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...Senior Associate Justice John Paul Stevens: Stevens took to the bench in 1975 after being nominated by Gerald Ford to replace William Douglas. A true independent, Stevens can be unpredictable in his opinions, but he always considers the effects of a ruling on society. Tends to defer to Congress as a decision-making body, and downplays the authority of the courts. Often sides with Justices Breyer, Ginsburg and Souter, but also writes more lone dissents than any other Justice...
...second year of the reform program, probably 1987 or later. Because the proposals have shifted during the past year, tax advisers have little specific advice to offer their clients at this point. But they generally tell taxpayers to make expenditures now, while some loopholes are still open, and defer income until late 1986 or 1987, when rates may decrease...
...taken his involvement in ad hocs as an opportunity to shape departments as disparate as microbiology and theology, electrical engineering and constitutional law, but professors say that some of Summers’ vetoes have been made without adequate understanding of the field under review and that the president should defer more to departments...
Although Corker originally planned to join the Peace Corps after this academic term, he said he was drawn in by the opportunity to make a lasting mark on Harvard and decided to defer his enlistment for another year...
Although Corker originally planned to join the Peace Corps after this academic term, he said he was drawn in by the opportunity to make a lasting mark on Harvard and decided to defer his enlistment for another year...