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Sarah Theresa Craig, a first-year student who lived in Wigglesworth, died May 24 at Hartford Hospital from injuries suffered when she was struck by an alleged drunk driver two days earlier...
Craig, 18, was taking a break from exams at her family's home in Norfolk, Conn., along with three of her Harvard friends when she was struck...
...deny federal recognition to same-sex marriages, co-sponsored by Bob Dole, Clinton would say "I do" and sign it. Presumably the move would show that he is not beholden to the homosexual community. The President chose to make the point just after the U.S. Supreme Court last week struck down a Colorado law nullifying civil-rights protection for homosexuals, a decision viewed as a significant victory for gay rights...
...issue divides consumers and executives more than jury awards of gazillions of dollars in punitive damages against companies for making faintly faulty products. Business was thus overjoyed last week when the Supreme Court for the first time struck down a punitive award as "excessive" and thus a violation of the constitutional requirement of due process of law. In a 5-to-4 ruling, the high court threw out a $2 million damage award to an Alabama man who bought a new $40,000 BMW 535i without knowing that it had a slightly spruced-up paint job. BMW said it spent...
...surprised if right-wing groups try to find a different way to attack homosexuals," Cole says. "This will not signal an end to legislative and ballot initiatives attacking the civil rights of gays and lesbians. They will try and craft the laws to use different language than the court struck down." The ruling comes at a critical moment when a constitutional battle over another aspect of gay rights -->