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...controversial Colorado amendment against local gay-rights laws, the inspiration for a nationwide boycott when voters passed it in 1992, was struck down by the state's Supreme Court. The grounds: it denied gays an equal voice in government. The notorious Amendment 2, which would have voided anti-discrimination ordinances in Denver, Boulder and Aspen, was never really enforced and has been in and out of court ever since. Supporters plan to revive the case before the U.S. Supreme Court...
Harvard law students held a rally against "union-busting" law firms in front of the Faculty Club yesterday, calling on their classmates to boycott recruiting sessions with the companies...
Sarah Winters '95, another co-president, said many women aren't committed enough to boycott the clubs again...
...though, have reacted more strongly. Women Appealing for Change (WAC), the undergraduate group formed last year to boycott the final clubs until they admit women, issued the following incensed, if slightly hyperbolic statement: "This decision is an embarrassment to the student body and the alumni of Harvard-Radcliffe and undermines the values which Harvard is supposed to represent...
...officials said they had planned to distribute flyers reading. "We're still here, they're still sexist--Boycott all-male finals clubs," to all undergraduate mailboxes...