The statement affirms the fundamental principles of the U.S. criminal justice system, such as due process of law and the presumption of legal innocence, and it also recognizes serious deficiencies -- overly harsh sentencing and persistent inequalities based on race and class.
The 1998 Statement affirmed the participant's rights to confidentiality and privacy, and suggested concrete mechanisms to protect these rights, such as 'procedures for long term storage, access, and use'.
The statement affirms that the "COA recognizes that IPV is a significant social determinant of morbidity and mortality, and that orthopaedic surgeons are well positioned to identify patients living with IPV and initiate an intervention.
The previous statement affirmed a dedication to securing "America's promise as as nation of immigrants by providing accurate and useful information to our customers," as well as granting immigration and citizenship benefits.
The US State Department in its statement affirmed, "We continue to firmly support the principle of democratic transition of power in all countries through free, fair, and credible elections, held in accordance with constitutions, including provisions regarding term limits.
That's tough because the Scouts have time and again discriminated against gay members and leaders, as evidenced in this 2004 policy statement (affirmed as recently as last summer), stating: "Boy Scouts of America believes that homosexual conduct is inconsistent with the obligations in the Scout Oath and Scout Law to be morally straight and clean in thought, word, and deed".
Coding of the ethical, legal and social content was furthered by determining if the coded statements affirmed, negated, or remained neutral or ambivalent regarding the issue at stake.
In response to the attacks and speculation that large gatherings during the UN talks, known as COP21, might be prohibited, the coalition issued a statement affirming that the struggle for climate justice was amplified after Friday's violence.
A day earlier, Trump, for years a vocal leader in the "birther" movement questioning Obama's citizenship, sought to end the discussion by delivering a terse statement, affirming the Obama was born in the United States.
Democracy for America, one of many liberal groups that backed Ellison's run for chairman of the DNC, offered a statement affirming female accusers without commenting on the veracity of the claims made by the ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan, a Sierra Club organizer.
