Word: legalism
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...case of Westminster council versus Banksy (The Times, October 24th) raises an interesting legal precedent. Normally permission to paint a wall is only required from a local authority if the building is of listed historic value or the painting is commercial in nature, but now artistic judgement appears to come into...
Second, your editorial fundamentally misunderstands the Ad Board’s setup and purpose. You complain that students cannot hire an attorney for an Ad Board hearing. That is because the Ad Board is not a legal institution, like a court or the police, but an academic institution, to administrate the rules of the college. The Ad Board’s purpose is fundamentally education, not punishment. As you quote, the Ad Board is “primarily concerned for the educational and personal growth of undergraduates, both as individuals and as members of the Harvard community...
...time between the Docket Committee and the faculty meeting is likely to exceed three months, if it is not tabled altogether. This process is often stalled due to uncertainty about whether the faculty should vote on the issue or simply be made aware of it. An investigation of the legal precedents and relevant rules can take several months due to the high level of turnover in FAS positions over the past three years. If the measure does pass, implementation is generally delegated to an implementation committee or a newly created office. With proper leadership, this Kafkaesque (think multiple castle-walls...
During the nearly 18 years that Nadine Strossen served as president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the organization has been a staunch advocate in some of America's most polarizing legal battles, including fights over Internet free speech, abortion and the separation between church and state. The ACLU's membership nearly doubled during her tenure, which ended when she stepped down earlier this year. Strossen spoke to TIME about her toughest sparring partners, the tension between national security and civil liberties and why the upcoming election is even more important than people may realize. Your father...
Absolutely. For all of our differences on how particular issues should be resolved, activists across the spectrum have more in common with each other than we do with members of the public who don't care about these issues. Take the head of the Christian Coalition's legal arm, Jay Sekulow. He cares passionately about exactly the same issues I care passionately about. Obviously we deeply disagree on abortion and gay rights. But we have strong agreement on freedom of speech and free exercise of religion. The ACLU absolutely defends the free speech rights of anti-abortion protestors...