Word: licensee
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Congressman Mickey Leland's charge that the show was a reversion to the "Stepin Fetchit syndrome" is a total injustice to Cleavon Little, a talented, intelligent and sensitive black actor. What actually was shown was a new Congressman in Washington weighing the advice of his more experienced staff, one...
A patrol car appears in the driver's rearview mirror, and the flashing light goes on. The driver anxiously pulls over, and the policeman asks to see his license and registration. It is just a routine check; the driver has not been speeding or doing anything noticeably wrong. Then...
Such spot checks by police are common practice. Last week, by a vote of 8 to 1. the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that they are unconstitutional. No longer will police be able to stop a car at random to look at a driver's credentials unless the officer has...
The decision still allows police to set up roadblocks for license and registration checks, which prompted a humorous dissent from Justice William Rehnquist. He said that, in his colleagues' eyes, motorists, "like sheep, are much less likely to be 'frightened' or 'annoyed' when stopped en...
The pervasiveness of graymail is shown by a secrecy and disclosure subcommittee report last year that pointed out at least 30 cases that were never prosecuted to avoid further disclosure at a public trial. "People who are somehow connected with intelligence information have something like a license not only to...