Word: belly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Belli spoke about the revolution in law. He said he hopes that it will bring "law into the context of the community...
...Belli told 200 people at the Harvard Law School Forum in Ames Courtroom that "We all come from the vaginal canal but after we become aware of it, it becomes a taboo subject...
...Belli, wearing boots, wire-rim glasses, and flared pants, criticized the politicians who use law and order as a campaign issue. "Law and order isn't what I believe in at all. I believe in due process of law," he said...
...Belli explained that one of the main obstacles to the success of the revolution is the over-loaded court docket. "We must unclog the court calendars in order to bring the law to the people," he said...
...1940s, recalls San Francisco's Melvin Belli, "you'd walk into court suing a doctor, and the judge would laugh at you." Now many courts have made such suits easier. In several states, lawyers are allowed to cite medical textbooks as expert testimony in some malpractice cases. Under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur (the thing speaks for itself), a plaintiff proves a major portion of his case when he shows that his injuries would not normally have occurred without negligence. In turn, the defendant is forced to produce evidence that he was not negligent. Doctors' changing...