Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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HARVARD may end up, for the moment, with nine more Hasty Puddings where only people with money and connections can belong. Unfortunately, this type of elitism is not illegal. It's impossible to attack the final clubs on strictly legal grounds for charging money and choosing who they want--thousands of golf clubs, country clubs, and social clubs legally do the same thing. Financial elitism is protected by our laws, gender elitism...
...arcane bit of copyright law. But by last week it was clear to the computer industry that the federal lawsuit filed by Apple Computer against Microsoft, a leading U.S. software firm, and Hewlett-Packard, a major electronics company, could be just the opening salvo in a monumental legal battle. The dispute pits two of the best-known figures in the industry against each other: John Sculley, 49, president of Apple; and Bill Gates, 32, chairman of Microsoft. It also seems calculated to derail the plans of IBM to endow its computer line with the "user friendly" features pioneered by Apple...
...legal challenge on immunity could also lead to a protracted court battle. Poindexter, North and Hakim testified before Congress under grants of limited immunity, preventing Walsh from using any of their testimony against them. All but one of the 29 attorneys on Walsh's team avoided TV, the radio, newspapers and magazines when immunized testimony was being aired or discussed; the exception, designated as the "tainted" prosecutor, was assigned to steer the others away from trouble. Nevertheless, the defense will argue that the indictment was affected by the forbidden testimony. The burden of proof is on Walsh...
...publicly shrugged off the coup attempt, Noriega was negotiating with the U.S. State Department and domestic opposition leaders for a deal that would allow him to step down with some assurances of safety. William Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central America, flew to Panama City with Deputy Legal Adviser Michael Kozak. After a promising start, the talks stalled when the emissaries refused to guarantee that President Reagan would sign an Executive Order quashing drug-trafficking indictments that two grand juries brought against Noriega last month. In Washington officials denied reports that White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker...
Never underestimate a mother's devotion. Last October, when Cathy Phelps Mahone, 32, of Dallas learned that her Jordanian ex-husband had violated a court order and taken their daughter Lauren, 7, to the Middle East, she tried every possible step to get the child back. When legal channels failed, Mahone turned for help to several retired U.S. Army antiterrorist specialists and joined them in a bold "rescue mission...