Sentences with phrase «public duty»

Added to this is her formidable sense of public duty to serve.

Yet away from the prepared remarks, the president has sometimes struggled with the other public duties.

We might add that we regard the completion of our mandate to be a matter of public duty.

This article outlines the convoluted history of Florida case law surrounding public duty doctrine, noting that «Lower appellate courts are struggling to apply the incomprehensible law in this area», and notes that in most cases reaching them, the Supreme Court has not found a lack of government liability.

A Cuomo administration official, speaking anonymously because negotiations are ongoing, said an ethics proposal under consideration would force lawmakers to disclose the source of any outside income they receive within narrow bands, including any money «in substantial conflict with public duties» of a lawmaker.

«Discretion» necessarily implies good faith in discharging public duty; there is always a perspective within which a statute is intended to operate; and any clear departure from its lines or objects is just as objectionable as fraud or corruption.

It was a veritable public duty, reluctantly exercised by those who bear the burden of rule, namely, the press.

The Duke has officially retired from public duties and is now 96, and making the most of his free time.

Now the players have to do their social public duty towards these masochistic morons by doing what Chelsea players did to get Mourinho Kicked Out by losing enough games to remain in the relegation zone, which will mandate the blood sucking scrooges, Kroenke et - all to Kick Out the geriatric wind bag Wenger from AFC giving it a new lease of life.

However, one can not base a republican case primarily on that - if the Royals do not agree and walk away - without positing a «false consciousness» argument (the oppressive sense of public duty perhaps).

Bharara said the secret agreement was a corruption of Silver's public duties because he continued to be lobbied by lobbyists from the developers and some of the developer's recommendations on real estate issues were adopted into law by the legislature.

The Junior Officers» Reading Club starts with Sandhurst and takes us through the boredom of public duties accelerating through Bosnia and Iraq to a high - octane tour in Helmand.

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (henceforth: «Academy») is a public body working as a legal personality on a principle of self - government, performing nation - wide public duties related to the cultivation, promotion and representation of science.

Furthermore, the court held that the defendant could not be held accountable for the accident under a standard theory of negligence because the defendant was protected by the «public duty doctrine,» which gives governments immunity from lawsuits based solely on the government's breach of a duty that is owed to the general public.

I note in McLaughlin's quote above, «an actor, particularly one with public duties...».

Likewise, Assemblymen Michael Miller and Michele Titus continue to mistreat me, their former and present constituent like raw sewage, and misbehaving on public payrolls with an arrogance, hostility and dereliction of public duty that is unwavering and unprecedented.

«He made it crystal - clear to me through his representative that he would carry out his public duty as a citizen and resident of this community,» the Tribune reported Evans as saying.

In part two, HRH The Duke of York, Prince Andrew talks about his latest charitable projects, public duties and how he addresses his mother, The Queen.

As Adam Liptak has explained, these older media companies financed many of the major free speech fights of the 20th century; they saw paying for litigation as part of their business model, and as a public duty.

Tocqueville said religion is «the first political institution» of American democracy because it was through religion that Americans are schooled in morality, the rule of law, and the habits of public duty.

Q: Can elected officials behave ethically and fulfill their public duties even if they have committed immoral acts in their personal life?

He still could perform his public duties as founder of the Retired Boxers Foundation, but Richardson took firmer hold of the reins.

«This process was doomed from the start, and at each turn, our state leaders abdicated their public duty, failed to impose ethical restraints and focused on political gain at a cost of millions to New Yorkers,» Fisch said.

NH It's the stern call of public duty.

The key to its success was that, rather than restricting its activities to law enforcement, Hong Kong's ICAC also worked on changing public attitudes that consider personal loyalties more important than formal rules and public duties.

We ended up crafting Clause one of the Equality Act which was a public duty to narrow disadvantage which was called «socialism in one clause» by left leaning commentators.

There is no ban on a Minister, or his or her immediate family members, holding such interests but where they do the Minister must ensure that no conflict arises, or appears to arise, between his or her public duties and such private interests.

The Senate approved a bill with term limits for the Legislature's leaders and that would allow the state to strip pensions from state employees convicted of crimes related to their public duties.

Just as a school governor, local councillor or magistrate would need to give details to their employer of when they need to take reasonable time off to fulfil their public duties, trade union representatives should have to do the same.

«It's shocking to now learn that people who have fallen victim to a crime or who are doing their public duty by volunteering as a witness are running the risk of immigration action.

Public officials will be required to disclose all outside earned income they receive, from whom they receive it, the actual services performed to receive the income, and whether there is any connection to the state government or the office that they hold or their public duties.

New Disclosure Requirements Public officials will be required to disclose all outside earned income they receive, from whom they receive it, the actual services performed to receive the income, and whether there is any connection to the state government or the office that they hold or their public duties.

«You take on something you don't particularly enjoy but you've got a public duty and you've got to give it all to your public duty and accept the criticisms that come and just hope that when it's all over, you've got your reputation.»

«If you're a minister you have a duty under the code to ensure that no conflict arises between your public duties and private — financial or non-financial — interests.

The punishment for breaking the law while performing a public duty must include pension forfeiture and increased fines and sentencing.

Today, DiNapoli proclaims, «When public officials break the law while performing their public duty, they should forfeit their public pension, plain and simple.»

He charged Nigerians to imbibe such focus and determination in their disposition to public duties.

I do see that they have a public duty — although, frankly, I see little evidence that they uphold this in any meaningful sense — to be free to report the truth, however unpalatable it might be, and that a free press is vital for the continuation of a democracy.

«Today we're talking about a highly respected individual who is 90 - and whatever different views people across this country have about the institution, the vast majority share an opinion that Her Majesty has served this country and has overwhelming support with a clear sense of public service and public duty.

It was not until the formation of the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948 that it became a public duty to provide ambulances for all those who needed them.

«And the manner in which he has acted over the last few days has demonstrated immense dignity, grace and a profound sense of his public duty.»

Yes, public officials generally must take an oath to carry out the law and duties of the office, and it would clearly be unworkable to permit the personal religious beliefs of such officials — whatever they may be — to trump their public duties.

Any further state payments to parties must reward those that successfully discharge their public duties.