Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spin. What did a policeman see through the keyhole? To find out, Wapner goes and takes a peek. This volume hardly qualifies as a scholarly treatise (Chapter 10 is titled "Under ( the Robes"). But readers seeking Wapner's piquant observations and offbeat tales of life in the legal lane won't sue for failure to deliver...
...home, expectations are rising. Some small-scale private enterprise is now legal, and state industries will soon have wide new freedoms. Even Gorbachev concedes that his regime's true test will be whether it can produce better food, clothing and shelter for its citizens. No leader has said that with such vigor and conviction since Nikita Khrushchev a quarter-century...
...Wedtech director who handled investments profitably for Meese in a "blind partnership" trust; and Rusty Kent London, a professional gambler and past financial consultant to Wedtech. The indictments contend that Wallach received a check for $300,000 from Wedtech in 1984, claiming falsely that the payment was for past legal advice to the company. "In fact," contended Giuliani, "the money was for future services, including efforts to influence Edwin Meese and other federal officials." Wallach, according to the indictment, told the company that he - had a job lined up at the Justice Department...
...articles approving of Nazi policies, including the 1943 execution of Pianist Karlrobert Kreiten. Hofer had twice before publicly and successfully defended himself against similar accusations. But this time the network that produced his show asked him to leave. Hofer described the charges as "grotesque" and said he would take legal action against Der Spiegel...
...puzzled by this unprecedented legal concept," said Robert Berzok, a spokesman for Union Carbide, based in Danbury, Conn. "It amounts to awarding damages without a trial or evidence." Berzok said Union Carbide might contest the ruling in a U.S. court...