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...fleeting expletives" •FCC ban on is upheld by Scalia-led Supreme Court majority...
...loophole that enabled military contractors or the spouses of servicemen and servicewomen to escape punishment for crimes committed abroad. Green's lawyers (as well as several military-law experts) have maintained that MEJA was never intended to cover cases like his, but, in August, U.S. District Judge Thomas Russell upheld its constitutionality. Green has offered to re-enlist in the Army and face a court-martial, but that request has also been denied...
...Matt Aselton is fresh and quirky; the dialogue alone could drive the awkward humor of the piece even without the nuanced talent of Dano and Deschanel.Furthermore, the film manages to focus on these quirks without overdoing them as indie flicks often do. The silly surface of the film is upheld by beautiful cinematography and careful music choices. A few shots in particular stand out: one at the very start of the film, a view of lower Manhattan ironically dwarfing the movie’s title against the skyscrapers, and later a panorama of a shadowed indoor pool that silhouettes Brian...
...Vermont Gay Marriage Gains Momentum While Californians await a decision from the state supreme court on whether a referendum banning gay marriage will be upheld, other parts of the country appear to be moving in favor of same-sex unions. Vermont and Iowa legalized the practice in early April; the District of Columbia will vote in May on whether to recognize other states' unions...
...with no monotheistic verbiage, poses a particular challenge. Several students, who did not attend the speech, said they felt well-informed about Islam already and found Harvard to be a religiously tolerant environment. Similarly, Professor David G. Mitten, faculty advisor to HIS, said that Harvard students and administration have upheld an actively sympathetic relationship with the Islamic community. “I don’t know of any cases where individuals have been victims of prejudice or discrimination,” he said. But he added that this does not make the awareness week unnecessary, as he credited...