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...thoughtless and somewhat disruptive trick, the Ad Board responded with a bomb. And unless there are compelling facts justifying the Draconian sentence which haven't come out yet, we think the Ad Board should drastically reduce or overturn its decision when it hears the students' appeal at its meeting tomorrow afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Last Straw | 5/5/1986 | See Source »

Campus observers speculate, however, that the Tiger Inn and Ivy Club are renewing their efforts to remain all-male bastions. The two clubs last month each filed separate federal lawsuits seeking to overturn the decision of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights. That decision had prohibited sex discrimination in the clubs because they are "public accomodations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Cuts | 3/1/1986 | See Source »

Kelley lost her reelection bid by 13 votes in the most expensive race in Colorado history. Her opponent's campaign was financed by a large Colorado mining company, she says. Kelley had opposed the company's efforts to overturn the state's mine safety laws...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kathleen Kelley: Farming, Skiing, and Politicking | 2/20/1986 | See Source »

...Brieant's decision were upheld, Tribe said, it would set a dangerous precedent that might upset the constitutional balance between the federal and state judicial systems. Tribe said such a ruling would encourage corporations to look nationwide for judges who would be willing to overturn unfavorable decisions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tribe Joins $10.5B Oil Suit | 1/17/1986 | See Source »

...fitting that court fines are also measured in billions. Three weeks ago, a Houston jury ordered Texaco to pay Pennzoil $10.5 billion in damages for snatching Getty Oil away from Pennzoil in a takeover battle. Judge Solomon Casseb last week was due to review the decision. He could uphold, overturn or reduce the award. Journalists, high-priced lawyers, Wall Street traders and more than 200 onlookers last Tuesday squeezed into a cramped fifth-floor room in the Harris County Civil Courts Building, anticipating a decision. Casseb's verdict was expected at 1:30 p.m., but after taking the bench...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Texaco Star Strikes Out in Houston | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

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