Word: naderized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...recent study by Ralph Nader's Public Citizen Litigation Group claims that in most split decisions on the appeals bench, Bork favored businesses when they brought suit against the government but favored government when the plaintiff was an individual or public interest group. That raises the question of whether the principles he invokes are always "neutral." It takes a strong man never to put his intellect at the disposal of his convictions...
...conservative groups will have spent more than $20 million to promote their sharply different pictures of Bork. Since the President announced Bork's nomination six weeks ago, the pro- and anti-Bork juggernauts have accelerated. "It's like a toboggan going downhill," says Consumer Advocate and Bork Opponent Ralph Nader. "It's shaping up as the biggest battle in a long time." For liberals, the stakes were emphasized by the medical problems of three of the four Justices who usually support their views. Thurgood Marshall, 79, was hospitalized last week for a blood clot in his right foot, and William...
...Public Citizen Litigation Group, an organization founded by Nader, released a report undermining the idea that Bork practices judicial restraint. "In divisive cases, you can predict Bork's vote with virtual complete accuracy, simply by identifying the parties in the case," charges Alan Morrison, head of the Litigation Group. Reviewing the judge's appeals-court votes in 56 split decisions, the Litigation Group said that Bork consistently found for the Government when it was sued by public-interest groups, consumers or workers. But in eight decisions in which business interests challenged the Executive Branch on regulatory or labor issues, Bork...
...Constitution's great merit lies in its timeliness, its depth and its durability. People like Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate, and Bernie Sanders, the socialist mayor of Burlington, Vt., would sacrifice the individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution for specific economic amendments. There is great danger in adopting ideas that may be fleeting in nature. Legislative avenues are available for the introduction of new notions...
...fairness doctrine, critics add, may actually inhibit the free flow of ideas by inducing stations to avoid controversial topics that might stir complaints. Yet it has a diverse corps of defenders, including Conservative Phyllis Schlafly and Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader, as well as most members of Congress. The rule, they argue, is a crucial way of giving ordinary citizens access to the electronic media: broadcast outlets, though more plentiful < today, are still sought-after and expensive properties available to only a few. Nor, they contend has the doctrine had the chilling effect that some claim. Between...