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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Here are just a couple of tales from the rough frontier of Texas justice: a teenager in Bexar County charged with drug crimes last September sat in jail for a month before his first scheduled meeting with a court-appointed lawyer. That attorney never showed up; and by the time the boy met the next one, he'd been behind bars more than three months. Andrew Cantu of Abilene was executed in February even though his third court-assigned appellate lawyer--the first two withdrew--didn't know how to find Cantu in prison, didn't do any investigation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cost of Poor Advice | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

From mid-May through June 1, just a few weeks after the Littleton, Colo., shootings, New York-based pollsters Penn, Schoen & Berland Assoc. sat down with 1,172 kids, ages 6 to 14, in 25 U.S. cities. The poll was conducted for Nickelodeon, the children's TV channel, and TIME. Kids from a sample weighted to match U.S. demographics were interviewed one-on-one and without their parents in a venue where most feel at ease: a shopping mall. Pollsters also interviewed 397 parents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kids Are Alright | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

Other schools may have to change their admissions process more drastically, especially those who use a minimum SAT score as a cut-off point to narrow the applicant pool...

Author: By Jonelle M. Lonergan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dept. of Ed. Suggests Limits on SAT Use | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

...campaign raised eyebrows and ethical concerns due to the enormous sum of money involved and the specificity of the egg seekers' demands. The ad--which ran in The Crimson and six other college newspapers this past semester--sought "intelligent, athletic" women, 5'10 or over, with SAT scores of at least...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Egg-Seeking Ad Attracts Nearly 30 Harvard Applicants | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

...campaign raised eyebrows and ethical concerns due to the enormous sum of money involved and the specificity of the egg seekers' demands. The ad--which ran in The Crimson and six other college newspapers this past semester--sought "intelligent, athletic" women, 5'10" or over, with SAT scores of at least...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Egg-Seeking Ad Draws Nearly 30 Harvard Applicants | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

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