Word: legalize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Councillor William H. Walsh argued that the rates were not scaled steeply enough and institutions such as universities would still come out ahead. At his suggestion, the council agreed to discuss the issue again in two weeks, requesting the City Manager to get a legal opinion of the plan by that time...
Walsh said after the meeting that the plan's treatment of institutions reflects the hold institutions have on the city. "Again, it's fear of the power of the universities," said Walsh, adding that they could threaten the city with lawsuits. "That's why I asked for a legal opinion...
...legal intern for the Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (CLUM) said "there are not a whole lot of laws" regulating religious scenes placed on city property. But she added that it is "best" if such a scene is built with private rather than public money, and if it does not interfere with public access...
...chief legal precedent governing religious displays on public property comes from a 1984 Supreme Court case, Lynch v. Donnelly, which ruled that the city of Pawtucket, R.I. could retain a holiday display containing Christmas symbols because it included sufficient room for secular expression...
...Legal scholars say the Supreme Court will clear up many vague aspects of the law on this subject when it decides the case. But Posner added that it probably will not do so before Chanukah...