Word: upholds
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...not—claim to have eliminated poverty wages, or to have met the standards called for by the broader community. Until Harvard has improved its status as an employer by providing an acceptable wage minimum and the means for workers to organize freely, it cannot honestly claim to uphold any “principle” other than the bottom line. Until it has instituted measures to ensure transparency in decision-making and implementation, it can lay no claim to our trust. And until that day, Harvard will have to continue to post police officers outside of Mass. Hall...
...imagine. Does it take a war, a flood, to leave us no choice but to start all over again?...All through the campaign, George W. Bush practiced for this moment, the very first act of a new President, when he put his hand in the air and swore to uphold the Constitution and the honor and dignity of the office, so help him God. This time it will be for real, the easiest part of the job and yet harder than he could have imagined, because while the office has at last been won, the honor remains to be earned...
These extremists also believe that violence and scare tactics like the recent anthrax mailings will weaken laws protecting the practice of abortion and constitutional decisions that uphold the woman’s right to choose. However, if these extremists have so much confidence and faith in their beliefs, then they should have faith in the government to do what is right, the constitutional way. They have more hope than ever with a pro-life president in office ready to support them...
...athletic program. No evidence has been presented that Tecumseh High School’s choir suffers from a significant drug problem, or that illegal drugs pose a heightened risk of injury to the singers. Although subsequent decisions by appeals courts have tried to expand this decision, the Court should uphold its previous standard and prevent the blanket use of drug tests in all extracurricular activities...
...athletic program. No evidence has been presented that Tecumseh High School’s choir suffers from a significant drug problem, or that illegal drugs pose a heightened risk of injury to the singers. Although subsequent decisions by appeals courts have tried to expand this decision, the Court should uphold its previous standard and prevent the blanket use of drug tests in all extracurricular activities...