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...been "good," according to Jewish + leaders who monitor such matters. Bill Clinton has lately made all the right noises, but he could be hit for merely asserting that Israel will "inevitably" have to trade land for peace, and for favoring an "evenhanded" Middle East policy -- "evenhanded" signifying an Arab tilt to some Jews...
...Honda's sporty CRX and Toyota's Celica. Mercedes, which set up shop only last October, plans to have a California prototype by the end of next year. The other Europeans are proceeding more timidly. The sort of California innovations Audi expects in the near term, for instance, are tilt- down steering wheels and dashboard coffee-cup holders...
Making the court unsafe for all kinds of cases is part of the conservative agenda. A sampling of last week's rulings gives a good indication of the court's current rightward tilt...
...that the government)) in effect may preclude professional speech." Yet last week Souter concurred in a majority opinion based on that very reasoning. Since the ruling did not directly address the question of a woman's right to an abortion, it does not accurately presage how Souter will tilt in any future challenge to Roe. Still, anti-abortion advocates feel they have found a friend in Souter. "We are delighted that President Bush's first appointee voted with the majority," said Douglas Johnson, of the National Right to Life Committee. Pro-choice advocates regard last week's holding in Rust...
...determine whether the arrest was lawful. But what does "prompt" mean? Last week the Supreme Court held, in a 5-to-4 vote, that suspects may generally be jailed for as long as 48 hours. While the decision was in line with the court's recent law-and-order tilt, there was a surprise dissenter: conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. Arguing that a 24-hour delay was the constitutional limit, Scalia fumed, "Hereafter a law-abiding citizen wrongfully arrested may be compelled to await the grace of a Dickensian bureaucratic machine as it churns its cycle for up to two days...