a fair hearing
noun
: a consideration of statements or arguments from both sides of an issue
They agreed to give both sides a fair hearing.
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Goldberger expertly narrates this years-long saga by leaning heavily on interviews with Lucas and Hobson, while also giving the museum’s detractors a fair hearing.
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Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
Here’s Everything To Know Feeling dismissed and disrespected, the employee brings the issue to upper management, hoping for a fair hearing.
—Maria Alonso, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Texas Senator Ted Cruz said Matt Gaetz deserved a fair hearing after the former congressman withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's Attorney General.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Though French cinema is going through a long-overdue #MeToo reckoning, Casar is also worried about the fallout from trial by internet, believing that everyone deserves a fair hearing in a court of law.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
Prepare for the hearing process Constitutional law dictates that your child has a right to a fair hearing before being expelled.3 This process should include a chance for the school's and your child's side of the story to be heard.
—Lisa Linnell-Olsen, Parents, 10 July 2024
Such a probe would certainly not give a fair hearing to Biden’s current and former colleagues who have attested to his sharpness and vigor.
—Michelle Etlin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
Before expanding that authority, the Council must fulfill its existing oversight obligations and give a fair hearing and vote to Mayor Adams’ choice of Randy Mastro to be the city’s top lawyer.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
Wilson suggested in a video statement Wednesday that the plan had not received a fair hearing in the state Senate, where Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) had wielded her powerful role leading a key committee to block the deal from receiving a hearing or a vote.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
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Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
Here’s Everything To Know Feeling dismissed and disrespected, the employee brings the issue to upper management, hoping for a fair hearing.
—Maria Alonso, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Texas Senator Ted Cruz said Matt Gaetz deserved a fair hearing after the former congressman withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's Attorney General.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Though French cinema is going through a long-overdue #MeToo reckoning, Casar is also worried about the fallout from trial by internet, believing that everyone deserves a fair hearing in a court of law.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
Prepare for the hearing process Constitutional law dictates that your child has a right to a fair hearing before being expelled.3 This process should include a chance for the school's and your child's side of the story to be heard.
—Lisa Linnell-Olsen, Parents, 10 July 2024
Such a probe would certainly not give a fair hearing to Biden’s current and former colleagues who have attested to his sharpness and vigor.
—Michelle Etlin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
Before expanding that authority, the Council must fulfill its existing oversight obligations and give a fair hearing and vote to Mayor Adams’ choice of Randy Mastro to be the city’s top lawyer.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
Wilson suggested in a video statement Wednesday that the plan had not received a fair hearing in the state Senate, where Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) had wielded her powerful role leading a key committee to block the deal from receiving a hearing or a vote.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
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