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WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a divided ruling that may stir up more dust than it was meant to, the Supreme Court has upheld Utah's 1991 anti-abortion law, considered the most restrictive in the country. The Utah law in question directly challenged the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision and made any abortions illegal after 20 weeks of pregnancy except for in three cases: if required to save the woman's life, to prevent "grave damage" to a woman's health and prevent the birth of a child with "grave defects." In a 5-4 vote Monday, the court said parts...
...obviously seems willing to give its imprimatur to gambling so long as it receives a monetary benefit. So eager is the government to do this, in fact, that it runs its own gambling ring--lotteries. Deals like the one with Foxwoods, and state lotteries even more so, are often upheld on the ground that their revenues are used to supplement funding for important social programs that have widespread support, thus giving the people what they want while keeping taxes low. This rhetoric is nothing but the usual prattle that regularly drips from politicians' mouths...
...Telecommunications Act is a sloppy piece of legislation, no doubt. Its definitions of indecency are vague and even if upheld by the courts, it promises to be virtually unenforceable. It is a quick, dirty and unsophisticated attempt at technological regulation...
...Haviaras upheld Adams' right to stage a protest...
This vision of volunteering is exceptionally demanding, and I can't claim to have upheld its standards through my time working with disadvantaged individuals. Too often I have been exhausted by it, or by the infinitely more difficult task of transmitting the passion and commitment that comes with such understanding to a collection of raw recruits. Yet despite its stresses, I think it's worth it. For only by cultivating these connections between the personal and the political can we hope for lasting social change, and for a chance to put ourselves out of business as volunteers...