Word: sues
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...effectively decided that Congress cannot force lawsuits against the states. "The decision will have some impact on negotiations over Indian gambling, but the implications could go well beyond the specific gambling issue," says TIME law correspondent Adam Cohen. The case involved a federal law that allowed Indian tribes to sue if states do not negotiate gambling permits for reservations in good faith. TIME's Cohen says the decision fits within broader agendas of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who have voted in several cases to expand states' rights. Justice John Paul Stevens, who opposed them...
...repeal the bill; the Florida Supreme Court is expected to rule soon. Although last year Governor Lawton Chiles vetoed the legislature's repeal of the legislation, the lawmakers are expected to override that veto next month. Many have been swayed by lobbyists' arguments that if the state can sue the tobacco industry no one is safe, and the liquor industry and manufacturers of high-fat foods had better start worrying. "There is, after all, such a thing as equal protection," notes Donahue, "even for the tobacco industry." But Chiles, vehemently anti-tobacco, has proclaimed his determination to make hash...
...Queen of England, who owns shares of a company that does business in Cuba, would not be able to come to the U.S.," says McAllister. The measure will also allow U.S. citizens, whose property was seized, even if they were Cuban citizens at the time of seizure, to sue in the US for damages. President Clinton did win one important concession: the right to sue will not activate until August 13, and the president can waive it for successive six-month periods. "The bill does change the status of the Cuban embargo," adds McAllister. "Modifying the embargo will require Congressional...
...Queen of England, who owns shares of a company that does business in Cuba, would not be able to come to the U.S.," says McAllister. The measure will also allow U.S. citizens, whose property was seized, even if they were Cuban citizens at the time of seizure, to sue in the US for damages. President Clinton did win one important concession: the right to sue will not activate until August 13, and the president can waive it for successive six-month periods. "The bill does change the status of the Cuban embargo," adds McAllister. "Modifying the embargo will require Congressional...
...January, Northeast laid off 100 employees. To qualify for their severance money, the workers had to sign elaborate release forms pledging not to sue the utility for harassment. Four engineers say they were fired in retaliation for their testimony to the NRC four years ago on behalf of whistle blower Blanch. The company denies any connection between the layoffs and Blanch's case. That makes Blanch chuckle. "The two Georges had better watch their backs," he says. "Up at Northeast, they've got long memories...