Word: meaningfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The A.C.L.U. has lost its meaning and usefulness. It's a tool of the demented lunatic fringe. Freedom of speech is not absolute when it advocates violence, destruction and genocide.
As the nine Justices began their summer recess, lawyers and officials were left to ponder the meaning of the delicately balanced Bakke decision, which decreed that race may be an element in university admissions but not on a basis of numerical quotas-unless a previous history of discrimination is involved...
A different, broader meaning was given to affirmative action by the historic 1964 Civil Rights Act, the first significant federal effort to outlaw employment discrimination in private industry. Title VI of this law barred discrimination in federally funded universities and other programs, and Title VII barred it in jobs. Using...
This documentary on teen-age crime, a segment in the "ABC News Closeup" series, may be the most disturbing and dramatic news program ever seen on American commercial television. It is certainly the most explicit. The network recommends "parental discretion" in the opening credits, and as the show unfolds, that...
"The 'homemade' definition is a fine point," McCallum said. "I'm not sure about the meaning of 'on the premises.' The Attorney General's thought doesn't mean that much; "homemade" is how much you make. It means not being a commercial operator throwing out 500 gallon vats," he said...