Sentences with phrase «who served the public interest»

Prosecutors described him as a corrupt, all - powerful politician, while the defense painted him as a man who served the public interest and also earned a private salary.

Not exact matches

«No matter the fate of Bill 214, I expect swift and meaningful action from the government and all Members of the Assembly to protect our democracy from those who are more concerned with winning than ensuring the voice of the people is heard and the public interest is served.»

An Office of Family Assistance (OFA) funded national resource for fathers, practitioners, programs / Federal grantees, states, and the public at - large who are serving or interested in supporting strong fathers and families.

But that's the underlying problem with our state — too many public servants who are far more interested in serving themselves than the people they represent.»

Silver's lawyers went on to quote a key staffer who said that Silver «acted with integrity and exhibited a deep, consistent commitment to issues that he felt best served the public interest.»

Tish James, who is currently serving a second term as public advocate, vowed to defend New York's public interest «at a time when we should use the shield of the law from the sword of injustice.»

James, who is currently serving a second term as public advocate, vowed to defend New York's public interest «at a time when we should use the shield of the law from the sword of injustice,» she said.

About 79 % of persons appointed to various positions by our Presidents are people they have no knowledge about their competence, incompetence and general attitude, they are fixed there through manipulations by the various lobbyist groups in our parties, friends, cronies, family members, party executives etc to serve their parochial interests and these are the people who spearhead corruption in our public institutions.

«It certainly does not serve the public good to create a pay - to - play atmosphere where New Yorkers who have business before the city feel the need to contribute financially to the Mayor's political and nonprofit interests in order to have their business favorably considered.»

In light of significant concerns raised by the public about Community Board 9's District Manager search and selection process, Borough President Katz had advised in a letter to the Board Chair dated February 23, 2015 that it would be «in the best interests of the Board and the residents who will be served by the new district manager to postpone the selection until after April.»

The report, called «Public Schools in the Crosshairs: Far - Right Propaganda and the Common Core State Standards,» distinguishes between legitimate criticism of the standards — which comes from various points on the political spectrum — and the right - wing campaign to cast the initiative as a «nefarious plot» by liberals «to turn public schools into anti-American, anti-God indoctrination camps that churn out submissive automatons who will unquestionably serve the interests of the government and big business.&Public Schools in the Crosshairs: Far - Right Propaganda and the Common Core State Standards,» distinguishes between legitimate criticism of the standards — which comes from various points on the political spectrum — and the right - wing campaign to cast the initiative as a «nefarious plot» by liberals «to turn public schools into anti-American, anti-God indoctrination camps that churn out submissive automatons who will unquestionably serve the interests of the government and big business.&public schools into anti-American, anti-God indoctrination camps that churn out submissive automatons who will unquestionably serve the interests of the government and big business.»

Despite the reluctance of school administrators to speak up and push back against this ludicrous accountability exercise that has been promoted by politicians and corporate education reformers who have many self - interested reasons for maintaining this misguided testing endeavor, it is well - known that the «standardized» testing mandate only serves to continue the false narrative of failing American public education in order to drive the profit - making agenda of those who seek to privatize education and undermine the public trust.

We are interested in prospective teachers who want to commit to 5 years of teaching in Seattle Public Schools in elementary schools serving low - income communities and diverse student populations.

The program, only active in Connecticut, trains and mentors individuals with a Connecticut teaching certificate and at least four years teaching experience who «are interested in serving as the next generation of principals for the New Haven Public Schools» (Achievement First, 2012).

All too often their works are ignored by the corporate publishers who are more interested in serving up their chain store consumables for a public lost in our mass produced fast - food induced art world.

One of the most lucrative benefits for people who are serving or who have served in the armed forces are VA home loans, which require no down payment and typically have a lower interest rate than loans available to the public.

Many law schools forgive the student loans of students who serve in the public interest or for non-profits.

Beyond serving a public need, Mr. Pitt — who has a longstanding interest in architecture — was eager to see what the designers came up with.

The UMass proposal would set aside 25 seats in each class for students who would commit to serving in public - interest law for four years after graduation.That is a good start and maybe that aspect of the proposal could be shored up.

Its 1994 Role Statement recognized the obligation to govern the profession in the public interest to ensure that the people of Ontario are served by lawyers who meet high standards of learning and competence.

«As lawyers in Ontario, we need to be concerned with what is legal work,» he says, and whether the public interest is being served by who is performing it.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the fierce competition, and the ethos we share, I have met scores of clever barristers who are motivated to serve the profession in order to defend and enhance it, because they believe it operates in the public interest.

(One can look to the role of the lawyer / lobbyists who created those tax policies, of course: do they really serve the public interest?)

Perhaps a better distinction then would be public vs. «privately» reported cases, the former serving the interests you mention, the latter, which are obviously more in - depth, maintaining these privacy concerns simply by limiting who obtains such licenses.

At Harvard, Crawford was taken under wing by the late Archibald Cox, who would go on to earn a reputation as an advocate of the public interest after serving five months as Watergate special prosecutor — a position from which he was ultimately fired in 1973 by then - president Richard Nixon in what came to be known as the Saturday Night Massacre.

Is it really in the public interest to pursue a convicted murderer who has just been given a 12 year sentence on a charge of perjury for which the punishment will be 12 months served concurrently?

Be sure to make clear who you want to sue, why you want to sue them, what you want to sue them for, when the key events happened, and why you think the case will serve the public interest.

At the University of Denver College of Law, Mollie served as Managing Director of Social Justice Action Group (S - JAG), a volunteer organization that provides free legal research and writing assistance to public interest attorneys who are actively pursuing social justice.

New York County Lawyers offers opportunities to our Members who want to serve the public interest.

Every week, we honor an exceptional faculty / staff member who is making significant contributions to under - served populations, the public interest community, and / or legal education.

Relevant experience working with people who have experienced trafficking, experience serving survivors of other forms of violence, working with vulnerable or hard to serve populations, or public interest or poverty law experience desired

It seems an appropriate time for those lawyers, ethics committees, bar associations and legal regulators who have an interest in how the cloud will serve the public interest as well as the needs of lawyers, clients and cloud developers to get involved and start looking at clouds from both sides now, both up and down, as it seems that, at this early point in its development, we really don't know the ethics of clouds at all...

Culture based economies» have demonstrated their benefits for Indigenous people who remain on country, while also serving the broader public interest.

We are a national resource for fathers, practitioners, programs whether they be non-funded or federal grantees, states and the public at large who are serving or are interested in supporting strong fathers and strong families.

Join other public interest attorneys who serve kinship families to expand partnerships, share best practices, and create better policies and laws.

The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse is an Office of Family Assistance funded national resource for fathers, practitioners, programs / federal grantees, states and the public at - large who are serving or interested in supporting strong fathers and families.

Signed: Your friendly former - Realtor critic - at - large with no vested interest in whether anything changes or not, but who, for the minority of real live professionals who populate the ranks of the misbegotten, feels sorry for the negative tar - brushing from the public that they receive thanks to the policies of ORE that serves the interests of «their» own back pockets whilst claiming to be there for their dues - payers as they routinely, by way of turning that blind big eye, throw them under the bus of wasted, unrealistic (supported by ORE) dreams.

ORE needs to be governed in such a way that the interests of the public (which pays the bills on a full - time basis) is served not by endless minor - league try - outs in the majors, but by major leaguers who have taken the time and put in the effort to become major league - ready BEFORE setting foot on the field.

Yet, the members who step up without being asked to serve are often the most effective because they already have an interest in politics, government, or public policy, GADs say.

With all the IDX options available today perhaps it is time to kill the MLS public listing web sites as they no longer serve the best interests of those who paid and continue to pay for it..