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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The program, which ensures the children receive a fair hearing in immigration courts, was abruptly suspended, a measure criticized by several organizations that offered assistance to migrant children.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
For the first time before Sheila, our client received a fair hearing, and his death sentence was vacated.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Vance spoke with Ernst and other senators to urge them to give Hegseth a fair hearing and to push back on the prospect of media reports tanking a nominee.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
One such dispute — in which the city rejected developer Paul Petrovich’s request to build a new gas station in Curtis Park — ultimately led the city to agree to a $26 million settlement for not giving him a fair hearing.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
So, what are the chances of EU-Inc getting a fair hearing?
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Hours after talk of DeSantis as an alternative option first surfaced, Hegseth’s mother, Penelope, appeared on Fox News to advocate for her son and urge Senate Republicans, and female senators in particular, to give him a fair hearing.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
As in a trial, witnesses testify, attorneys cross-examine, but a fair hearing isn’t public, and the judges are doctors — in this case, a panel of three from St. Peter’s.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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.
—Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
For the first time before Sheila, our client received a fair hearing, and his death sentence was vacated.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Vance spoke with Ernst and other senators to urge them to give Hegseth a fair hearing and to push back on the prospect of media reports tanking a nominee.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
One such dispute — in which the city rejected developer Paul Petrovich’s request to build a new gas station in Curtis Park — ultimately led the city to agree to a $26 million settlement for not giving him a fair hearing.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
So, what are the chances of EU-Inc getting a fair hearing?
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Hours after talk of DeSantis as an alternative option first surfaced, Hegseth’s mother, Penelope, appeared on Fox News to advocate for her son and urge Senate Republicans, and female senators in particular, to give him a fair hearing.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
As in a trial, witnesses testify, attorneys cross-examine, but a fair hearing isn’t public, and the judges are doctors — in this case, a panel of three from St. Peter’s.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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.
—Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
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“A fair hearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20fair%20hearing. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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