Sentences with phrase «public access justice»

Why would they, whose finances come completely from the fees paid by their members, want to finance programs and services intended to help the public access justice without the assistance of a lawyer?

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The judge in Chicago on Friday barred the Justice Department from withholding public safety grants to cities unless they allowed U.S. immigration authorities unlimited access to local jails and provided 48 hours» notice before releasing individuals sought for deportation.

Free Press President and CEO Craig Aaron, however, said Pai has «never met a mega-merger he didn't like or a public safeguard he didn't try to undermine,» calling him «an inveterate opponent of net neutrality, expanded broadband access for low - income families, broadband privacy, prison - phone justice, media diversity and more.»

FCC Smedes, justice involves the right for all persons to share in the; common goods.36 To be able to provide for your family, to live where you can afford a house, to have access to adequate health care and public accommodations, these are rights that all possess by reason of their God - appointed humanity.

«Juxtaposing the corruption that has recently been exposed to our topic of discussion today, brings so much to deliberate on because it is universally recognized that increased access to justice depends on public confidence in the justice system.

«We are all shocked that the governor vetoed a bill that would have reduced racial disparities in the criminal justice system, helped ensure equal access to justice for all New Yorkers, provided improved public defense programs for those who can not afford an attorney, and much - needed mandate relief for counties,» Gradess said.

«The strict secrecy of grand jury proceedings — originating in medieval England and mandated in New York by statute — can be detrimental to access to justice and public debate over issues of compelling public interest,» Lippman said in his annual address, known as the State of the Judiciary.

They were also exposed to improving access to justice: the role of the media as a partner, press freedom and responsible journalism: Is the media a threat to judicial independence and the role of the public complaint unit in effective justice delivery.

«I am clear that we need to focus our resources on protecting the public, punishing offenders and providing access to justice - in a way that is both intelligent and transparent,» Mr Clarke said.

«In the Senate, I want to fight for public safety and criminal justice reform, education programs, affordable housing, increased access to mental health care, economic development and opportunities, and social service reforms, especially as they affect middle class families and the working poor,» he said in a statement.

«The Child Victims Act will level the playing field for all survivors of childhood sexual assault, creating a pathway for them to access justice, regardless of whether their predator was an individual or a public or private institution,» she told The News in a statement.

«Dominic Ayine, the Deputy Minister for Justice who represented the Government in the Supreme Court and opposed my application, and others, went public with the electronic and print media to mount unconstitutional and contumacious attacks and insults on the Court decision and on my person for daring to access the Court.»

For this not to happen, and for there to be sustainable peace as well as credible progress against poverty before 2030, then what needs to be in place are «responsive and legitimate institutions» that «encourage the rule of law, property rights, freedom of speech and the media, open political choice, access to justice, and accountable government and public institutions» (UN-High-Level-Panel, 2013: 9).

The amendment, which Johnson submitted to be included in the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriation Act that has yet to pass, prohibits DOJ from enforcing provisions of the ADA that ensure equal access to public education.

«(d) EXISTING PROGRAMS - Nothing in this chapter is deemed to affect any program in which arbitration is conducted pursuant to section title IX of the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100 - 702), as amended by section 1 of Public Law 105 - 53.».

LRAP Minnesota helps reduce the education debt burden experienced by dedicated public interest lawyers who represent low income clients seeking legal services to secure essential needs like food, shelter and safety, and fundamental rights like equal access to justice.

The following week, Justice passed his public access and Canine Good Citizen tests — and we adopted him.

rts education, public art, art in community and service centers, artistic activism, community - based museums, expanded access to art, art in the service of social justice or change and the promotion of under - recognized artistic practice.

Switzerland is also a signatory of the 1998 Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision - making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, though does not seem to have ratified it

The Aarhus Convention obliges its signatories to grant the public rights of access to information, participation in decision making process and access to justice on environmental issues.

No access to justice solution, no matter how perfect, can succeed without having the public onside.

One of the greatest challenges of dealing with legal reform and public members demanding access to justice is the perception that lawyers are rather indifferent to the problems.

Our goal is to develop meaningful, public - focused access to justice solutions for Ontario.

Each law school appoints a staff member to serve as champion / leader for engaging discussion between the school and justice system stakeholders, including the public, about the role of law schools in supporting equal access to justice.

A recent report from The Action Group on Access to Justice (TAG) measured the public's perception of Ontario's justice system and the results were unsurprisinglyJustice (TAG) measured the public's perception of Ontario's justice system and the results were unsurprisinglyjustice system and the results were unsurprisingly bleak.

But the public can't enjoy the benefits of the Court's Web site unless they know how to use it, so the Justices are encouraging lawyers to show their clients how to access the site and learn more about the court process.

To treat its «case law» as irrelevant would disregard a considerable and growing body of non-binding, but solid legal reasoning on access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters.

This includes some sort of access to justice for environmental organisations as members of the public.

Professor Kristen Blankley, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln has written an insightful scholarly article on this topic that brings together her dedication to access to justice, her commitment to the rule of law and her experience as a practicing mediator serving the public in Nebraska.

The purpose is directly related to the function of the law society under the Law Society Act, to protect the public interest and advance access to justice (see minority view, para. 204).

Engaging the public about their views is critical to creating relevant and effective access to justice responses.

If we are serious about access to justice, then we must do a better job of providing public access to legal information and legal information services.

As Supreme Court scholars await the March 4 release of the late Justice Harry Blackmun's papers, Supreme Court reporter Tony Mauro writes in Legal Times about the decision by Blackmun's daughter Sally, to give exclusive pre-release access to the papers to reporters Linda Greenhouse of the New York Times and Nina Totenberg of National Public -LSB-...]

Our justice departments, attorneys general, law societies and bar associations must not overlook the potential of courthouse libraries as the space where their access to justice initiatives connect with the public, with the courthouse librarians acting as the trained ambassadors.

Alarie: feedback for the algorithm, conversation between all players involved; data, time, learning from new cases; learn to trust the algorithms; mistake to rush to acceptance but also to ignore these technologies; co-evolution; pay off more transparency, better access to justice, consistency, validating, becomes a public utility?

An area where there was intense lobbying was with regard to the fears that ABSs would have a major impact upon the ability of the public to enjoy proper access to justice.

As Supreme Court scholars await the March 4 release of the late Justice Harry Blackmun's papers, Supreme Court reporter Tony Mauro writes in Legal Times about the decision by Blackmun's daughter Sally, to give exclusive pre-release access to the papers to reporters Linda Greenhouse of the New York Times and Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio.

Public legal education and information (PLEI) has a long history in Canada, but recently has received greater emphasis as a key component in the reinvigorated debate over access to justice.

«But there will also be cases that might provide that public information that we think is consistent with access to justice.»

Recent reports have underscored that access to justice is everyone's problem yet the issue fails to resonate with the public — they indicate low confidence and a sense of alienation.

Access to justice continues to be a significant issue for Canadian lawyers and the public, and for good reason.

I just have one problem with this article — saying that at law society law libraries the public are not welcome — that is not true — law society libraries have embraced access to justice initiatives that allow for members of the public to come and use the resources on site.

Arguably one of the most important international environmental agreements of our days, the Aarhus Convention (AC), obliges its contracting parties to provide access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters.

Second, and now as a matter of practical policy - making reality, at a time when governments seem unwilling to devote more attention or expenditure to public provision of legal services for people living on low income, exploring ways to harness private sector innovations may be the most realistic avenue for improving access to justice for that segment of the population.

You claim that «the duty to advance the cause of justice and the rule of law, as well as to undertake measures to facilitate access to justice and protect the public interest, is also synonymous with a duty to «promote».

The Aarhus Convention through that provision only permitted refusal to access to documents if it would adversely affect «the course of justice, the ability of a person to receive a fair trial or the ability of a public authority to conduct an enquiry of a criminal or disciplinary nature».

I would argue that a happy legal services consumer is an educated legal services consumer and that, in the end, such outreach efforts in the spirit of access to justice can only be of mutual benefit to both the public and the profession.

One point made by equity seeking groups to the Working Group was that not only is access to justice impeded by the systematic exclusion of racialized licensees in the province, but it also runs contrary to the public interest.

The logic being that a better link with the public will inform more meaningful and innovative solutions to access to justice challenges.

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 paAccess 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 paaccess 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 paaccess to it so that it can be published by other parties.