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During last year's battle over the nomination of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court, his opponents shuddered every time they looked ahead to the cases he might decide. But what really unnerved them was looking back at earlier court rulings that he might press to overturn. When Judge Anthony Kennedy was confirmed for the seat that Bork had sought, those fears subsided a bit. "Conservative but cautious" was the reading on Kennedy, not the man to go ripping up long lines of settled doctrine...
...Tutu's Kennedy School speech, he said, "What you do reverberates around the world, especially what Harvard does." As it stands now, some two years after Tutu's challenge, Harvard is still sitting on its hands. Divestment as a tool to overturn apartheid and as a symbolic affirmation of freedom should still be expected of Harvard. The University can still have an impact in the United States and South Africa, and may even be able to take a leadership role by pulling out of South Africa-linked companies...
Based on the recommendation of that committee, Bok decided last month not to overturn last year's faculty vote denying Dalton tenure...
Under federal law, a judge may only throw out a jury's verdict if "no evidence [has been presented] from which a rational jury could have concluded a breach of contract," Ryan said. He said Harvard had a "reasonably good chance" that the judge would overturn the jury's verdict when he examines the post-trial motions next month...
Plaintiff attorney Anne Gilmore, however, said she thought there was little chance Garrity would overturn the jury's verdict. She said she thought that the Harvard attorneys were appealing the case because "the worst thing for Harvard is to have a finding of discrimination against them...