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...ageist job advertising, and allow Britons the choice of working until they are 70. The government claims the ban will effectively boost the number of skilled workers. But trade unions suspect a different motive. "People don't want to work longer," says Derek Simpson, general secretary of the Amicus union, "but the deepening pensions crisis means they don't have any choice." Under the new rules, dismissal on age grounds will only be permissible if the employer can show just cause. Employers' groups will be keeping a close watch. "We do not want to see a rash of tribunal cases...
Tribe hailed the Court’s Monday ruling as a success for those who had filed the amicus brief...
Harvard’s amicus curiae brief, drafted by Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law Laurence H. Tribe ’62 and attorney Jonathan S. Massey, argues that the Court should find both of Michigan’s policies constitutional...
Tribe hailed the Court’s Monday ruling as a success for those who had filed the amicus brief...
Harvard argued in its amicus brief to the Court that such a racially diverse class “improves the educational process by exposing students, both in the classroom and through their informal interactions, to a broad range of experiences and viewpoints.” Certainly students who come to Harvard from more homogenous communities stand to gain greatly by experiencing firsthand the interactions between students from different racial and ethnic groups. From dorm rooms to classrooms, the interactions across racial lines fostered by the diverse student body are critical to an enriched educational and social experience, with meaningful relationships...