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...have accelerated that trend. By ruling that most traditional treaties only become the law of the land if the full Congress "implements" them, the justices made it more likely that political leaders will opt to pass them as if they were a domestic law. (The Court has previously upheld the full enforceability of treaties passed in that manner...
Stephen D. Sugarman, a professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, said if the case is upheld in court, some home-schoolers may run into trouble. "Local school districts have their own autonomy and could sue people," he said. "Somebody could start bureaucratically making it more difficult for home-schoolers...
...innocence. The acting is best when tensions escalate and Aloysius confronts Father Flynn. Although he towers over Sister Aloysius, the sister clearly makes up in confidence what she lacks in stature. Aloysius dominates the argument, remaining unwavering and composed. When she finally exits, it appears that she has upheld morality and saved the students from being victimized. Instead of the state of moral confusion I expected, I left the theater not questioning Father Flynn’s guilt, but rather the sister’s steadfastness. Her poise and confidence overwhelmed the other characters, and her riveting performance almost translated...
...terms of what the future holds for Roe, and it is the outcome of presidential elections,” Toobin says. “If a Republican wins in 2008, Roe v. Wade is going to be overturned. If a Democrat wins, it’s going to be upheld, period, end of story. That’s a rather crude view, but I hold it dearly.”Toobin specifically timed the release of “The Nine” to coincide with the beginning of the presidential primary season in an effort to force the future...
...reversal of a former Harvard Dental School student’s rape conviction was upheld by the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court on Friday, according to the Associated Press. Martin Urban, who was charged with the rape of another dental student in 2004, successfully appealed his case in 2006 in part because the presiding judge had not given the jury a clear explanation about the standards used to determine whether an individual is too intoxicated to consent to sex. The court, in supporting the State Appeals Court’s decision to overturn Urban’s conviction, agreed that...