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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...
...minute talk placed the Brazilian judicial system within the context of international law and examined the similarities and differences between Brazil and other countries such as the US and Germany. “Knowing about the specifics of different [judicial] models will encourage the search of dialogue among legal scholars from different systems of adjudication,” Mendes said. After his talk, he answered questions from students and professors about issues of affirmative action, health care, social, gender, and racial inequalities. “We are now celebrating 20 years of the enactment of the 1988 Brazilian constitution. This...
...learn that Fried had chosen to support the Democratic candidate. Both Sunstein and Kennedy noted that Fried was a “thoughtful” member of the right whose views have always been more libertarian than conservative. Fried has, for example, supported keeping abortion services legal. Kennedy pointed not only to the much-debated choice of Palin as the vice-presidential candidate, but also to the “allegations” and “pandering” of the McCain-Palin campaign as a possible reason for conservatives’ disillusionment with the Republican ticket...
...been brokered with City of Boston allows the tailgate to run for only two hours before the Game begins at noon. House Committees will also be able to serve alcohol to students over 21 years of age, as they have in years past. Tradeoffs among fun, safety, and legality are difficult to balance in this circumstance, and this year’s policy seems a good compromise that allows for some fun, protects student health, and abides by the law.Having HoCos serve students alcohol is a major benefit for this year’s game. As the facilitators of house...
...Wasserstein, who donated $30 million and $25 million, respectively—the two largest donations in the school’s history. The Wassersteins’ and Caspersen’s gifts will go toward a facility housing an academic center, a student center, and offices for legal clinics...