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Jarvis' foes also maintain that cutting income taxes in half would benefit the rich far more than middle-and lowin come people. Says Roland Vincent, a Los Angeles investment counselor and a leading opponent of Proposition 9: "About $3 billion in tax relief would go to about 10% of the wealthiest taxpayers in the state." His opinion seems widespread: a Los Angeles Times poll indicates that 37% of the voters who approved Proposition 13 will vote against Proposition...
Thompson's memories of his radical lawyer, Karl Laszlo, provides the film with what little plot it has. Thompson traces Laszlo's progress from crusading counselor to wild-eyed revolutionary. Through Laszlo, Linson and Kaye make their feeble attempt at social commentary. He rages and sputters at the judge who sentences his teenage defendant Billy (Jon Matthews '83) to five years in prison for possession of a pound of marijuana. This first courtroom scene sets the tone of Laszlo's character for the rest of the film. He's passionate and irrational, but that...
...enemy," he said, "today you have become a friend and ally with the same national interest." Mugabe graciously praised Lord Soames, the British governor who had ruled the country from the cease-fire through the elections and until independence, as "a great man, good friend and counselor...
Some states are experimenting with a more formal kind of out-of-court settlement procedure called arbitration, in which the counselor, rather than the parties themselves, crafts the solution. California, for example, uses this system to handle certain medical malpractice claims. Both arbitration and mediation help clear court dockets of many minor cases. They also often save money: in the Columbus program, the cost of the average agreement, including the mediators' pay, is $20, vs. $250 for the typical court case. But mediation does not promise to break the nation's litigation logjam. Says William Yeomans, a Justice...
Saying that registration would lead to a draft like "night following day," anti-draft counselor John Judge last night urged students to decide on "covert or overt non-registration" should Congress adopt President Carter's registration proposal...