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...Take 15 disgruntled lawyers, scholars and journalists, give them a publishing contract, and stir. The results will look something like "The Rehnquist Court: Judicial Activism on the Right," edited by Herman Schwartz (Hill & Wang; November). Kirkus calls the book a "full-bore, peppery assault on the current Supreme Court...That the court put George W. Bush into the White House is, in these contributors' estimation, but one of its manifold sins, though it's a big one...Contributor address the Court's perceived failings, born of the very judicial activism that so many conservatives denounce...Expect worse, the authors warn...
...This is a direct assault on international law,” Ritter said. “This is a direct assault on the Constitution...
...last game, the Bears lost 2-0 to Providence College despite a superior offensive assault. Senior captain Caitlin Carey led the team with four shots on goal, and looks to be a decisive threat against the Crimson defenders. Brown has already strung together a three-game winning streak in this young season and the Harvard players are anticipating a tough match...
...hospitals make the argument that providing the emergency contraceptive would go against their moral principles. They add that their denial would not prevent the victim from receiving such treatment at another hospital. While that is logically true, it is not a realistic option for almost all victims of sexual assault. A woman who would certainly be distraught, and possibly in shock, should not be forced to make an additional stop for basic care that can spare her months or even years of anguish. These victims do not have the energy, the time or the luxury to find a hospital that...
...only does the morning-after pill have a limited time frame of effectiveness, but many Catholic hospitals serve as the primary source of health care in low-income areas of many cities. Sometimes a Catholic hospital is a community’s only provider—leaving sexual assault survivors with very little chance of being taken to a hospital that will provide her with the treatment she needs. These victims have nowhere else...