Word: conducter
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...observing their religious tenets.” Furthermore, in Employment Division v. Smith (1990), no less a conservative than Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the Court that “an individual’s religious beliefs [do not] excuse him from compliance with an otherwise valid law prohibiting conduct that the State is free to regulate”—let alone a law that does not prohibit such conduct, but merely refuses to grant it a special state subsidy. Based on these cases, then, it seems likely that revoking the state tax-exempt status of institutions that...
...private citizens—attempting to enter their residences, says HLS Dane Professor of Law Lloyd L. Weinreb.“If the campus police officer is regarded as a private person, then there’s no fourth amendment violation because it protects you against official government conduct,” he says.Oliver says that this principle is known in legal circles as the doctrine of collusion.“There is a separation of criminal and administrative search,” Oliver says. “There’s this doctrine of collusion—any time...
...face civil or criminal charges, has been "viciously vilified by assertions from the prosecution." What prosecutors have told the judge she did, the statement said, is not "the whole truth." Howard said Martin is preparing her response, which "will show a very different, full picture of her intentions, her conduct and her tireless dedication to a fair trial...
...selection of Risen and Lichtblau’s story. “It refocused the nation’s debate onto the war on terror when it was so focused on other issues,” he said. The Goldsmith awards honor journalism that promotes more ethical conduct of government...
...left to die, including, obviously, the passage that allows the government to obtain these “tangible items” (such as business, medical, and library records) in the first place. This provision—arguably the centerpiece of the Patriot Act—allows the government to conduct searches upon the basis of “reasonable necessity” without the knowledge of those being searched. Though defenders of the provision call it an “expansion” of the Fourth Amendment, in reality it is a clear violation of that constitutional right. The Act?...