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...Honorable Circuit Court is now open, pursuant to adjournment. Set down, keep quiet." Bailiff Kelso Rice drew his lean neck back into its high celluloid casing, settled his policeman's cap at a rakish angle, stowed a generous "chaw" of tobacco into the recesses of his oral cavity, dragged the spittoon into range with a clatter...
...This section does not apply with respect to the induction of persons into the Armed Forces pursuant to the Universal National Service...
...civilian court, claiming his detention was illegal under Title 18, Section 4001(a) of the U.S. Code. Known as the “Non-Detention Act,” Section 4001(a) states, “No citizen shall be imprisoned or otherwise detained by the United States except pursuant to an Act of Congress.” According to the Second Court, Bush lacked such “congressional authorization,” since Congress never officially declared war after Sept. 11 (as it did against Nazi Germany after Pearl Harbor). Nor did the administration have constitutional authority...
...prevents interested students from learning about and pursuing military careers. As a matter of free speech, Harvard has always welcomed the expression of a broad range of opinions. Prior to last year military recruiters were allowed to recruit on campus at the invitation of a student group pursuant to this policy. We have no objection to the resumption of this practice so long as Harvard doesn’t offer administrative or other support...
According to Lifland’s 89-page opinion, “anything short of preventing or totally thwarting the military’s recruitment efforts does not trigger funding denial pursuant to the statute...