Sentences with phrase «protecting civil rights»

Most legislation protecting civil rights is written to protect against the threat of infringement on the civil rights of a citizen by her OWN government.

The law provides two narrow exceptions to accommodation: (1) when accommodation would require segregating the employee from the public or other employees, or (2) when accommodation constitutes a violation of some other law prohibiting discrimination or protecting civil rights.

«Since the last election, lawyers have been at the forefront of protecting our civil rights by filing litigation, pushing for legal protections, and speaking truth to power against the narrative of «fake news,»» Lisa said.

The federal government had alleged violations of laws protecting civil rights and giving the federal government the power to review actions of law enforcement agencies with a pattern and practice of violating federal rights.

These groups have been integral to protecting civil rights and promoting educational equity, but when they were fledgling organizations, they needed funding to make their vision a reality.

With an approach like that, the proponents of reducing racial isolation and protecting civil rights should simply say to Governor Malloy: «If you aren't going to be serious about your Constitutional and moral duty to Connecticut's minority students, then we'll see you in court!»

It's hard to understand why an organization with a long history of fighting white supremacists and protecting the civil rights of marginalized groups is trying to shut down schools that primarily serve low - income, African - American students.

E4E teachers came to D.C. on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination to share with Secretary DeVos that the Federal Department of Education has a critical role to play in protecting the civil rights of all students and as a result must continue to highlight the disparities that exist in school discipline, investigate districts where those disparities may be caused by bias, and support the implementation of strategies to reduce punitive discipline.

The answers detail the billionaire nominee's views on the federal role in higher education, school vouchers and protecting civil rights.

Many of our recommendations echo the 2014 «Dear Colleague» federal guidance protecting the civil rights of students of color, and we strongly advocate for its preservation.

After several congressional leaders — most notably Rep. Barbara Lee of California — roasted U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos for continuing to weaken the department's Office for Civil Rights and effectively abandoning the federal role in protecting the civil rights of poor and minority children, Harris essentially encouraged DeVos (along with the planned commission on school safety over which she will be chairing) to toss the school discipline reform measure into the ashbin.

Throughout our nation's history, the federal government has played an important role in protecting their civil rights.

We still need it to promote equity by funding schools that serve disadvantaged children and protecting the civil rights of all children, including LGBTQ students, still vitally important 60 years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision.

Miller said he is hopeful the new bill can be «the best of both worlds,» giving states more power, but still protecting the civil rights of poor, mostly minority children.

It is widely accepted that protecting civil rights is a cornerstone of the federal role in American education.

She is a consummate law enforcement professional with an unparalleled track record of keeping communities safe and protecting the civil rights of the vulnerable.

For his part, De Blasio said he and Bratton «will preserve and deepen the historic gains we've made in public safety» while protecting the civil rights of the city's 8 million citizens.

He is unfit for this critical office — one that is charged with defending and protecting the civil rights of all New Yorkers,» said Brian Ellner, Senior Strategist, HRC Campaign for New York Marriage.

«While I am very concerned with protecting the civil rights of immigrants, I am equally cognizant of the fact that this State is a prime target for terrorism,» Governor Paterson said.

And we will do it by rejecting the false choice between keeping New Yorkers safe and protecting their civil rights.

I'm talking about local issues; the environment; to predatory lending; to the takedown of the college loan scam; to ensuring that discrimination is rooted out in employment and contracts; to protecting our civil rights and the state's interests.

We have been at the forefront of protecting civil rights, women's rights, public education and American values,» Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said.

Who is protecting our civil rights?

Booker also asked if Zuckerberg was committed to protecting civil rights activists so they are not targeted on Facebook.

Police «have done this by also protecting the civil rights of our citizens,» Brown said of the decline.

«The Department of Justice is committed to protecting the civil rights of all Americans, and we will not tolerate the targeting of any community in the country on the basis of their religious beliefs.

We stand united as San Franciscans to condemn Indiana's new discriminatory law, and will work together to protect the civil rights of all Americans including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.

«Visa programs for foreign workers... should be administered in a manner that protects the civil rights of American workers and current lawful residents, and that prioritizes the protection of American workers — our forgotten working people — and the jobs they hold.»

Action has been taken to protect the civil rights of black people and to guarantee women equal employment opportunities.

He will work to protect our civil rights,» said Thomas H. King, President of NYSRPA.

Kessner fought to pass local legislation to ban hydrofracking and bath salts, to improve water - shutoff procedures, and to protect the civil rights of people regardless of gender identity, among others.

The letter requested that Judge DiFiore use her constitutional authority to protect the civil rights of immigrants and uphold the sanctity of New York's courts.

The attorney general has to protect our civil rights, level the playing field for our families and our communities, and ensure that our law and our government and our businesses are treating all people equally.

«This new law will help us protect the civil rights of the more than one million New Yorkers with disabilities and special needs who for too long have not had the protections and justice they deserve.

New York — Senators Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), Diane Savino (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn), Tony Avella (D - Queens), Jesse Hamilton (D - Brooklyn), Senator - elect Marisol Alcantara (D - Manhattan) and the National Action Network, joined by the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the New York Immigration Coalition and the Vera Institute of Justice, on Monday stood in solidarity with immigrant communities to protect civil rights and combat hate crimes.

INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE AND NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK STAND WITH IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS AND COMBAT HATE CRIMES Independent Democratic Conference Announce $ 250,000 in funding for the Vera Institute of Justice's New York Immigrant Family Unity Project New York -LSB-...]

«Elected officials need to do their jobs and protect the civil rights of all New Yorkers, including wheelchair users.»

«This new law will help us protect the civil rights of the more than one million New Yorkers with disabilities and special needs who for too long have not had the protections and justice they deserve,» the governor said in a statement.

A written constitution would at least protect the civil rights constantly being eroded by a government who seems to view protest and action that threastens their position as the only crime worth stamping down on.

They wish to protect the civil rights and education on behalf of 6.5 million children with disabilities.

But, the toolkit also may be misused to justify practices that do not protect the civil rights of English learners or that promote detrimental programs.

We should focus on these proven strategies rather than voucher schemes that offer parents empty promises while asking them to give up federally protected civil rights.»

Engage community to protect the civil rights of all children by holding states and schools accountable for excellence and equity in education.

Protect civil rights as the foundation of a viable healthy democracy, framed in the Declaration of Independence, guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution and codified by civil rights legislation.

Classnotes Podcast (October 30, 2014) Federal law and court rulings have taken steps to protect the civil rights of students in our public schools.

This lens helps to protect the civil rights of every learner under the law, to guarantee equitable educational opportunity for every learner regardless of his or her differing characteristics, and to provide the appropriate educational supports for school success, post secondary school attendance and completion and life success supported by the necessary resources to make that success possible.

The Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC) opposes Mr. Marcus» nomination due to his failure to illustrate that he will protect the civil rights of marginalized students, including low - income students and students of color.

«Racial discrimination in our nation's educational systems persists and both the Departments of Education and Justice are failing to protect the civil rights and educational future of our Black and brown students,» said Todd A. Cox, director of policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. «This administration must stop endangering students of color and instead ensure equal educational opportunities and foster educational excellence by upholding the federal school discipline guidance and promoting policies and programs that keep students safe.»

Therefore, if you are seeking to use your entitlement to buy a home, you may be assured that VA will protect your civil rights and equal housing opportunity.

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