Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...inexperience and an incomplete legal system, an already complicated situation was further confused by the avarice and corruption rampant from the highest levels of government down. People were angered by an indifferent bureaucracy, one that was self-selected and self-supervised...
Though it has no immediate benefits, supporters see the law as a possible first step toward fuller legal recognition of such relationships. The supervisors also urged the city to consider extending health benefits to the live-in lovers of its employees...
...week's end the Capitol was in a hushed frenzy. Wright's legal team was desperately organizing his case. Democrats were gathering in clots to probe one another's views, phoning for news, sometimes arguing angrily over how much loyalty they owed the Speaker. The general feeling was that the disenchantment with Wright may have reached critical mass midweek, and it would take a miracle to cool it down. Miracles have been in short supply lately, particularly for Democrats...
...faze Hurlbut, who has lost his share of go-rounds with crafty defense lawyers. He'll simply try again. "Sex shops are like fungus," he says. "If we don't apply the antibiotic, they'll sprout again anywhere." For Hurlbut, the medicine involves marshaling public awareness and applying legal pressure. "We're not on a moral crusade," he insists. "The porn people are folks like you and me, trying to make a living. We just want them to obey...
...nearly four decades the Roman Catholic Church had no legal status in a country that is more than 90% Catholic. Last week, however, Poland became the first East bloc nation to recognize the church. The parliament approved a law that permits the church to operate businesses, schools and hospitals, and to run radio and television stations. The action came in the wake of a power- sharing agreement reached between the government of General Wojciech Jaruzelski and the Solidarity labor movement, which has strong ties to the church. Catholic leaders have played a key role in negotiating the agreement with Solidarity...