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...Football also reflects our American fondness for litigation. Teams of referees roam the field, sometimes interfering with the play in progress. When eight or ten official eyes are not enough to rule beyond a reasonable doubt, a plaintiff can appeal a decision. In such cases, the officials turn to another American icon - technology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Anthropology of the Super Bowl | 1/30/2004 | See Source »

...while corporations are responsible in part for this predicament, suing them is not going to solve the situation. Like the lawsuits against tobacco companies in the past, such actions won’t help anyone but the plaintiff lawyers. Rather than sue, these corporations should instead be taxed. While an Egg McMuffin may cost 99 cents, its real cost to society is much greater, and its price should reflect that. The government has got to step in and start affecting real policy. Of course, this will be hard considering the power of the sugar and fast food lobby. However, something...

Author: By Brian A. Finn, | Title: Weighing in on the Fat Tax | 1/23/2004 | See Source »

While most professors and many students at HLS had heard of the important case before, they said it was only this week’s oral arguments and accompanying media coverage that made many of them realize that Davey was the plaintiff...

Author: By William C. Marra, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: High Court Hears HLS Student's Lawsuit | 12/4/2003 | See Source »

...It’s very exciting. I feel like it’s a unique opportunity to see the whole experience through his eyes as a plaintiff in a real-life case the Supreme Court is hearing,” she says. “It is an important case as the decision will have wide-reaching implications on the 30-some states that have similar amendments to Washington...

Author: By Hannah E. S. wright, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Top Court To Hear Student's Argument | 12/1/2003 | See Source »

Robert D. Compton, a lecturer at the Dental School, was another plaintiff in today’s case. He said that he and his partner, David L. Wilson, were denied a marriage license in March...

Author: By Joshua D. Gottlieb, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mass. Court Finds Ban on Gay Marriage Unconstitutional | 11/19/2003 | See Source »

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