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...child-custody case can be jailed for civil contempt in the District of Columbia without facing trial for criminal contempt. Morgan could be freed once the Senate bill is reconciled with somewhat broader legislation previously passed by the House. Meanwhile, on Sept. 20, the full District of Columbia Appeals Court is set to hear oral arguments on a ruling last month by a three-member panel of the bench. The panel decided that Dixon's civil- contempt charge had lost its power to coerce because of the length of time Morgan had spent in jail...
Morgan was granted custody of Hilary, and Foretich obtained liberal visitation rights, but squabbling over the child continued after their divorce. The case was transferred to Dixon's jurisdiction in November 1985; subsequently, Morgan three times charged Foretich with sexually abusing their daughter and demanded that the court curtail his visits. Each time, Dixon ruled that Morgan's proofs were "inconclusive." She and her attorneys complain that he refused to allow testimony that corroborated the charges...
...those questioned said they would be willing to give up "a few of the freedoms we have in this country" to reduce illegal drug use significantly. Majorities said they favored mandatory drug tests for all citizens, police searches of the homes of suspected drug dealers without a court order, and random police checks of cars on the highway...
During its most recent term, the Supreme Court for the first time outlined the situations in which workplace drug testing would be permissible. The court approved testing for railway workers involved in major accidents and for customs employees seeking jobs that involve narcotics interdiction or require them to carry a gun. Some civil libertarians were encouraged by the fact that the rulings were narrowly crafted to apply only to well-defined groups of workers, leaving open the possibility that the court would not approve more wide-ranging testing...
...some legal experts have also begun to talk about an emerging "drug exception" to the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches and seizures -- a willingness by courts, where drugs are concerned, to permit searches they might otherwise disallow. In recent years, for example, the Supreme Court has allowed expanded use of so-called drug-courier profiles -- descriptions of a smuggler's characteristic behavior and appearance -- as a basis upon which to stop and question suspects, despite complaints that such profiles give police license to stop blacks and Hispanics. It has also upheld the right of police to inspect a drug...