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Without hearing arguments or issuing an opinion, the high court voted 6 to 3 to uphold that decision. (The dissenters wanted to hear arguments.) In the appeals-court ruling, Judge Frank Easterbrook, a Reagan appointee, agreed that depictions of subordination perpetuate subordination. But, he wrote, this did not permit Indianapolis to hold that materials presenting women in sexual encounters premised on equality were lawful, no matter how explicit, while those treating them in the "disapproved way" were unlawful, no matter how valuable the whole work. Said Easterbrook: "This is thought control...
...court declined to allow new limits on what pornographers may say, it did not object to tougher limits on where they may say it. The court voted 7 to 2 to uphold a zoning ordinance passed by the small Seattle suburb of Renton (pop. 32,000) that prohibited the showing of explicit films in theaters within 1,000 ft. of a school, church or residence. The law was acceptable, said Justice William Rehnquist, because it served the legitimate governmental purpose of preserving the quality of urban life while allowing reasonable alternative locations to the theater operators...
...whose rhetoric is so polarized and whose actions are so unprincipled will be able to deal realistically with the difficult yet manageable problem of crime. It is to be hoped that Koch's recently-intensified repressive attitudes will not result in equally repressive policy, as other New York Democrats uphold the state's prohibition on capital punishment...
...Bourbon and Greece, the rite of passage was also an unprecedented event in the life of his country. At a formal ceremony in the packed Cortes, home of parliament, the son of King Juan Carlos became the first heir to the Spanish throne to swear an oath to uphold the nation's constitution. The crown prince's voice cracked as he promised to "faithfully carry out my role, respect the rights of the citizens and remain loyal to the King." Then the entourage moved to the royal palace, where the King bestowed on his son the Order of Carlos...
...main role of the Undergraduate Council should be to improve the quality of student life. We did this during the fall by tackling issues ranging from the alcohol policy to grants to chocolate milk. Further, if reelected, I will continue to uphold my policy of allowing discussion of any issue which a student brings to the Council floor...