Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Ryan said a conviction would alert people thatcopyrights do not lose their legal force justbecause software is accessible over the network...
...that the court would absolve the photogs. And then there are the lawsuits. The only survivor of the crash, Diana bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, may sue the Ritz and the limousine company that leased the crashed Mercedes; meanwhile, Diana's family and the English royal family are reportedly considering legal action. But the biggest drama still to come will be from the official British inquest, which could not start until the French criminal investigation was concluded. "It is still unclear whether there will be two separate inquests for Diana and Dodi or a joint inquest," notes TIME Paris bureau chief...
NAME: Tina ("Don't Call Me Nancy") Sinatra OCCUPATION: Onetime pop idol's daughter BEST PUNCH: Angered by the unauthorized use of her father's image, she has threatened legal action to stop the production, alleging it potentially violates several of the original Pack's rights...
...murder. The case is now on appeal ? and Schmitz? day in court may help that $25 million judgment disappear. "It?s likely that the verdict won?t hold up before an appellate court of judges anyway ? they tend to be less emotional than some juries can be," says TIME legal corespondent Adam Cohen. "This conviction only adds to that likelihood...
...system that teaches one faith in one school and a competing faith in another. That's because the hard truth of the city's voucher program, which is capped at $2,250 per child, is that the choice it offers parents is mainly a choice of religious schools." The legal battle may drag on for years, all the way up to the Supreme Court. But with education shaping up as a key domestic policy issue in an election year, expect the battle to be joined a lot sooner by Republican presidential hopefuls...