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Some Crimson editors in a not so recent editorial dissent linked the recession to the presence of affirmative action programs. It dawned on no one that no matter how good our economy could ever be, recessions will still happen. They are a fact of life...
...court's majority, joined by Thomas, ruled against Presley on the ground that even though the resolution had undercut Presley's authority as a commissioner, it had no direct impact on voting procedures. The decision drew a stinging dissent from Justice John Paul Stevens, who pointed out that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act had been adopted specifically because "recalcitrant white majorities could be expected to devise new stratagems to maintain their political power if not closely scrutinized." The court's narrow interpretation of the law, says Lani Guinier, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania law school, could...
...council approved a definition of rape as any sexual act that occurs "despite the expressed unwillingness of the victim"--thereby requiring a physical or verbal expression of dissent...
...COUNCIL members who suggested the change recognized that silence does not indicate consent. Separation of these cases opens a door for insensitive judges (in this case, Harvard Ad Board members) to interpret the standard more broadly--perhaps even to excuse the crime due to lack of dissent...
STILL, PROBLEMS remain with judging these cases. The parties involved may have legitimate dispute over whether consent or dissent or neither was expressed...