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...such move is a proposal by Regent Bill Bagley to overturn the anti-affirmative action decision. Another proposal would require that the top four percent of students from each high school in California be admitted to the U.C. system...
...damage as a result of an injury as a child. The U.S. Court of Appeal, noting that M.P.D. was "virtually unknown at the time of Sellers' trial," stated that his "illness is such that he may be able to prove his factual innocence." But the federal court couldn't overturn the state judgment...
...Boston School Committee has decided to overturn its controversial December vote to appeal a federal court ruling that declared the race-based admissions policies of the district's three exam schools--public schools with entrance requirements--unconstitutional...
...says TIME writer Adam Cohen. "Consent is not a defense to murder," he says. "Kevorkian wants to challenge the law by pursuing jury nullification," says Cohen -- that is, the doctor hopes the jury will refuse to convict even in the face of overwhelming evidence. Not that an acquittal would overturn the law -- only the legislature can do that. But if Michigan jurors send a signal to state law enforcement that they don't want euthanasia cases prosecuted, Kevorkian -- and anyone else -- would be free to help terminally ill residents end their lives. Even when the TV cameras aren't watching...
...Professor of Education and Urban StudiesCharles V. Willie said he thinks the case, if itgoes before the Court, will return justice to theAmerican classroom. A country whose high courtdoes not overturn the federal court's ruling is"writing its own epitaph," Willie said...