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The defense attorneys did praise Pignatone’s even-handedness and said they were able to present their arguments amply.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2023

A group of 34 former law clerks released a letter praising Kavanaugh’s warmth, qualifications, even-handedness, mastery of details and deference to precedent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2018

For another point of view — because I’m all about even-handedness, people!

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2018

It’s the story of an honest man whose methods of seeking fairness—resisting political pressure, striving for even-handedness, scrutinizing the powerful, maintaining public confidence—made him susceptible to subtle structural biases.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2017

The promise was literally fulfilled when the would-be accusers were contemptuously sent away by Gallio, the embodiment of Roman even-handedness and despising of the deepest things.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Maclaren, Alexander