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Judge Frye awarded the six plaintiffs back pay and benefits to 1976. Hein, the principal plaintiff in the case, said awards would amount to "about $100,000 for the six of us." Although Meinert was not aware of the specific awards, he said the college would appeal the case "if the penalty were terribly severe...
...Administration would like to virtually demolish the effectiveness of the bill through one clause is particular. Prior to a 1980 Supreme Court decision, plaintiffs in voting rights cases had to prove only that the laws were enforced in such a way that their effect was discriminatory. Courts would consider a number of factors to determine whether a law impaired a minority's right to vote. The House bill would reestablish this standard. But the Administration seeks to reaffirm at best the standard enunciated is Mobile v. Bolden (180)-which said that a plaintiff had to prove an invent to discriminate...
...census showed a 73 percent Black population; however, all five county-supervisors were white. In Dallas County. Alabama, whites have held all four of the county commissionerships for the past 80 years, though the county is 45 percent Black. Under the intent standard, these abuses are virtually untouchable. A plaintiff would have the staggering burden of proving that an at-large election system deliberately discriminated against him. In many cases this task would be nearly impossible since it would require reading the minds of long-dead officials...
Opponents of creationist science are under no illusion that they can relax. Last week at its annual meeting, the American Association for the Advancement of Science announced that it would become a co-plaintiff in the Louisiana case. Meanwhile, Arkansas will probably appeal the Overton decision. And after the ruling, Mississippi and Georgia legislators renewed efforts to pass their own "balanced treatment" acts; 18 states have or are considering such laws. The original sponsor of the Arkansas bill, State Senator James L. Hoisted, insisted that he was pleased, despite Judge Overton's decision. "It's just starting...
...waitresses were all clad in blue jeans and they all seemed to look alike. They didn't seem to have to work too hard, probably because the restaurant wasn't particularly busy. Their screams for more silverspoons, glasses, or little dishes had a disturbingly plaintiff tone, as if the dishwasher wasn't doing his job. "Why aren't they any forks and spoons out here?" I heard the clones...