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Everything works out too nicely. Ata just decides, in a fit of neurotic passion, that she wants to defy her husband in some way (i.e., by becoming a criminal), then regains her self-confidence by going off with a woman she barely knows. In a bizarre Flannery O'Connor reference, Bo attempts to convince Ata by telling her, "A good shimmy is hard to find." Ata thinks she's found a life that will finally make her happy...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Supreme Court Justices seemed deeply doubtful about a proposal allowing assisted suicide as the first day of arguments began. "You're asking us in effect to declare unconstitutional the laws (banning assisted suicide) in 50 states," Justice Anthony Kennedy told one lawyer. And Justice Sandra Day O'Connor noted that if they declare it a right and allow states to set regulations, "It would result in a flow of cases through the court system for Heaven knows how long." Opponents of assisted suicide paint a scenario in which terminally-ill people are pressured to end their lives, even...
...review states' capital convictions--and practically eliminated it for appeals based on evidence uncovered after the original conviction. In 1993's Herrera v. Collins, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist argued that such cases have never merited federal relief unless "an independent constitutional violation" has occurred. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor added that the innocence standard must be "extraordinarily high" so federal courts won't be "deluged with frivolous claims." As early as 1986, the late Justice Thurgood Marshall complained that this trend left death-row petitioners in "an increasingly pernicious vise grip...
...Quaker's goalie, freshman Michael O'Connor was honored for the second straight week and was named the Rookie of the Week...
...Ancient Eight, Penn (5-5-1, 3-2-0) beat Lafayette 3-2 and shut out Brown 3-0, making a late push for the top of the standings. For the second consecutive week, a Quaker freshman secured Ivy League Rookie of the Week distinction--goalie Michael O'Connor made seven saves against the Bears (6-3-3, 0-2-2), en route to his third shutout of the year...