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Summer fun for a Supreme Court Justice does not necessarily mean hitting the beach for swimming, tanning and frisbee. With the high court now on vacation, Justice John Paul Stevens, 64, chose a more deliberative form of relaxation last week. Wearing a well-practiced quizzical expression and a lawyerly bow...
Whether it is "better balance" or overreach, the court has been tilting decidedly toward the prosecution, especially in search cases. That trend continued last week, prompting Justice John Paul Stevens to decry the majority's "voracious appetite for judicial activism ... at least when it comes to restricting the constitutional...
While the court ruled that attaching strings to federal education aid is permissible, it would allow no such strings to prevent public broadcasting stations from speaking out. The court threw out a federal law that bars "editorializing" by educational television and radio stations receiving federal money. Justice Brennan, a court...
In 1981 the universities of Oklahoma and Georgia sued, charging that the N.C.A.A.'s TV contracts illegally restrained the commerce in long passes and end runs. Last week the Supreme Court upheld their claim. Writing for a 7-to-2 majority, Justice John Paul Stevens found that however worthy...
- The Administration was happiest about winning its bid to ease some anti-pollution regulations. In areas of the country that do not meet national air-quality standards, federal law requires an elaborate permit procedure for the construction of new or modified industrial facilities. In 1981, however, the Environmental Protection Agency...