Word: legalism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...began his career as legal counsel to New York governor Nelson Rockefeller, following that up with a position as managing partner of the New York law firm Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler...
...people in this industry that I would just as soon have a shake-hand deal with as a legal contract." -Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation chairman, New York Times...
...legal career, Mortimer was as eloquent defending others' words as he was in choosing his own. He won obscenity cases for the publisher of Last Exit to Brooklyn and for Virgin Records, defending the Sex Pistols' debut album...
...addition, the consequences of such a ruling will be felt disproportionately along the socioeconomic spectrum, as socioeconomically disadvantaged citizens are more likely to be harassed by police officers. Racial minorities will likely suffer from increased mistreatment too. Bearing in mind that these vulnerable groups often lack adequate legal defense and counsel, this ruling will cause many injustices...
...importance of honesty: "The new administration should respect the profound importance of the government's willingness to admit to the public when it has made a mistake, even at the risk of deep embarrassment or legal liability. Such openness is essential to democracy and the American people's ability to check their representatives through elections...