Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Latino vote. The emergent political power of Latinos was evident in the race for California's 46th district, where Loretta Sanchez defeated Rep. Bob Dornan, known for his rhetorical bombast and unreconstructed xenophobia. The Republicans' attempts to restrain immigration and to cut back health and educational benefits for legal immigrants did not win them favor among Latino (or Asian) voters. Unless the Republican Party can purge itself of its recurrent tendencies toward nativism and xenophobia, it will continue to lose the growing Latino vote to the Democrats...
...house to socialize and play golf. He is doing a little of both, but not much. The Riviera Country Club has informally told him he is not welcome there; he is occasionally seen at a public course. But he mostly spends his time brooding about his legal problems. Not only is there the civil trial, but also Nicole's parents are seeking custody of Simpson's children Sydney and Justin, who are living with the Browns. Simpson has often been seen near their home when he is not scheduled for a visit. One family member says they feel "stalked...
...case, Robert Baker, threatened to quit over money. Baker stayed on, which suggests Simpson found a way to pay him. In the meantime, Simpson also has bills from the custody battle. Where is he getting the resources to live day by day and defray at least some of his legal expenses? One knowledgeable source offers an intriguing theory. He says that like many celebrities, Simpson has lawsuit insurance and may have succeeded in making a deal with his insurance company whereby it pays Simpson's legal bills in the civil trial and provides him with spending money; in return Simpson...
Anchored by E! news correspondent Greg Agnew, the show cuts back and forth between generally incisive commentary from a variety of legal analysts, including Charles Rosenberg, to the bizarre dramatizations. Each day E!'s in-court reporters take copious notes on the mannerisms and inflections displayed by the lawyers and witnesses in the trial. Then the reporters brief the actors, who act out the most pertinent snippets of the day with the aid of a TelePrompTer. Harshly lighted, and staged in a fake courtroom modeled to look like Fujisaki's, they seem neither realistic nor dramatic but rather like mini...
Sufian, who learned she had cystic fibrosis at age 9, gives countless hours of free legal advice, even from bed during her periodic hospitalizations. She answers questions from patients, doctors and parents of sick children on issues from insurance coverage to employment rights. She is also helping start a camp for children who have cystic fibrosis. Says she: "I hope my efforts shatter the stereotypes not only about lawyers but also about people with disabilities...