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...jobs, sold their homes and moved their families to the capital only to be denied promised Government employment. Reagan pledged to grant exemptions for true hardship cases, but that did not stop the National Treasury Employees Union, representing 120,000 federal workers, from asking the U.S. District Court to overturn the retroactive features of the hiring freeze...
...audacious bargaining and uninhibited criticism of authorities have given Poles a whiff of pluralistic freedom. Even the long-somnolent Sejm (Parliament) has shown signs of life. Once content to endorse party directives meekly, deputies these days frequently abstain or cast negative votes-though not often enough to overturn the official line...
Attorneys for the town of Brookline filed a petition to overturn Fierra's decision, but Dr. John G. Hermos, spokesman for the Brookline opponents said yesterday he is not optimistic about the appeal's chances. He said that although the petition is "an excellent document," he is "not particularly hopeful" that it will succeed, given DEQE's "track record...
Several legal experts, including Laurence H. Tribe '62, professor of Law, have said the Supreme Court will probably not overturn the Philadelphia court's ruling...
Other academics and lawyers have disagreed, saying the Court will overturn the earlier ruling. Paul A. Freund, Loeb University Professor Emeritus, has said the court has consistently upheld preferential treatment for women in the past, and might do the same in this case...