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Last week, in a landmark decision for working mothers, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the California law by a 6-to-3 vote, ruling that a state is permitted to require an employer to provide special job protection for workers temporarily disabled by pregnancy. Realistic in its scope and modest in its rhetoric, the decision could have enormous impact on the growing social dilemma caused by the influx of women into the job market over the past 25 years: the heavy burden of holding down a job and having children at the same time. "It's a wonderful victory," said...
...church, considered the masterpiece of architect H.H. Richardson, suffered cracking of its stone masonry when John Hancock dug a hole across St. James Avenue for its headquarters--the tallest building in Boston--according to a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Court, which upheld a lower court jury verdict...
...three story townhouse on New York's West 43rd St., is a watering hole for 1900 of the city's prominent artists and authors. Last summer the exclusive club signed an agreement which promised that it would abide by a state anti-discrimination law--only if it was upheld by New York's highest court...
There is also the potential for further political surprises. Last week an appeals court in Managua upheld the 30-year sentence of downed U.S. Gunrunner Eugene Hasenfus, thus paving the way for a pardon by Christmas, as President Ortega once hinted might be possible. Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd was expected to ask for Hasenfus' release during a visit to Managua this week. If the Wisconsin gunrunner returns home, various congressional committees are certain to want to question him extensively about the private U.S. supply network...
...Jackson's lawyers say that the papers maylend crucial support to their contention that maleprofessors with comparable qualifications havebeen granted tenure at the Business School. In hisruling, Garrity upheld Jackson's request...