Word: unjustness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...unconscionable to write off the deaths of two children as some misguided political gesture or a symptom of societal discontent. While Lezarna's attempt to enfranchise women is a noble one, her reluctance to condemn Smith outright is both an egregious oversight and an oversimplication of an unjust act. Julie R. Cooper...
...hearing. A similar order extended to public colleges and universities. Opponents are counting on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the education restrictions. In 1982 the court invalidated a Texas law barring illegal aliens from public schools, holding that "penalizing the child is an ineffectual -- as well as unjust -- way of deterring the parent." Even the dissenting opinion acknowledged that "it would be folly -- and wrong -- to tolerate the creation of a segment of society made up of illiterate persons." But the decision split 5 to 4, and the ballot measure's proponents are hoping a new court will...
...federal firearm charge. Hill, acting as his own attorney, had played martyr in arguing the June 29 murders of Dr. John Britton and James Barrett were justifiable -- calling no witnesses, cross-examining no one and supplying burning rhetoric in lieu of evidence. His closing statement today: "This government is unjust because it does not protect innocent life. To the extent we take part in this evil, we must answer to God. May God help us all." The first person convicted under the access law, which forbids injuring or otherwise interfering with people entering abortion clinics, the 40-year-old Hill...
...goal was to try and communicate to a larger audience their obligation to speak or act out against unjust policies and practices," he says...
...Clinton Administration, there are several reasons. A successful invasion could rapidly earn credibility for a foreign policy widely decried as weak and inept. It would also stand as an important victory for the international community: an unjust regime would be toppled; a brutal embargo would be lifted. What's more, say some experts, this is the first -- and most essential -- step toward getting Haiti on its feet. "There is no way to govern without restoring President Aristide," says Robert White, former U.S. ambassador to El Salvador. "So, regrettable as it is, military intervention is less regrettable than...