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" In a system that disproportionately harms poor people and people of color, too many Americans have lost faith in the essential American principle of equal justice under law. "
Eric Schneiderman
Color
Law
Lost
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" I don't like conflicts of interest; they should be eliminated or disclosed. I believe in transparency: that people have to really not just know but understand what they're buying and selling. "
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" As New York's chief law enforcement officer, I have taken a hard line against those in state government who abuse the law they have sworn to uphold. "
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" Every day, in every city and town across the country, police officers are performing vital services that help make their communities safer. "
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" Unions go hand-in-hand with a strong middle class. "
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" Games of chance often involve some amount of skill; this does not make them legal. Good poker players often beat novices. But poker is still gambling, and running a poker room - or online casino - is illegal in New York. "
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" My job is to enforce the law, without fear or favor. "
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" Anyone who believes in the essential role government can play in improving people's lives must also be the toughest critics of those who abuse the public trust. "
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" We're very interested in seeing what science Exxon has been using for its own purposes because they're tremendously active in offshore oil drilling in the Arctic, for example, where global warming is happening at a much more rapid rate than in more temperate zones. "
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" Equal justice means that there is not one set of rules for the powerful and another for everyone else. "
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Else
Everyone
" The credit reporting system suffers from inaccuracy and often from outright injustice. "
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" For more than a century, states have sought to protect the integrity of the democratic process at the state and local level by regulating corporate spending in elections. "
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Protect
Process
" We can prevent unfair advantage, and we can avoid the destabilizing effect that high frequency trading can have. "
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Avoid
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" The right to vote is one of our nation's most important civil rights. "
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" Morally bankrupt wage practices and laws cannot hold. "
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Wage
" Daily fantasy sports is much closer to online poker than it is to traditional fantasy sports. "
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Sports
Fantasy
" We're going after the possibilities of tax fraud, insurance fraud, securities fraud. We're going to look at this stuff very closely. We have the jurisdiction, we have the resources, and we have the will. "
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Look
Fraud
" These facts are clear: Trump University was an unlicensed enterprise promising students that they would become wealthy by learning Trump's real estate tips and strategies, taught by his handpicked instructors. "
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" Once they are charged, too many poor New Yorkers find themselves trapped by our unjust bail system. Unable to pay for bail, they languish in Rikers Island or other jails while they await trial, regardless of guilt. "
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New
" Abandoned homes are everyone's problem, afflicting communities all over the state. "
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Problem
" My commitment to gender equality is rooted in the quintessentially American principle of equal justice under law. "
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Commitment
Law
Justice
" Gambling is entertainment. People go to casinos to be entertained. "
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" When the trust between the police and the communities they serve breaks down, everyone is at risk. "
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Trust
Risk
" The bottom line is clear: Climate change is a reality, and it is having a real impact. "
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Reality
Climate Change
Change
" We've got to do more to ensure that people who work full time are not living in poverty and that the massive gap between rich and poor - which is fundamentally un-American, as far as I'm concerned - is somehow dealt with. "
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" From the Bronx to Buffalo, cities and towns in New York have been plagued by what are commonly called zombie properties. These are homes that residents abandon - often after they have received a foreclosure notice - which then languish, uncared-for, until the foreclosure process is complete. "
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" Exercising the right to vote is essential to our democracy. "
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" History teaches that the overwhelming majority of elected officials follow movement builders outside government when it comes to the new and risky... Once you recognize it, demand it and reward it, it will happen. "
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" Here in New York, we are already seeing how climate change contributes to increasingly violent and extreme weather that has cost us dearly, in both damage and in lives. "
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Change
" Manufacturers must accept responsibility for their customers' safety. "
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Safety
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