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...student chooses the former, only a majority of the body can overturn the request, sending the case to the Ad Board. In the past, only the accuser could request that the CRR hear the case by filling a charge that the student had violated the Resolution on Rights and Responsibilities, which the CRR was created to uphold...
...Faculty will have the power to overturn the decisions of the boards. The Faculty did not have authority over...
California voters exercise judicial restraint. During her nine years as Chief Justice of California, Rose Bird voted to overturn every death-penalty case that came before her. This made her unpopular in a state where 80% of the voters favor the death penalty. During the noisy campaign to unseat her, Bird maintained her dignity. Asked by reporters how she was taking her defeat, she smiled and said, "Just like...
Tucker referred to a California federal judge who was voted out of office earlier this week, partly because she consistently voted to overturn death sentences...
Justice Department Spokesman Terry Eastland contends that the naysayers have misinterpreted his boss, who only meant to stress that those who believe a decision is wrong may seek out legitimate ways to overturn it. Eastland points to the example of civil rights groups, which for years submitted briefs to the court urging the reversal of Plessy vs. Ferguson, the 1896 decision upholding segregation. Meese has made clear that he believes issues such as abortion and the rights of the accused remain similarly unsettled...