Word: pleas
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Deep in Politics. That struggle is bound to drag the court into more controversy. Right from the start of its new session, it will be deeply mired in politics. High on the docket is a plea from George Wallace, who is asking his favorite scapegoat to put his name on the ballot in Ohio-the only state where he has not made...
...William Warren, a Columbia Dean who had presented the plea for leniency, said that he would enter the same plea for the other 313 students...
...mention of Vellucci's name, while CRIMSON editors jump at the chance to make him appear a beast that never was on land or sea before. It was page one news last spring when Vellucci sat stony-faced through a young girl's tear-laden hour-long plea that her dog would be strangled if a proposed leash law was passed...
Responding to a plea for leniency from Columbia administrators, Criminal Court Judge Arthur Goldberg dismissed charges against the 87 students Wednesday. Judge Goldberg said, however, that the dismissal was not a sign that the demonstrations "were proper or lawful, or that repetition of such acts would be regarded as innocence...
...contempt of court. By contrast, Stephens had been a cooperative witness. His lawyers argued that there was no reason to believe that he would not testify; there had been no actual threats on his life. Taking the case to a Memphis Circuit Court, Gipson and Friedman won a plea for a writ of habeas corpus on the grounds that Stephens had been denied due process and that his bail was excessive...