He has a stellar résumé that includes stints as law clerk to a federal appellate judge, lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, top Justice Department civil
rights lawyer under President Clinton and general counsel of The Coca - Cola Co..
Human
rights lawyers under the aegis of Public Interest Defenders (PID), have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to remove Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and Minister...
Not exact matches
In practice, «showing sword» has led to the arrest and imprisonment of prominent human
rights activists and
lawyers who were largely left alone
under the previous leadership.
The
lawyers may have as much of an aversion as I've had to Donald Trump, but they are the ones who are sent into court to resist the mandates of Obamacare and to defend the Little Sisters of the Poor, the owners of Hobby Lobby, or the doctors and nurses who are invoking their
rights under Hyde - Weldon Act not to be forced to participate in abortions.
Prominent Chinese human
rights lawyer Li Baiguang has died
under mysterious circumstances in an eastern... More
We have read the free exercise claims and arguments put forward by the prochoice
lawyers in the current wave of litigation, and in our judgment, these claims would not be meritorious
under even the most generous interpretation of free exercise
rights under RFRA.
As many journalists and commentators have argued, agreements like the TPP have dubious benefits for citizens of the countries involved.ISDS provisions have been criticised by U.S. Constitutional
lawyer Lori Wallach for «empowering corporations to sue governments — outside their domestic court systems — over any action the corporations believe undermines their expected future profits or
rights under the pact by reporting breaches, removing online content and even denying access to Internet users».
MSU's OGC
lawyers may have violated their ethical responsibilities
under MRPC 4.4 by violating the privacy
rights of the young woman.
A well - known divorce
lawyer once said: «Prenuptial agreements serve only to deny a woman the
rights she has
under the law, to property accumulated during her marriage.
Los Angeles
lawyers who specialize in reproductive law will know that all of the parties involved will feel more comfortable if the law recognises that the intended parents will have legal
rights to the child
under any and all circumstances.
That is the new Ghana
under Nana Akufo - Addo the human
right lawyer.
* A declaration that the detention of the applicant by EFCC on January 5, 2016 at an unknown location, without access to his
lawyers, family and doctors, constitutes a flagrant violation of the applicant's fundamental
rights guaranteed under sections 33, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and Articles 4, 5, 6, 12, & 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and is ultra vires, null and void and unconstitut
rights guaranteed
under sections 33, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and Articles 4, 5, 6, 12, & 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples
Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and is ultra vires, null and void and unconstitut
Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and is ultra vires, null and void and unconstitutional.
The leader of the immigration revolt — on an amendment, remember, which even the home secretary Theresa May had said was illegal
under the Human
Rights Act and the European Convention on Human
Rights — was Dominic Raab, a bright international
lawyer who knew exactly what he was doing, and was one of the stars of the 2010 intake.
The former minister first came
under investigation in 2013 after a human
rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), wrote a petition against her for allegedly approving the purchase of two BMW vehicles worth N225m by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority in breach of the Public Procurement Act.
President John Mahama came
under heavy attacks by members of the NDC following his appointment of the then human
rights lawyer as a minister of state.
Human
rights lawyers said the restriction could violate service personnel's freedom of expression, which is enshrined under article 10 of the Human Right
rights lawyers said the restriction could violate service personnel's freedom of expression, which is enshrined
under article 10 of the Human
RightsRights Act.
Other potential Clinton VP picks
under discussion include: Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, former governors from the key state of Virginia; Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who represents both a more liberal wing of the party and a swing state; and Thomas E. Perez, President Obama's labor secretary and a Hispanic civil
rights lawyer.
According to a December 2014 report by the Center for NYC Neighborhoods and the
Lawyers Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law, more than 42,000 homeowners have been conned out of $ 100 million nationwide.
«She was a hard - working, substantive
lawyer with deep roots in the community,» said Andrew G. Celli Jr., a founding partner at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady who served as the chief of the civil
rights bureau from 1999 to 2003
under the former attorney general, Eliot Spitzer.
Rose Clouston, national coordinator at
Lawyers Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law, said her Washington - D.C. - based group received hundreds of calls from New York independents who did not understand why they couldn't vote Tuesday.
Rose Clouston, a national coordinator for the Washington, D.C. - based
Lawyers Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law, said their «Election Protection» hotline — 1 (866) OUR VOTE — will be up and running 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the polls open and close on Election Day.
The inquiry by respected human
rights lawyer Shami Chakrabarti was meant to draw a line
under controversies sparked by Ken Livingstone's comments about Hitler and social media posts by MP Naz Shah calling for Israeli Jews to be sent to America.
Metuh, through Adegboruwa, sought a declaration that his detention by the EFCC without access to his family and
lawyer, and without being charged to court, amounted to a violation of his fundamental
rights guaranteed
under sections 33, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the Constitution.
Under questioning yesterday by
lawyers for the Pataki camp, he repeatedly refused to answer, citing his
right not to incriminate himself, then left the courthouse without answering reporters» questions.
After living for more than thirty years
under an assumed identity as a civil
rights lawyer and single father in New York, he must now go on the run.
Washington — The parents of a learning - disabled child had no
right under federal law to unilaterally move their son from a public school to a private school at a local school system's expense, even though the private school was subsequently found to be the appropriate placement for the child, a
lawyer for a Massachusetts school committee told the U.S. Supreme Court last week.
The decision in Winkelman v. Parma City School District (Case No. 05 - 983) was unanimous on the idea that parents have some
rights to represent themselves without a
lawyer under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Currently, parents may choose a better school when their child's school fails to make AYP, but as the
Lawyers» Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law has called it, the choice option is «a
right without a remedy.»
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that parents have their own broad, enforceable
rights under federal special education law, and thus they may represent themselves in federal court without the assistance of a
lawyer.
Americans for a Fair Chance is a consortium of six of America's leading civil
rights legal organizations, including the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., National Partnership for Women & Families, and the National Women's Law C
rights legal organizations, including the
Lawyers Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., National Partnership for Women & Families, and the National Women's Law C
Rights Under Law, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., National Partnership for Women & Families, and the National Women's Law Center.
Democrats for Education Reform Disability
Rights Education and Defense Fund The Education Trust
Lawyers» Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human
Rights League of United Latin American Citizens MALDEF (the Mexican American League Defense and Education Fund) Mental Health America NAACP NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc..
Advocacy Institute American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Civil Liberties Union American Federation of Teachers Autism National Committee (AutCom) Center for American Progress Action Fund Center for Law and Education Children's Defense Fund Collaboration to Promote Self - Determination (CPSD) Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPPA) Democrats for Education Reform Easter Seals The Education Trust Educators for Excellence Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) The
Lawyers» Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human
Rights League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) Mental Health America NAACP NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc..
Respectfully, Action United Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Federation of Teachers ASPIRA Association Association of University Centers on Disabilities Autistic Self Advocacy Network Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network California Association for Bilingual Education California Latino School Boards Association Californians for Justice Californians Together Campaign for Fiscal Equity Campaign for Quality Education Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Center for Teaching Quality Citizens for Effective Schools Coalition for Educational Justice Council for Exceptional Children Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Disability
Rights Education and Defense Fund Easter Seals ELC, Education Law Center FairTest, The National Center for Fair & Open Testing Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Justice Matters Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education
Lawyers» Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law Learning Disabilities Association of America Los Angeles Educational Partnership Movement Strategy Center NAACP National Alliance of Black School Educators National Center for Learning Disabilities National Council for Educating Black Children National Council of Teachers of English National Disability
Rights Network National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society National Education Association National Latino / a Education Research and Policy Project National League of United Latin American Citizens Parent - U-Turn Parents for Unity Philadelphia Education Fund Public Advocates Inc..
Lawyers representing parents will argue that
under the European convention on human
rights and corresponding case law, the state is obliged to treat different religions and beliefs on an equal footing and that religions should not be elevated above non-religious world views in the school curriculum.
WASHINGTON — Today, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human
Rights,
Lawyers» Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and AAUW attended the School Safety and Climate Summit hosted by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
Titled «An Open Letter Seeking Justice in the School Closing Crisis,» the letter will be delivered to Mayor Emanuel, CPS CEO Barbara Byrd - Bennett and Board of Education Chair David Vitale on Monday, May 20, 2013, and requests a response to be directed to Paul Strauss, who offered to sign the letter on the Chicago
Lawyers» Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law letterhead without hesitation.
The
Lawyers» Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, was formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination.
The principal mission of the
Lawyers» Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice for all, particularly in the areas of criminal justice, fair housing and community development, economic justice, educational opportunities, and voting r
Rights Under Law is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice for all, particularly in the areas of criminal justice, fair housing and community development, economic justice, educational opportunities, and voting
rightsrights.
Instead, the Department of Education must retain its school discipline guidance and focus on building the positive, nurturing school climates that will ultimately lead to safer schools for all students,» said Brenda Shum, director of the Educational Opportunities Project at the
Lawyers» Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law.
Association of Education Service Agencies Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Center for Inquiry Clearinghouse on Women's Issues Council for Exceptional Children Council of the Great City Schools Disciples Justice Action Network Equal Partners in Faith Feminist Majority Hindu American Foundation Institute for Science and Human Values Interfaith Alliance International Reading Association
Lawyers» Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law NAACP National Alliance of Black School Educators National Association of Elementary School Principals National Association of Federally Impacted Schools National Association of Secondary School Principals National Association of State Directors of Special Education National Black Justice Coalition National Center for Lesbian
Rights National Council of Jewish Women National Education Association National Organization for Women National Parent Teacher Association National Rural Education Advocacy Coalition National Rural Education Association National School Boards Association People For the American Way Public Education Network School Social Work Association of America Secular Coalition for America Southern Poverty Law Center Union for Reform Judaism Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries Women of Reform Judaism
I'm not a
lawyer, but
under my reading of the terms of the Nook Press Privacy Policy, Barnes & Noble already has the
right to share the personal information of all Nook Press users with third party suppliers like Author Solutions.
If you get a US
lawyer who writes the contract as work - for - hire
under US law, you will not have effected a valid transfer of the necessary
rights to publish your work.
In other words, if a friend comes to me wanting to know what I think about him filing bankruptcy, I think
under my First Amendment
rights, I can talk to him about his legal situation, tell him what I know about bankruptcy laws, and legally advise him to go get himself a good bankruptcy
lawyer and file away.
A
lawyer will help you recover from the fraud and ascertain whether your
rights under different banking, credit, social security number and other laws have been violated.
The racially discriminatory potential of employment credit checks is the key reason that civil
rights organizations such as the NAACP, the National Council of La Raza, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law have publicly opposed the use of employment credit checks.13 In general, civil rights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace discrimin
rights organizations such as the NAACP, the National Council of La Raza, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human
Rights, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law have publicly opposed the use of employment credit checks.13 In general, civil rights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace discrimin
Rights, and the
Lawyers Committee for Civil
Rights under Law have publicly opposed the use of employment credit checks.13 In general, civil rights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace discrimin
Rights under Law have publicly opposed the use of employment credit checks.13 In general, civil
rights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace discrimin
rights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace discrimination.
Our President and Board Chair, Michele Tortorelli, draws on her 25 years of experience as a
lawyer to share her perspective on a landmark interpretation of artist protection
under the Visual Artist
Rights Act.
This daylong multipart event will feature information sessions with
lawyers, activists, and grassroots organizers, focusing on bodies
under duress and
rights under the new political administration.
«In a final written brief before the high court hears oral arguments, Delaware's
lawyers argued that New Jersey claimed an exclusive
right to land
under the Delaware River only after BP «convinced them to reverse New Jersey's decades - long policy of cooperation» on boundary - straddling projects along the Delaware River.»
The movement to make ecocide a crime against peace
under international law, led by UK - based
lawyer Polly Higgins, as well as efforts to grant legal
rights to Mother Earth, such as Bolivia has done, is exactly where we need to be going in terms of the highest level of environmental thinking: Recognizing that destroying whole swaths of the planet, with little to no concern for the effect on all the creatures that live upon it, is not just unethical, unacceptable behavior, but is also a crime, a crime against humanity, a crime against life itself.
A tech
lawyer from Seattle tweeting
under the handle
Right Brain Law, notes, «
Lawyers have made law itself almost impenetrable.