Word: tribe
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Though few observers expect wholesale reversals of established precedents, most would agree with Harvard University law professor Laurence Tribe that the court is likely to "tune them down." Says Tribe: "Americans have been accustomed to the idea that the Supreme Court is a refuge for the disadvantaged, the dispossessed and the dissident. We are entering an era in which increasingly the court will be less a court of last resort." One result is that many would-be federal lawsuits will be filed in more liberal state courts; another is that legal disputes may be translated into political battles...
...interests of their readers? And does it really make a difference whether Americans know about disasters elsewhere? It certainly does when it comes to amassing donations or building a congressional coalition for emergency relief. It also matters in a less material way because every social contract, from the tribe to the United Nations, is based on recognizing common human bonds. Whether the fault lies with news consumers or with editors who pander to them, the bell ought to toll equally for thee, and thee, and thee...
Many petition signers, including Tribe, say that they were legitimately concerned about traffic problems and the safety of the school...
...some petition signers, including Tribe, have tried to dissociate themselves from the document now that its underlying implications have grown clearer...
...very dubious that more than a very small number of the people involved are racist," Tribe says...