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...guarantee the rights of newly emancipated blacks. Though the 19th century statutes make no mention of schools, one of them does guarantee all persons the same right "to make and enforce contracts." In the 1976 case, the Justices concluded 7 to 2 that Congress intended the law to forbid segregation at nonsectarian private schools. A whites-only policy, they reasoned, denied black parents the opportunity to make contracts with the school for admission of their children...
...Runyon decision became a key element in a fabric of court rulings that forbid racial discrimination in all kinds of private transactions. Although the civil rights laws of the 1960s prohibit discrimination involving housing, employment and public accommodations, they leave many areas of life uncovered. Runyon gave plaintiffs the power to sue for discrimination in just such areas -- for example, a refusal by a shopkeeper to sell to blacks -- and, equally important, to collect monetary damages...
...Performance permits for this spot are given out by Harvard Real Estate, Inc. (HRE) and include permission to use amplification. Second, there is the Cambridge city property along Brattle Street. Performance permits for these spots are given out by the Cambridge Director of Traffic and Parking (DTP) and explicitly forbid the use of amplification. ["A performer may not use electric or electronic amplification...
...crusade to protect the unborn, the Reagan Administration planned to forbid federally funded family-planning clinics to even mention abortion to women seeking their services. The restriction, which was to take effect March 3, would have affected 4,000 clinics and 4.3 million patients a year. Last week, however, a federal judge in Boston ruled that the guidelines were unconstitutional and could not be enforced anywhere...
...would think someone were pounding on their door, saying, 'Hey, you sound funny, I can help you.' That's not what's happening." Some of Inman-Ebel's clients are nonetheless uneasy about wanting her help. One man, fretful that people would think he was betraying his heritage, forbid the clinic to leave messages at * his home or office. Others are truculent at first: The boss sent them. Inman- Ebel begins by working on attitude, preparing a personal relaxation tape full of warm thoughts: "I easily keep my pitch down. The tip of my tongue always rests on the spot...