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Certainly the wording of the Nebraska law, as demonstrated by the convoluted arguments of its attorney general, is too vague to allow the court to make a decision which would impede to such an extent upon its landmark abortion decision, Roe v. Wade...
...have heard in eight years, and will test whether Nebraska and other states have the right to ban what has come to be called as partial-birth abortions. In the 1992 decision known as Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Justices by a single vote reaffirmed Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision establishing a woman's right to choose abortion in the first two trimesters of pregnancy. But they said the states had some leeway to regulate the procedure even before the fetus is viable, at around 24 weeks. In the mid '90s, the National Right to Life Committee...
Back in Holland, the Maharishi has been in a prolonged legal battle with the Dutch government over a plan to tear down the brick-and-stone monastery, a national landmark, and replace it with a building that has an entrance facing east, like his residence. "We think it's better to renovate than tear down," says Gos Saes, a spokesman for Vlodrop's mayor. A court decision is expected in May, and if the Maharishi loses, many followers will decamp to other centers in the U.S. or Switzerland. He says he will stay, however, because, says one disciple, he considers...
DISNEY DOUGH If you and the kids are planning a trip to Disneyland this summer, it will cost more than you may have thought. The Southern California landmark has begun charging children 10 and over the adult ticket price of $41 that previously applied to those 12 and up. Umm, isn't it a kids' theme park? Don't despair: guests 3 to 9 continue to get in for just $31--a real bargain. But will you still want to spring for mouse ears this trip...
...York University's decision this week to appeal a landmark ruling in favor of graduate student unionization means the National Labor Relations Board will soon set a country-wide standard for whether graduate students at private universities can collectively bargain...