Word: federales
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The court's attitude, however, was strikingly different in last week's criminal-law rulings. In two cases decided by 5-to-4 votes, the court handed a major defeat to defendants charged under federal drug and racketeering laws -- and to their attorneys. The high bench ruled that prosecutors may...
The decisions were hailed by prosecutors, who have already relied on the federal forfeiture provisions to grab more than $600 million in property from drug traffickers. Said Attorney General Dick Thornburgh: "This is a notable victory in the war on drugs." The rulings were denounced, however, by defense attorneys who...
What set the stage for a backlash was the deregulation of such industries as airlines and broadcasting. While the loosening of rules typically brought consumers lower prices and wider choices, the process reduced governmental monitoring of business. In its free-market zeal, the Reagan Administration cut the budgets and staffs...
As a result, child care has become a hot-button political issue, and both Democrats and Republicans are scrambling to cater to the concerns of working parents. Last week the Senate approved an ambitious Democratic plan, dubbed the Act for Better Child Care, or ABC, that would vastly expand the...
In a provision sure to draw a legal test on separation of church and state, the bill would issue vouchers to parents for use in day-care centers that offer religious instruction. To win the support of Republican Senators, ABC would create a tax credit for the costs of care...