Word: lawness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Even when proctors do know the system, theysometimes are not around to help, some studentssay, noting that proctors who are medical studentsor law students or admissions officers have othercommitments that keep them from being around...
...indictments accusing them of racketeering, mail fraud and other crimes. The charges would stem from two years of federal investigations that prompted the Securities and Exchange Commission to file a civil suit against Milken and Drexel in September, accusing them of 18 transactions including stock manipulation and other securities-law violations. Says a close associate of the embattled dealmaker: "Two years ago, Milken was on top of the world. Now it has crashed down upon...
...presumably, in the pursuit of greater profits and power. Milken's lawyers, for their part, accuse the Government of a vindictive campaign based solely on self-serving testimony by Boesky. The potential racketeering charges against Drexel could hit the firm even harder than the civil suit, because federal law -- the Racketeering-Influe nced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO -- would enable prosecutors to freeze a major portion of Drexel's assets...
...lack of regard for convention, which served him so well in staking out his new financial realm, may have been what led him to allegedly illegal tactics. Says journalist Connie Bruck, author of the 1988 book on Drexel titled The Predator's Ball: "For years he's been a law unto himself. He has disdain for the way the world works. He figures he's waging a holy...
...Missouri statute that states that life begins at conception and that no public funds can be used to perform an abortion or to counsel women about this option. The statute was originally drafted in 1985 with an eye toward reversing Roe v. Wade. "We hoped all along this law would get up before the U.S. Supreme Court," says Samuel Lee of Missouri Citizens for Life. "We think this is the right time...