Word: ruling
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Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, in a famous opinion of 1892, made this important point. The case concerned a New Bedford, Mass, policeman, fired from his job by the mayor because he solicited political funds, an activity banned by a local rule. The policeman claimed that he had been denied his constitutional right to express his political opinions. Ruled Justice Holmes: "There is nothing in the Constitution ... to prevent the city from attaching obedience to this rule as a condition to the office of policeman, and making it part of the good conduct required. The petitioner may have a constitutional right...
...where 13 Asian and Arab nations are demanding U.N. intervention to give Tunisia its independence from France, both sides used the assassination to support their argument. Arabs and Asians called it the product of "a wave of terrorism" inspired by French rule. Britain and Belgium, colonial powers like France, said the crime is a sample of increasing terrorism to come if the U.N. insists, in violation of its charter, on interfering in a matter that falls within the internal jurisdiction of France...
...everyone knew, of course, who the authority," and everyone knew, of course who the authority was. But for the most part, the faculty reports, the Gropius Hudmnt battle was more a cold war than anything else, creating at times an unbearable tension in faculty meetings. Finally, Hudnut began to rule the school by divide and conquer. He played one member of the faculty against another, never making it clear who enjoyed his favor. He fired and hired without consulting his faculty, sowing the seeds of insecurity and inter departmental university...
Yeager explained that Andy Kerr, coach of the Eastern team in the East-West bowl game in San Francisco had tried to contact him, but gave up when reminded of the League "no bowl" rule...
...dejected Yeagor admitted, "A rule's a rule. Still, it's tough on the individual. . . . There's always the lingering thought that one more game would really get job done. If I could play one more game, just one more...