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...FRIEND OF THE COURT:If we didn?t have Chief Justice William Rehnquist, we wouldn?t have George W. Bush. So do we owe our current president to Watergate counsel John Dean, who championed Rehnquist?s nomination? In October, the Free Press will publish "The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Redefined the Supreme Court" by John Dean. According to his publisher, Dean?s book is "the explosive, never-before-revealed story of how William Rehnquist became a Supreme Court Justice, told by the man responsible for his candidacy." Author tour...
President Lawrence H. Summers is centrally placed to restore, reform and remake Harvard—a responsibility that requires his own best intentions and calls upon the wise counsel of the rest of the University. As my own time as an undergraduate winds down, I’d like to share with him the one fundamental insight that I have distilled from my Harvard experience, a sentiment I happen to share with many others who have passed through here. I feel strongly that if any one truth, one iota of Veritas, should guide Harvard under his administration, it should...
However, other proposals to combat terrorism should not be accepted so quickly. The courts have already eroded the functioning of the justice system in immigration cases by allowing prosecutors to present secret evidence that is not revealed to the defendant or defense counsel. Some supporters of secret evidence say that classified evidence can be so sensitive that no one, not even the judge, should be able to see it in full. By denying the defense any meaningful opportunity to refute the evidence, this practice—even when restricted to immigration decisions—goes against the most basic principles...
According to Scully, “extensive discussions” between Nike and the office of the General Counsel ensued after issues of sweatshops and labor conditions arose during the license application process. He said the University was ultimately satisfied with the corporation’s labor policies...
Then while he was at law school at the University of Wisconsin, he attended an Allstate presentation and decided to become a summer intern. On graduating in 1994, he joined the company, where he is now, at 37, associate counsel in the law and regulation department...