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...such figures show, many constitutions have managed to survive only until the next upheaval or military coup. Three-quarters of the world's constitutions have been completely rewritten since they were first adopted, making America's fidelity to a single charter highly unusual. Some experts contend that frequent constitutional changes can be healthy. Says Albert Blaustein, a Rutgers University law professor who has helped draft six foreign charters: "Jefferson concluded that every 20 years the new generation should have its own constitution to meet current needs. That might not be a good idea for the U.S., but it's really...
Critics of the emerging U.S. policy -- which so far requires AIDS tests of military and foreign service personnel, federal prisoners and immigrants seeking residency -- contend that compulsory screening violates good health tactics as well as privacy rights because it leads people to evade help and sends the disease underground. They note that despite assurances of confidentiality, such promises are regularly breached. Says June Osborn, dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan: "Advertent or accidental public disclosure of positive tests has led to loss of insurance, marriage, family ties and even domicile -- in short, everything necessary...
...Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader, as well as most members of Congress. The rule, they argue, is a crucial way of giving ordinary citizens access to the electronic media: broadcast outlets, though more plentiful < today, are still sought-after and expensive properties available to only a few. Nor, they contend has the doctrine had the chilling effect that some claim. Between 1984 and 1986, the FCC received 19,565 fairness complaints. But it pursued only 18 of them with the station involved, and ruled that there was a violation in just one case. Andrew Schwartzman, executive director of the Washington-based...
...jobs," says AFL-CIO Secretary- Treasurer Thomas Donahue. But critics charge that the bills would sharply limit management's flexibility. In an editorial, the Detroit News called the legislation "Metzen-bomb." Executives at Pittsburgh-based USX, which has , been in the throes of restructuring its steelmaking operations, contend that such a law would have forced them to consult with employee groups 28 times in the first half of 1986, leading to divisive confrontations that would have sapped management's time and cost the company millions of dollars...
Last week, 22 professors signed letters requesting that Vorenberg ask Bok to review Dalton's case to resolve questions concerning the fairness of the process. Several professors at the Law School contend that both Dalton and Trubek were denied tenure because of their radical academic views. The two scholars are affiliated with a school of thought known as Critical Legal Studies that challenges traditional thoughts on the nature of justice...