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Gillers also believes that Gonzales tried to deceive Ashcroft, because, according to Comey's testimony, he did not make it "crystal clear" that Ashcroft was being asked to sign off on a program that the Justice Department had already found to be illegal. The Texas disciplinary rules prohibit lawyers from engaging in "conduct involving...deceit." There's plenty of room to argue whether the eavesdropping program is, in fact, legal, or whether Gonzales at least believed at the time that that it was legal. But let's assume Gillers is correct. Now what...
...Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on suicide prevention among college students, issued intervention guidelines that covered, for example, contacting parents against a student's wishes. The foundation, co-founded by a retired pharmaceutical executive after his son committed suicide, recommended that colleges avoid policies that either require or prohibit calling parents when a student seems acutely distressed. Why? Because schools need wiggle room and because sometimes families can be a big part of a student's problems...
...might be true that Dred Scott would lose the case on jurisdictional grounds,” Amar said, “but not on the ridiculous notion that blacks can never be citizens, or, with respect, the ridiculous idea that Congress could not prohibit slavery in federal territories, or, with respect, the ridiculous idea that freeing slaves violates [property rights...
...Court declines to hear Lowe's case, others less fraught with taboo could take its place in seeking to define the reach of Lawrence. The ACLU has filed suit in several states to challenge the few remaining statutes that prohibit unmarried couples from living together. This is the sort of case that may have a better chance of expanding Lawrence's reach, said Katine...
...marathon in Antarctica, though. Seventy-five miles off the Antarctic Peninsula, King George Island is one of the most accessible, hospitable points on the continental shelf. But the site is still a two-day sea voyage from the world's southernmost city, Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego. Tourism regulations prohibit more than 100 people from gathering in the same place at the same time, so the race start must be staggered. And weather and course conditions are always unpredictable - as they are for all Antarctic expeditions. One year, in fact, the weather was so poor that runners didn't even...