see.&raquin the Hogan suit, said: «Just because Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire, his opinion does not trump our millions of readers who know us for routinely driving big news stories including Hillary Clinton's secret email account, Bill Cosby's history with women, the mayor of Toronto as a crack smoker, Tom Cruise's role within Scientology, the N.F.L. cover - up of domestic abuse by players and just this month the hidden power of Facebook to determine the news you see.»

Some venture capitalists» abuse of power has come to light in recent years.

For anyone trying to grapple with the complicated issue of sexual harassment and abuses of male power and privilege, the 44 - year - old Lewinsky's recent essay in Vanity Fair magazine comes at the perfect time...

In the American workplace today, over half of workers admit to quitting jobs in order to flee a power - abusing bosIn the American workplace today, over half of workers admit to quitting jobs in order to flee a power - abusing bosin order to flee a power - abusing boss.

All the old abuses in society, universal and particular, all unjust accumulations of property and power, are avenged in the same manner.

This is about abuse of power, pure and simple, a point that Daniels's attorney, Michael Avenatti, makes extremely well in his own interview with 60 Minutes» Anderson Cooper:

Its fans talk about it in the same tones that the web's pioneers did - enabling radical transparency and taking power out of the hands of those who abuse it.

So abuse of power in the committees, then, is just par for the course.

There is no proof in the memo that the FBI is biased against Trump, no proof of abuse of surveillance powers by the FBI, and no proof that the investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia is fundamentally flawed.

To put it bluntly, the notion of consent is arguably meaningless by itself as the arbiter of legitimate sexual and marital relationships because of the potential for manipulation, coercion, and abuse in a situation where there are deep - rooted and unequal social power relations (e.g., the President of the United States [not] having sexual relations with a besotted young intern or, as here, a parent and an adult child contracting a marriage).

to mention in support, proof, or confirmation; refer to as an example: He cited many instances of abuse of power.

China's urban churches will be a major force in its democratization, for a free society requires a civil society capable of standing up to tyranny and the abuse of power.

i rather struggle in equality and justice than live in power and abuse the rest... but that kind of morality seems to be misread in your book... so sad that it is preached in it, but not followed...

The failure to question that authority and the collusion of the family in maintainting his power has led to all sorts of abuse.

Probably because of the abuses associated with this scheme, a notion developed in the Aranyaka period which explained that the cosmic power might also be known through symbolic meditation upon sacrificial procedure (1:1.35).

I do know there are dirty hands, and there was an abuse of power by Pastors in leadership.

It is abuse of power by narcissist in leadership.

The only Christians that get hurt are those who believe in shame, control, power, and abuse, or those who think these methods of community gathering are legit.

I'm not sure how else I can participate in the conversation, particularly about the abuse of power, etc., in the churches, besides through blogging.

The Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), an encyclopedic compendium of prescription drugs marketed in the U.S., devotes six pages to a description of the powers and hazards of this drug, its uses and abuses.

To me and to every victim of spiritual abuse by Pastors in a position of power and influence.

Can I suggest something about power in it being about how power is used and as has been discussed before that it would be naiive to think that it is only people in positions of power tha abuse?

It was the abuse of power that shipwrecked the socialist states in Eastern Europe and not the many mistakes that could have been corrected.

David: «In fact, I've come to the conclusion that the core issue at the heart of our communities is the abuse of power and its privileges».

The culture of consumerism and the chase for material symbols of wealth and security have sometimes come to be dominant; the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment in many has slowly begun to degenerate into empty and sterile ritualism; the legitimate thirst for education has often become perverted into an obsessive drive to acquire with the greatest speed the formal diplomas necessary to gain entry to jobs offering the easiest opportunities to make the quickest rupees; political statesmanship in some areas has begun to depreciate into an opportunities race for power and position; the spirit of SEVA (Service) to the nation has intermittently begun to be suffocated in many, by the abuse of discretions, sometimes mediated by a bloated bureaucracy itself enmeshed in a vast network of multiplying paper and self - proliferating regulations; menacingly many good and decent people even in public life, have come to be corroded by a culture of demanding corruption; and some potentially creative lawyers, have begun to take perverted pride in mere «cleverness», rendering themselves vulnerable to the prejudice that they are a parasitic obstruction in the pursuit of substantive justice.

«Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations; but, on a candid examination of history, we shall find that turbulence, violence, and abuse of power, by the majority trampling on the rights of the minority, have produced factions and commotions, which, in republics, have, more frequently than any other cause, produced despotism.

A critical one was the abuse of power when problems in economics, agriculture and other areas became intractable.

It's also naiive to think that it is only those in positions of power that abuse.

They lead to the abuse of power which is clearly seen, for example, in the abuse of the free market principle as discussed in Chapter 4.

Words alone just don't have the power to alleviate so many layers of pain, but I hope in reflecting on this passage, victims of every kind of abuse will be reminded:

In fact, I've come to the conclusion that the core issue at the heart of our communities is the abuse of power and its privileges.