Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Over the last two weeks, serious ethical and legal charges have been leveled at Lt. Col. Oliver North, President Bush and House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Texas). If these allegations prove true, these people will have to be punished...
...Some legal authorities have already called for prosecution according to the letter of the law. If North, Bush and Wright are guilty, these wimps argue they should be sent to jail. Never mind that "jail" would probably be some cushy condominium near a golf course where the "criminals" could write their memoirs and make millions. Never mind that J. Danforth Quayle would wind up president of the United States...
Last week, the City Council voted to take legal action against the state if Dukakis does not agree to discuss the issue...
...tenured professorship, at the University of Michigan. Some feminists advise junior colleagues to nurture a reputation in safer areas of law before turning to their real interest. Increasing numbers of women, though, are ignoring this counsel. Declares Professor Martha Minow of Harvard Law School: "The lively response to feminist legal work confirms its power and its indelible message that those who have been excluded have something important...
...Feminist legal scholars are challenging male bias in everything from textbooks to fundamental doctrine. -- The Supreme Court allows the use of "drug-courier profiles" to spot suspected smugglers...