Word: courtly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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WASHINGTON--The Supreme Court yesterday prolonged the drama surrounding the fate of legal abortions, postponing until Monday any word in the most closely-watched high court case of the decade...
...view of their cold reception by the Supreme Court, civil rights advocates are increasingly looking to the Democratic-controlled Congress for legislative remedies. Indeed, many of the Justices' rulings involve interpretations of federal statutes that could be easily overturned by passing new laws. "Hopefully, Congress will have the political will to do exactly that," says Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe. "The ball is back in Congress's court...
...million Warner shares, or about 10% in each company. The exchange could have the effect of frustrating Paramount by placing a large block of Time stock in friendly hands, and it gives Time a head start in its acquisition of Warner shares. Time also asked a federal court in New York City to halt the Paramount bid on the grounds that it reflected a "campaign of deception and manipulation" to derail the Time-Warner merger. The suit alleged that Paramount feared the competitive impact of a Time-Warner combination and was intent on keeping such a merger from taking place...
...Reagan appointees, the court hands down two decisions that confirm its rightward shift. In his first full term, Justice Anthony Kennedy is tipping the scales...
...supervised on tour (17 months, $533,000) by his mother Betty, who, like her husband Joe, is a chemist. She prefers the chemists' word stabilized, saying, "I think that I stabilize him. I hope my presence makes him comfortable." Chang describes his calm manner on and off the court as a residue of his Christian faith, though he does not dispute those who detect some Oriental mystery. "I guess that could be appropriate. I am a quiet person and do not show much emotion. My hobby is fishing, and fishing is very tranquil...