Word: unfairness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...More Unfair? In sharp dissent, Justice Byron White (joined by Chief Justice Warren Burger and Justice Potter Stewart) argued that this interpretation of the law had twisted the intent of Congress in passing it. In fact, some observers think that Congress may override last week's decision. As if aware of that possibility, Justice John M. Harlan concurred in the decision, but argued in a separate opinion that to deny Welsh an exemption would show favoritism to religion and thus violate the First Amendment ban against governmental "establishment of religion...
...Tarr's view, an already unfair draft system has been made even more unfair. Unless an applicant can display a knowledge of ethics and philosophy, he may be dubbed lacking in "rigorous training." Concluded Tarr: "The young man who has the best chance is a major in philosophy at a first-class college...
Crooks gave the CRIMSON a $500 advantage in the bidding because of our past good performance. The Independent viewed that as an unfair slap at them, while the CRIMSON suspected that another paper was being considered at all only because of the Crimson's frequent opposition to University policy...
...Israelis hit a building "believed to be a military installation." Yet when an Arab commits a killing it is billed as "murder" and all Arabs are blamed. Israeli killings are characterized as just the unlucky happenings of war. The killings are wrong on both sides and your wording is unfair...
...have admired much of the candid and justified defense of our Government in reply to the news media and the militant dissenters. But some of the defense has been too extreme and unfair and too repetitive. Today I speak be cause of what I consider to be the great threat from the radical left that advocates and practices violence and defiance of the law. This presents us with the ultimate result of repressive reaction from the political right...