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

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 conference’s initiative may be the first step toward a more fair-minded judiciary, but it’s a crucial one.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2024

Or more likely, it has become so unfashionable to discriminate against certain groups that all but the most insensitive people take pains to at least appear fair-minded, at least in public.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt