fair-minded
Example Sentences
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"Hellerstein possesses a well-deserved reputation for seeking to do justice in every case and for being independent and fair-minded," said law professor Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Perhaps in some distant golden era the BBC was fair-minded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
They should only occur where “the evidence that the defendant committed a crime on any fair-minded objective judgment remains very powerful.”
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2025
He initially tried to cultivate a reputation as a fair-minded institutionalist, occasionally surprising observers in controversial cases, as he did when he cast the deciding vote upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2024
The abuse of civil liberties brought about by the Palmer Raids ultimately shocked fair-minded citizens.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
