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...must, however, supplement that insight with another, which may appear to be in conflict with it, but which simply reinforces that portion of it which tells us to take nothing for granted, especially when it comes to the judgement of human character. One of the mathematics teachers at the Franzosische Gymnasium was a marvelously good-humored and civilized Jewish gentleman called Dr. L. I remember him singing the role of Doctor Bartolo in a resonant bass voice at a school performance of The Barber of Seville, and doing so with irresistible comic gusto. The general assumption among former students...
...Justices upheld the First Amendment guarantees for individuals espousing an unpopular cause -- this time, the right to peddle pornography. Reviewing an appeal from Dallas, the high bench refused to strip sexually oriented businesses of important constitutional protections. By a 6-to-3 vote, the court struck down the licensing portion of a 1986 city ordinance that strictly regulated adult bookstores and movie houses through zoning, licensing and inspection requirements. While endorsing the law's attempt to root out the urban blight and crime associated with such enterprises, the court concluded that the licensing scheme amounted to an unconstitutional "prior restraint...
With its reputation and resources, Radcliffe officials say the institute is well-suited to meet the needs of women who will comprise a growing portion of the academic population in the 1990s...
...with virtually no legal protection. Citing precedents from other cases, two lower federal courts ruled that it was not necessary to obtain a warrant before surreptitiously listening to cordless phone conversations. Congress reached the same conclusion in 1986, specifically refusing to impose a warrant requirement on "the radio portion of a cordless telephone communication." Tyler has now taken his case to the U.S. Supreme Court, charging that his Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches has been violated. Next week the high bench is expected to announce whether it will hear his case...
...past, technological advances in art have moved from the new world to the old, as when computer techniques developed by NASA to enhance satellite photos were adapted for use on the works of the old masters. That flow has, to some extent, been reversed. With a major portion of the world's ancient art treasures located inside its borders, Italy has become the capital of high- tech restoration. Experts from such citadels of art as the Louvre, the Getty Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art are making pilgrimages to Italy to see how it is done in Rome...