Word: court
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Larry's application for parole implies no abdication of his principles, but simply his desire to get back to his studies, his work, and his family. Whether or not he is in jail makes no difference to the case itself, which . . . will be fought through to the Supreme Court if necessary...
...party politicking. It was a week when he could watch three political plums safely deposited in the hands of three good friends. At a swearing-in ceremony, a function which he always hugely enjoys, he handed ex-Attorney General Tom Clark his commission as a Justice of the Supreme Court. Ex-Democratic National Party Chairman Howard McGrath got his commission as Attorney General, and Bill Boyle Jr. got a gavel and the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee...
...ringing announcement: "No changes will be made in ABC programs as a result of the FCC regulations. We feel certain that...injunctive relief will be granted to the radio industry...as a result of litigation which ABC will begin immediately." CBS announced it would join in seeking court review of the ruling...
...Cheyenne, Wyo., the "Ghost Patrol," which in bedraggled skull & crossbones regalia had been terrorizing the community, was unmasked as nine pint-sized hoodlums (aged nine to 14). In court they told Judge Walter Phelan that their juvenile reign of terror had been inspired by ABC's radio program the Green Hornet. The judge recommended spankings for each culprit and ordered a 5:30 curfew, with radios off while the Green Hornet...
When Labor Secretary Maurice J. Tobin asked that the Labor Department be given power to sue employers for wages, Congress turned him down. In Manhattan last week, the circuit court of appeals ruled that the Wage & Hour Division of the Labor Department could sue to collect overtime even though the workers involved had not filed suits. Ruled Judge Learned Hand: "The [Labor Department] ought to have the power...Many deserving claims might otherwise be lost...