Word: overturned
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there actually is moral energy here, actually a righteous and unco-optable underdog, actually a clear, courageous and sharp challenge to all the bullshit. May be no other episode matches the Polish revolution of 1980-81 for demonstrating the power of people to act peacefully, but forcefully, to overturn the old and corrupt; for all its technical flaws, this movie captures the spirit and the fact of that revolution and should be seen by anyone who gives a damn about that country or this...
...traditional friends of landlords may actually be wishing that the conversion permits are denied: that action could create a cause celebre, and perhaps generate enough furor to keep the condo issue alive and perhaps overturn the entire ordinance...
Hatch's proposal would overturn a 1973 Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion. The conservative senator has said Congress and individual states should be allowed to restrict abortions, and his subcommittee will continue to hold hearings on the proposed amendment through November...
...establishing itself once again as the class of the Ivies--with a 27-18 win over cross-state rival, UConn, emerged unscathed. Led for the second week in a row by the powerful running of tailback Rich Diana (140 yards, two touchdowns), the Elis came back three times to overturn the previously unbeaten Huskies. Diana also completed a halfback option pass for 22 yards...
...directly or indirectly" to busing for the purpose of racial integration. His move has so far been blocked by a Senate filibuster by liberal Republican Lowell Weicker of Connecticut. Moreover, Helms' effort has been complicated by another rider proposed by Democratic Senator Bennett Johnston of Louisiana that would overturn existing busing orders as well. Meanwhile, Hatch plans to introduce a bill to limit the power of fedral courts-up to, but not including, the Supreme Court-to order busing. That would bring up a whole new issue for the New Right: whether to concentrate on restricting the power...