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...states. In a 7-to-2 vote, the three were joined by Justices William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Byron White (all of whom had scathingly dissented from the affirmation of Roe) in upholding provisions of Pennsylvania's law. Among them: a requirement that teenagers show the consent of one parent or a judge, and another that stipulates a 24-hour waiting period for a woman after hearing a presentation from her doctor of alternatives to abortion. The court found that these restrictions did not impose an "undue burden" on abortion. The court, however, struck down a provision that...
...need of repair and for "unregistered guests." If "by chance we uncover weapons or drugs," Lane says with a smile, "we complain" to the trailing cops, and arrests are made on the spot. The American Civil Liberties Union sued the CHA for its warrantless searches, but Lane negotiated a consent decree that has allowed his program to proceed unimpeded. The key is resident support, a result of the operation's startling success. Crime has fallen substantially, down about 30% in the 100 buildings swept...
Last year, the Date Rape Task Force, anadvisory body consisting of students and facultyreleased a report that defined rape as sex "whichoccurs without the expressed consent of theperson". The task force further recommended thatundergraduates participated in disciplinaryproceeding for date rape cases...
...Task Force's definition] places all the burden on the man [to ask for consent]," Heinicke says. "It's not good to try to change people's moral and behavioral problems with an overly inclusive...
...amendment introduced by Effie K. Anagnostopoulos '92 and Maya G. Prabhu '94 created a category for a less serious offense than rape called "sexual negligence," which occurs when the initiator of the sex act "fails to elicit consent resulting in the physical or psychological harm of the victim...