Sentences with phrase «organization public justice»

In 2003, Baron & Budd assisted the non-profit organization Public Justice in Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Ayers, a U.S. Supreme Court case regarding compensation for railroad workers who have been diagnosed with asbestos diseases.

Not exact matches

When prime - time hosts — who have never served our country in any capacity — dismiss facts and empirical reality to launch profoundly dishonest assaults on the FBI, the Justice Department, the courts, the intelligence community (in which I served) and, not least, a model public servant and genuine war hero such as Robert Mueller — all the while scaremongering with lurid warnings of «deep - state» machinations — I can not be part of the same organization, even at a remove.

Rashad Robinson, executive director of online racial justice organization Color of Change, said in a statement late Tuesday that while he applauded Uber's newfound transparency, «the onus is now on Kalanick and Uber's leadership team to prove that all this public soul - searching isn't just a public relations ploy and to work with advocates and experts to meaningfully increase diversity at the company.»

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), a member organization of the Trade Justice Network, released the following statement regarding the new NAFTA Advisory Council on the Environment:

An Argentinian lawyer who made his fame prosecuting generals of Argentina's «Dirty Wars» of 1976 to 1983, he has, more than anyone, given the ICC a public profile of an organization assertively pursuing arch-war criminals and insisting upon justice.

She has every right to go to the police or do what is needed to get justice, but if she goes onto public blogs like this one and starts posting names of people and organizations, it can get touchy if they decide to take legal action.

Here in North America, a number of organizations have drawn on the Kuyperian legacy, inspired by the desire to be agents of God's kingdom in public life, including the Center for Public Justice (CPJ), the Christian Labour Association of Canada, and the Canadian think tank Cpublic life, including the Center for Public Justice (CPJ), the Christian Labour Association of Canada, and the Canadian think tank CPublic Justice (CPJ), the Christian Labour Association of Canada, and the Canadian think tank Cardus.

And speaking of the Brooklyn Food Coalition, look around to see if there is a local group — a food policy council, a chapter of Slow Food, a food bank, a public health department, Kiwanis, Rotary, the Junior League, maybe a social justice organization — that can provide you with a home and some support.

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 organiJustice 360, a criminal justice reform organijustice reform organization.

Chris Amato, a staff attorney for Earth Justice and former official with the state's Department of Environmental Conservation, said his organization has experienced delays at that agency and the Public Service Commission that have made it difficult to weigh in on policy proposals.

The city's five primary public defender organizations have teamed up to put pressure on the state legislature to pass meaningful criminal justice reforms after the measures were left out of the state budget.

Criminal justice reforms that were left out of the state budget should be passed by lawmakers before the end of the legislative session in June, the city's five primary public defender organizations say.

The act requires that the state Division of Criminal Justice Services maintain a free, public database of sex offenders so organizations can vet potential employees or volunteers.

The rally was co-sponsored by members of the Let NY Vote coalition, which includes over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citizen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and the National Action Network, grassroots organizations, faith groups, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

Richard Aborn is president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City — a non-partisan non-profit organization focused on criminal justice and public safety policies and practices — Richard Aborn draws on his wide experience in criminal prosecution and litigation...

And the governor donated the more than $ 110,000 he received in campaign contributions from disgraced Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein to Women's Justice NOW, NOW - NYC's charitable partner organization that supports public education and outreach efforts and offers legal advocacy and referrals for women.

Richard Aborn is president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City — a non-partisan non-profit organization focused on criminal justice and public safety policies and practices — Richard Aborn draws on his wide experience in criminal prosecution and litigation — policy development — management and government affairs to promote the Crime Commission's agenda of making...

The Let NY Vote coalition is made up of over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citzen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and National Action Network, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

With the help of the public interest law firm Advocates for Justice and the organization's attorney Arthur Schwartz, a 60 - page document was filed in federal court on Tuesday, August 7.

The standard of political and moral performance required to consider should be the following: 1) increase of solidarity among the inhabitants of the country; 2) increase in the practice of social justice by organs of government and civil society; 3) increase in the distribution of income and wealth among the population; 4) increase of measures to preserve and care for nature; 5) increase in policies for integral development of education in accordance with the highest human values; 6) advances in the realization of the collective will of the citizens; 7) improvement of political institutions; 8) success in combating corruption measured by its reduction; 9) increase in the exercise of citizenship with the effective participation of citizens in government decisions and fight for expansion of their rights; and 10) increase of contribution of public and private organizations to the political, economic, social and environmental development of the country.

My Boston Pulse poets Glodie and Ny» lasia, along with the rest of the troupe, have been asked to perform «Black Girl Magic» many times now, by both grassroots and larger organizations, including the Boston Education Social Justice Conference, Boston Public Schools, Converse, Citizen Schools, and Harvard and Yale universities.

The judiciary's role in social policymaking expanded broadly with the rights revolution of the 1960s, as the public's thirst for «total justice» combined with the courts» willingness to embrace new legal doctrines, increasingly long and complicated federal statutes, and the emergence of well - funded advocacy organizations to generate a surge of litigation across policy areas.

StudentsNotSuspects is a broad, L.A. - based coalition advocating for the dignity and opportunity of all students and is comprised of students, youth leaders, parents, educators, and organizations including the ACLU of Southern California, Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, Public Counsel, Students Deserve, United Teachers Los Angeles, and Youth Justice Coalition.

The Oregon bill establishes a pilot program to use trauma - informed practices in schools, utilizing national models and coordinating school - based resources (school health centers, nurses, counselors, and administrators) with the efforts of coordinated - care organizations, public health, nonprofits, the justice system, businesses, and parents.

As the longest standing member of the Summit Public Schools Leadership team, she has also been instrumental in bringing restorative justice practices to the organization as well as mentoring new school leaders.

In recent years, with both its membership criteria and its strategic plan, UCEA has taken a public stand to foster «human progress» through its support of equity and social justice in our institutions, our organization, and our work.

Public Justice is a national public interest law firm supported by a not - for - profit organization, the Public Justice FoundPublic Justice is a national public interest law firm supported by a not - for - profit organization, the Public Justice Foundpublic interest law firm supported by a not - for - profit organization, the Public Justice FoundPublic Justice Foundation.

Mission New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE) is a group of public school educators committed to fighting for social justice in our school system and society at large, by organizing and mobilizing teachers, developing curriculum, and working with community, parent, and student organizations.

New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE) is a group of public school educators committed to fighting for social justice in our school system and society at large, by organizing and mobilizing teachers, developing curriculum, and working with community, parent, and student organizations.

He serves on the board of directors of Equal Justice Works, a nonprofit organization that helps advance public interest law, and the ClimateWorks Foundation.

But the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, a statewide coalition of municipalities, local boards of education, education associations, unions, pro-education advocacy organizations, parents, public schoolchildren and taxpayers, are working to change that once and for all.

The Student Advocacy Center Michigan worked with many students, parents and organizations to get this legislation passed; some of the other organizations included Michigan Protection and Advocacy, ACLU of Michigan, the Michigan School Justice Partnership and its county teams, NASW - Michigan, Education Trust, Michigan's Children, Michigan League for Public Policy and many others.

In fact, a number of organizations join Children Now in calling for the further development and adoption of a Weighted Student Formula concept in 2013, including the ACLU, California School Boards Association, Californians for Justice, Campaign for Quality Education, The Education Trust — West, EdVoice, MALDEF, New Schools Venture Fund, Parent Leadership Action Network, Public Advocates, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, United Ways of California, Youth Together, and many others.

The organization was founded in 1993 by Julien Phillips, a former Peace Corps volunteer and McKinsey & Co. partner, and Kim Grose, a Rhodes Scholar and social justice advocate, to create systemic improvements in low - performing public schools.

Chandra has worked in politics and for non-governmental organizations including the Forum of Federations and Citizens for Public Justice.

As the Director of Pedagogy and Public Practice, she is strategist and steward of the organization's commitment to social justice, ensuring its reflection in all new and existing programs.

As part of its CreateNYC cultural plan, New York City today announced seven projects designated for grants to either create or continue partnerships between arts organizations and city agencies in the interest of, according to a press release, «bringing the unique benefits of arts and culture to help address pressing civic issues including public health and safety, domestic violence, literacy, planning, immigration, and criminal justice.»

We're talking about the kind of march that comes with its own hour - long trailer, the kind of march that will include labor unions, social justice organizations and groups representing frontline communities, not to mention U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki - moon — even though, as the Guardian points out, «high - ranking officials do not normally attend mass public protests.»

Our work will be centered on building stronger relationships among communities, organizations, and stakeholders in order to mobilize for climate action statewide around the environmental justice, the public health benefits of a clean energy, green jobs and a just transition, and increased political engagement of underrepresented communities.

A coalition of environmental organizations took their case to the High Court of Justice, arguing that the public and government bodies should be given at least 90 days to submit comments on the new law (the same amount of time the new law gives the planning system to discuss and approve large construction projects).

I've also been inspired by working with communities and organizations that are addressing the sustainability movement through various approaches, including community organizing, education, social justice, public health, the legal system, and ecopsychology.

In response, many justice sector organizations are looking at different ways to enhance public engagement.

The Declaration on Free Access to Law affirms: that public legal information from all countries and international institutions is part of «the common heritage of humanity;» that maximizing access to this information promotes justice and the rule of law; that public legal information is «digital common property» and should be accessible to all on a non-profit basis and free of charge; and that organizations (such as legal information institutes) have the right to publish public legal information and the government bodies that create or control that information should provide access to it so that it can be published by other parties.

Our mission overlaps with those of many regional, state and national organizations to promote quality legal education, provide continuing legal education; promote competence, ethical conduct and professionalism; promote pro bono and public service; eliminate bias in the legal profession and the justice system; and to advance the Rule of Law and understanding of the legal process.

West Coast LEAF intervened in the distinct matter of «public interest standing» being denied to these women through their representative organization — to argue that such organizations ought to be able to bring forward important constitutional cases on behalf of the many women who do not have effective access to the justice system on their own.

Dayton, OH — March 26, 2014 — The Dayton Bar Association (www.daybar.org), an organization dedicated to the administration of justice and the public's respect for the law, and CuroLegal (www.curolegal.com), a practice operations firm focused on creating greater efficiencies and profitability for law firms, announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership to provide outsourced practice operations consulting and management to DBA members.

It is the principal project of the Public Justice Foundation, a non-profit membership organization that can call on a nationwide network of 3,500 attorneys.

Mr. Leopold is the past president of Public Justice Foundation, a national organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. that fights for justice through precedent - setting and socially significant individual and class action litiJustice Foundation, a national organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. that fights for justice through precedent - setting and socially significant individual and class action litijustice through precedent - setting and socially significant individual and class action litigation.

And it's sometimes possible to get funding for your public interest summer job from your law school or from a nationwide public interest organization, such as Equal Justice Works.

The Center is the first national consumer organization dedicated exclusively to educating the public about the importance of the civil justice system.