Word: judgments
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...court in 1977 forbade East Cleveland to use a housing ordinance to force a grandmother to expel her grandson from her home. Powell delivered the judgment...
...protection of a free press. "The Constitution," he said, "is not a self-executing document . . . If you went back to the original understanding of our ancestors, back in the early years of the 19th century, you would find that their understanding of this clause and the Constitution in their judgment allowed them to enact the Alien and Sedition laws. And if those laws were still on the books, Richard Nixon would still be President of the U.S. and Spiro Agnew would still be Vice President, and all of you people would probably be in prison...
...introducing Goetz's distorted perception of New York City into the courthouse they accepted the racially-clouded judgment of a terrified New Yorker, and dignified it as if it were law. Is riding the subway really a psychological drama, where a person when threatened is able to act on his fears with a gun, and be absolved...
There is speculation in many quarters that Ms. Fingerman was chosen out of concern that women were under-represented among the speeches. Of this is true, I can only protest more vehemently at the judgment of the judges...
...curious habit. Because of a sometimes bad back, he was occasionally prompted to stand while addressing fellow members, then to stretch out flat on his back on the meeting-room floor while others spoke. Most important, of course, Greenspan was esteemed for his sound economic judgment. "The views he shared with us were reflected in the stories we wrote about the board meetings," says Executive Editor Edward L. Jamieson. "But we also shared in many behind-the- scenes exchanges that revealed his shrewdness and energy. We'll be watching carefully for signs of both...