Word: suede
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Evans and Novak had been sued by Bertell Ollman, a Marxist professor at New York University, who claimed that he lost his chance to become head of the University of Maryland's political science department because of a column they wrote criticizing his proposed appointment. He sued for $1 million...
The fine print at the bottom of page 2 in the November 1983 issue of Hustler read, "Ad parody, not to be taken seriously." But Evangelist Jerry Falwell took it very seriously indeed. The raunchy magazine's lampoon of a Campari liquor ad, which normally features celebrities discussing their...
Sharon sued after the magazine published a February 1983 cover story about the findings of an official Israeli commission, headed by Supreme Court President Yitzhak Kahan, which concluded that Sharon as well as other Israeli officials bore "indirect" responsibility for the massacre. Sharon subsequently stepped down as Defense Minister, though...
Both cases have attracted widespread media attention, but both are also part of a larger trend: an increased number of libel cases, many involving enormous some of money, being brought against the media by high officials in government. Sen. Paul Laxalt (R-Nev.) has sued the McClatchy Newspaper California for...
Last spring ADL, primarily a defense contractor, sued the City of Cambridge to block an ordinance which prohibited the testing, storing and transportation of nerve gas agents within city limits. The case is currently pending before Middlesex Superior Court.