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...case of compassion versus the law. And so far, in an abortion controversy that has rocked Ireland and outraged much of Europe, the law has the upper hand. The controversy involves a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by her best friend's father. Last week a high-court judge barred the teenager from traveling to Britain to get an abortion, even though the victim, now 12 weeks pregnant, has declared that she would rather kill herself than have the child...
...White House, Brennan's resignation could not have come at a more propitious time. The President has angered the Republican right by backing away from his "no new taxes" pledge and by showing a willingness to compromise on a new civil rights bill aimed at softening recent high-court rulings that make it more difficult for minorities to win discrimination cases against employers. Bush's appointment of a staunchly conservative Justice "could solve a lot of problems for us," said a top presidential political adviser. "This is an issue where he could easily and naturally make a choice that will...
Scholars who have devoted careers to the study of the Second Amendment agree in principle that the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to our concept of democracy. No high-court decision has yet found grounds to challenge this basic freedom. Yet some who oppose this freedom want to waive the constitutionality of the "gun control" question for the sake of their particular -- and sometimes peculiar -- brand of social reform...
...Legal Education Center in Johannesburg; and the Institute for Applied Legal Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand. All participate in a thriving exchange of students and professors between the U.S. and South Africa. Says John Dugard, head of the Institute for Applied Legal Studies: "These days, even high-court judges are making study trips to the U.S. Our legal education system is looking more and more to the U.S. experience...
Private companies have enthusiastically followed the federal lead in testing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 43% of the nation's largest firms, including IBM, AT&T and 3M, have implemented drug-screening programs for job applicants, employees or both. Last week's high-court rulings have no direct legal bearing on most private companies, but the decisions are expected to encourage industry to increase testing...