Word: legalism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Milken is indicted on the racketeering charges, his workdays may become devoted to legal defense. Drexel could ask him to resign or take a leave of absence, while the investment firm would pay a fine to settle its own charges. The company has set aside more than $500 million for legal costs, and could spare $1 billion without dipping into its bare minimum of capital. Under racketeering charges, the Government could freeze so much of Drexel's assets that the company would be paralyzed, but prosecutors may want to avoid a punishment that would cost innocent workers their jobs. Drexel...
...years opponents of abortion have directed their energies toward overturning the hated decision. Now, with George Bush's capture of the presidency, many believe victory is almost at hand. "I think we see the end of the tunnel and the demise of Roe v. Wade," proclaims Clarke Forsythe, legal director of Americans United for Life. With the Republican win, insists John Willke, president of the National Right to Life Committee...
...court, a key consideration will be the legal principle of stare decisis, the policy of standing by settled points of law. According to this doctrine, even if Roe v. Wade were seen by the Justices as a bad decision, revoking it after 15 years might be considered too politically and socially disruptive. However, a majority of the court, including Justice Kennedy, has already shown a willingness to re-examine well-established law. Last term the five conservative Justices stunned the legal community by voting to reconsider Runyon v. McCrary, an important 1976 civil rights decision. "This suggests a court where...
...amendments to the Soviet constitution will once again concentrate power in Moscow, legislators in Estonia, one of the three Baltic republics, rejected the proposals two weeks ago and called for parity in the relationship between Estonia and the central government. Though stopping short of Estonia's provocative claim to legal sovereignty, Lithuania, Latvia and Georgia announced that they too would fight some of the proposed constitutional amendments...
...official-English movement consider it to be no more than a socially acceptable way of tapping into xenophobic fears: fear of being outnumbered by immigrants, fear that jobs are in jeopardy from cheap labor, just plain fear of anyone different. Stewart Kwoh, executive director of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California, charges the initiatives are partly responsible for unleashing a backlash against foreign- language minorities. Colleen O'Connor, spokeswoman of the American Civil Liberties Union, says the initiatives shout, "You're here but we would like to make it difficult for you." Even conservatives like Arizona Senator...