Word: precedental
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The College seems unembarrassed at not having set a precedent for expelling those convicted of rape or sexual assault Ignoring rape on campus does not make it go away, rather it condones it by allowing rapists to go on unpunished.
But Cohen, who herself read grant applicationsfor the Bunting Institute during the early 1990s,says much of Title IX law is open tointerpretation. With institutions like theBunting, technicalities can blur the meaning oflegal precedent.
Based on this precedent, hopefully the Faculty Council will soon begin to consider taking some action to change the creative writing program and accommodating the huge and still-growing interest there. The overwhelming majority of students who apply are being turned away. As Feldstein might say, there's a demand...
One is the independent counsel act, the law that permits Kenneth Starr to conduct dragnet investigations into private lives, taking as much time as he wants, spending as much money as he wants, inquiring into whatever excites his prurient curiosity--and all without visible accountability. Starr usurped congressional prerogatives when...
"It'd have set a terrible precedent [if Clintonhad been removed]," Sanberg said. "I think it'ssilly to think people will forget about this.Something that's this big, it's pretty unlikely[it is] going to be swept under the rug."