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...about 17,000 men. With the British and French ships, the armada will grow to 45 combat ships, the largest naval force in the area since World War II. Not everyone applauds that buildup. A bipartisan group of 100 Congressmen filed suit in Washington two weeks ago to compel President Reagan to invoke the 1973 War Powers Act. That measure, designed to give Congress a voice in military crises, would require the Administration to withdraw U.S. forces within 60 days unless Congress approves a longer stay. The case will take months to decide, and months more will be needed...
...Even after the U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1984 that states could force the Jaycees to admit women, three of the biggest clubs -- Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis -- stuck to their bans on female membership. But since the high court ruled on May 4 that states can also compel Rotary clubs to accept women, the walls of discrimination have been crumbling...
...balanced federal budget and a law providing line-item veto power for the President. He would require Congress to muster more than a mere majority to impose tax increases. "Taxation beyond a certain level becomes servitude," Reagan declared. He brandished once again the "truth in spending" scheme that would compel Congress to assign a cost to any new program -- and then pay for it either by cutting other obligations or raising new revenues...
...qualified male employee in California. Two months earlier the court ruled that a state may require employers to guarantee job reinstatement to women returning from maternity leaves. In June 1986 the Justices ruled that sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal. Last May the court held that states may compel some private all-male clubs to admit female members...
Arbitration aside, how can the current law be improved? One common response from media executives is to compel the loser to pay the winner's legal bills, a standard British practice. Because most plaintiffs ultimately lose, that would greatly reduce the media's expenses but could also have the practical effect of cutting off litigation, except to the best-financed plaintiffs...