Word: ruling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Voting rights and home rule for the District of Columbia...
...think that law in the United States has suffered some retrogression of recent date ... I do not think that the full meaning and value of law are communicated to society through the law's own formal processes . . . To be effective, the rule of law must be comprehended by society, not as an esoteric concept, but as a working principle comparable to regular elections and the secret ballot; and the plain fact is that it is not so comprehended. This, I think, is an educational deficiency...
...American people do not sufficiently understand the rule of law be cause it has never been properly explained to them. The legal profession has not succeeded in explaining it perhaps because it has been too busy with ad hoc issues and winning cases. The teaching profes sion has not succeeded in explaining it per haps because it has not sensed its true importance. If the two great pillars of society, law and learning, are to stand, the professional representatives of each must come to the aid of the other...
...This new rule, adopted for the 1954-55 season, has made the pro game a better, faster, more exciting sport. In other years, "freezing" the ball in the late stages was the bane of the game. A team that found itself a few points ahead near the end would simply pass the ball around from player to player, without trying for a basket (which would mean losing possession if the shot failed and the opponents grabbed the rebound). The trailing team would then deliberately foul to get possession (risking a one-point foul shot for a a possible two-point...
Under the new rule, in some games this year a team that was behind in the last quarter has managed to pull out to win. All of the National Basketball Association coaches say that they like the 24-second rule, but some college coaches (freezing is still very much a part of the college game) are eying it with misgivings. Also, college crowds want victory, no matter by what means, or how boringly...