Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Before this pool of money gets too far from its source, it might be wise to consider the legal thicket which surrounds it. The original 1882 charter of Radcliffe (then known as the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women) authorized two specific purposes: (1) "promoting the education of women with the assistance of the instructors in Harvard University," and (2) "the further purpose of transferring the whole or any part of its money or property" to Harvard "whenever the same can be so done" as to advance the first purpose in a "satisfactory" manner...
...that their speech encourages, incites and facilitates violence," says Cohen. "So the more Planned Parenthood can show the site is designed to encourage acts of violence against doctors, the more likely it is the group can prevail." But that is a high evidentiary burden to meet, particularly in a legal system that gives strong preference to the free dissemination of information. Whichever way this case goes, it is likely to become a landmark, and may ultimately have to be resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court...
...overwhelming majority of American citizens did not believe the president should be impeached; legal scholars and historians pleaded with the House not to lower the standards of impeachment to satiate their hatred for the president and his actions. But the Republican vendetta could not be derailed...
...Legal guidelines for what must be in a prospectus are vague in these areas. That said, most are still jammed with pertinent information. And where disclosure is lacking, there's typically a tipoff that you should check further--on the Internet, in the annual report or with a broker or analyst. In Infinity's case, the prospectus briefly alludes to the risk of losing "on-air personalities" with "significant loyal audiences...
...intelligence, Parade is a somber show that falls uncomfortably between the stools of history and art. The facts are treated respectfully enough to make the digressions into cliche annoying. To bolster Frank's status as a victim, for example, his lawyer is portrayed as a clueless Southern blowhard whose legal strategy consists mainly of keeping Frank from testifying and having him make an impromptu statement to the jury instead. In reality, according to Steve Oney, author of a history of the case to be published next year, Frank was represented by two of the most respected members of Atlanta...