Word: extended
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...word "activist," applied to a judge, usually refers to his judicial philosophy. It suggests a man who is always ready to extend the reach of the judiciary. In the case of Elbert Parr Tuttle, the description applies dramatically. For six years, Tuttle was chief judge of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which deals with such "Heart of Dixie" states as Mississippi and Alabama; under him that court has been a vital prod to civil rights...
...liable for any accident that happens in his swimming pool? In some jurisdictions, the owner must pay damages if his pool is unfenced and a passing child is injured while swimming. But in Baltimore, a recent Court of Appeals decision suggests that an owner's liability does not extend to every circumstance. While visiting a friend, Eugene Telak, 35, decided to take a dip. Though an accomplished swimmer, he smashed his head on the bottom after diving from the board, and floated to the surface paralyzed-a quadriplegic for life. He sued, arguing that his host should have warned...
...appeal to the Supreme Court, Duncan's lawyers argued that a jury trial is an integral part of "due process of law," which is guaranteed in the states by the 14th Amendment. The due-process clause has been frequently used to extend other parts of the federal Bill of Rights to the states, and a 7-to-2 majority of the court agreed that it also covers jury trials...
This week El Al President Mordechai Ben-Ari is expected in Seattle to sign up for a second Boeing 747 jumbo jet. He already has options for two of their earliest SST's to be built, and hopes for permission to extend El Al's service to Miami, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles, in addition to New York...
...believe we should extend the range of young peoples' participation in public life," he said. "I believe we should move forward--now--to grant the vote to 18-year olds...