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...year the Madrid conference held no sessions between February and November because of Western concern over the imposition of martial law in Poland. As a senior U.S. diplomat put it, "It's the only kind of international court we have in which to drag the Soviets into the docket on human rights...
...window of his log cabin, saw a pack of wolves." The pioneer, said Burger, could cry "Wolf!" without apology, and so too, argued the Chief, can the overburdened U.S. Supreme Court. During the past 30 years, the number of cases on the high court's annual docket has nearly quadrupled, from 1,463 to 5,311, by Burger's count, and the total of signed court opinions has jumped from 65 to 141. Warned Burger: "It is perhaps the most important single, immediate problem facing the Judicial Branch." Only fundamental changes will "avoid a breakdown of the system...
...Verba withdraws his proposal, the counterproposal will drop from the Faculty's docket as well, since it was put forth as an amendment to Verba's legislation...
...drafted, there are deans in University Hall who support such an action. Last term, the Committee on Houses and Undergraduate Life recommended that the Faculty "recognize the problem of sexual harassment" and "review and publicize the procedures for dealing with it." The issue is now on the Faculty Council docket and will be discussed this fall...
...docket now facing the Justices is not only the heaviest ever but one of the hottest in recent years. Among the more emotional issues is abortion and whether states or localities may restrict it by requiring, for example, parental consent for minors. The Justices will also rule on the constitutionality of a Minnesota statute that allows parents a tax deduction for their children's private-school tuition. Then there is the so-called Betamax case: Are U.S. copyright laws violated when video-tape-machine owners record TV shows at home? A critical case tests the legality of the legislative...