Word: suits
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...naturally occurred to a number of New Yorkers, particularly blacks, who can cite several recent cases of whites going unpunished for the deaths of blacks. "It was a terrible and grave miscarriage of justice," said Benjamin L. Hooks, the executive director of the N.A.A.C.P., which is considering a federal suit on the ground that the four youths' civil rights were violated...
...only principal who testified fully was Canty, neatly attired in a suit. He did admit that he had a police record for theft and was in a drug- rehabilitation program, but he said nobody had harassed or threatened Goetz at all. He had just politely asked, "Mister, can I have $5?" Defense Lawyer Barry Slotnick called Canty a "liar...
...That day on the subway . . . you weren't wearing that nice suit and tie, were you?" Slotnick demanded...
...Justice Department launched an attack on the statute that provides for the appointment of independent counsels such as Walsh. The Justice Department contends that the 1978 law unconstitutionally abridges traditional executive power over all prosecutors by providing that judicial panels appoint the independent counsels. North has separately filed suit contesting Walsh's authority, and former White House Aide Michael Deaver, facing trial for perjury, is challenging his prosecutor, Whitney North Seymour...
...find themselves at a disadvantage. Says Lee Ruck, counsel to the National Association of Counties: "An outcry of community concern is now less likely to sway a member of a board of supervisors or a city-planning committee faced with a high-priced lawyer in a three-piece suit who is threatening money damages." In the view of the real estate industry, the court's ruling tilts toward accountability. Explains Gus Bauman, litigation counsel for the National Association of Home Builders: "If a policeman walks up a dark alley with his gun drawn and wrongly shoots somebody, the city...