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...equally tragic is it that Archibald Cox, who in his years as Solicitor General applied his intellectual energies to protect black speakers and demonstrators from the dictatorial powers of redneck sheriffs, should find himself purged by the dictatorship of those who claim association in this University...
...already asked for a rehearing, vowing to go to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary. The city council's majority leader, George Schwartz, contends that the decision, in effect, gives courts the right to raise taxes in violation of the separation of powers. According to City Solicitor Levy Anderson, "Elected representatives have the responsibility to determine how much taxation to impose on residents and how to allocate the proceeds for various municipal services and obligations...
...sure what's going on," he said. "There are three main problems: First, it is not clear that Indians are a real priority in the government. Second, the Commissioner has his own Solicitor's Office. We have a low opinion of its counsel, and are fairly certain it will, unjustifiably, rule that some of our proposals are illegal. Third, I'm not at all sure of the intentions and sincerity of the Nixon Administration...
This appointment means that Philip M. Cronin, City Solicitor, will step down from his post as Interim Rent Control Administrator...
Cronin is not anxious to remain as In?irem Rent Control Administrator. The post is a full-time job and he already has a private law practice and the important part-time job of giving all the legal opinions for the city as City Solicitor. But these other commitments cannot justify his handling of the administration to date. His recent definition of the "fair net income" clause in the rent control law is one example of his consistently conservative approach to rent control...