Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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William J. Brennan was not alone in his surprise at being appointed to the Supreme Court on October first. Throughout the nation, members of the legal profession probed their memories to recall him, and the few who remembered him still asked, "Why Brennan...
...confirmed by the Senate to participate in vital decisions. The difficulty is compounded in an election year, for should Stevenson win, he is immediately subject to the obvious pressure of allowing Brennan to remain on the bench. Although Brennan is a Democrat, he was, according to legal sources, probably not Stevenson's first choice...
...court was three judges, and proceedings were open to three Western legal observers and twelve Western correspondents. Witness after witness described the travail of interrogation by the secret police. The most telling indictment of all came from Janusz Suwart, 22-year-old son of a former Polish Communist. He is a thin, passionate youth with deep-set eyes and pale face. Here is how he answered when the prosecutor asked derisively: Isn't it true that you have already served two years in prison for theft...
...safe as possible: ¶The "pupil placement" bill sets up a special board, appointed by the governor, to classify and assign all public-school pupils. If a parent becomes dissatisfied with the board's decision, he will have to appeal to the governor, and, if still dissatisfied, start legal proceedings that would probably take at least two years to get to the U.S. Supreme Court. But what if the bill were then declared unconstitutional? In that case Virginia would simply go on to the next bill on its list. ¶The "police powers'" bill declares that the state...
Last week some Virginia legislators expressed private doubts as to whether the legal web they have spun will hold up for long. But if these bills fail, Virginia is quite ready to think up others. "Virginians," said U.S. Senator Harry Byrd, "are deliberate, even slow, in coming to drastic measures to protect their rights under the federal constitution. But when they do, they are in for the duration...