Word: colorado
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...majority of the court approved his application, Burger, joined by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, fired off a widely publicized dissent. As Burger saw it, "Rose's professional conduct does not meet the standards the court should require." The Chief Justice based this view on the findings of a Colorado bar investigation. Though Rose was licensed to practice law in that state in 1981, his first application in 1975 had been rejected. In that initial round, a state bar investigating committee charged that among other things, Rose had misrepresented himself as being licensed to practice in Colorado...
Rose, 38, who now heads a farm relief program in South Carolina, contends that the opposition of his Colorado accusers was politically motivated. A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Rose had created a stir in the early '70s with a law- review article charging the military academies with violating the rights of cadets charged with honor-code transgressions. He discussed his charges on a segment of 60 Minutes and later represented 100 West Point cadets accused of cheating...
Seeking to clear his name after Burger's blast, Rose enlisted the American Civil Liberties Union and a former Associate Attorney General of the U.S., John Shenefield. But in 1985 the Colorado Supreme Court rejected Rose's petition to reopen his case, and earlier this year the U.S. Supreme Court refused review. Undaunted, Rose flew to Washington and sought the help of former Solicitor General Erwin Griswold. Meanwhile, time was running out: Burger announced in June that he intended to retire from the court...
...other alcoholic beverages. Detroit's Stroh Brewery produces White Mountain, a cooler made from malt and flavorings. Champale makes a similarly derived cooler in pineapple- coconut and three other varieties. The crowding has already produced the beginnings of a shake-out, which prompted Coors brewery to yank its Colorado Chiller off the market last February...
...figures more highly esteemed in America are Ronald Reagan and the Pope. A poll conducted for TIME by Yankelovich, Clancy, Shulman shows Iacocca as the first choice for the Democratic presidential nomination among 18% of Democrats and Independents. The Chrysler chairman's ranking was second only to that of Colorado Senator Gary Hart. There is some doubt, however, whether his standing -- which rests primarily on name recognition -- could be converted into real voter support in an actual campaign...