Word: equalling
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Cited by John Rawls as one of the worst examples of constitutional jurisprudence in the 20th century, Buckley overturned federal limitations on campaign finance reform and permanently impaired poorer individuals' right to equal access in the political arena. As Phil Gramm and his best friend in politics, `easy money,' start gearing up for the New Hampshire primary, it's not hard to see the direction Buckley set for American politics in the late 20th century...
...Suffolk University Law School Professor Marc Perlin notes, the "right to equal access and the right to free speech have been clashing for many years." Although this formulation is slanted, the meaning is rather clear. Courts can either endorse a laissez-faire, hands-off conception of the "right to free speech," or they can try to actively ensure that this right is meaningful and accessible to all individuals in society...
Still, advocates of youth wilderness camps caution that not all programs are created equal. At their best, the camps combine the physical challenges of an Outward Bound-style experience with counseling to help troubled teens who have not benefited by more traditional intervention. At Camp E-Hun-Tee in Exeter, Rhode Island, which is run by Eckerd Family Youth Alternatives, Inc.-whose 14 camps nationwide are a model for other wilderness programs-at-risk youths spend as long as a year in the woods. "I'd rather be at home," says a 14-year-old E-Hun-Tee camper, whose...
...Constitution. "There are two criminal justice systems in this country," says Paul Petterson, indigent defense coordinator for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "There is a whole different system for poor people. It's in the same courthouse -- it's not separate -- but it's not equal...
...state of Missouri wants to stop paying for the costly court-ordered magnet school program. Proponents sayracial discrimination still exists in the districtand the plan should continue until minority students' test scores approach the national average. But Missouri officials argued that their lavishly funded program has provided an equal opportunity for minority students to learn and the state should not be held responsible for what is simply poor academic performance. The decision reverses an earlier appeals court ruling that said desegregation programs must be judged "by their effect on the students...