Word: warrant
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...demands can apparently be accommodated if the resulting compromises are couched in rhetoric that gives the civil rights leader a face-saving reason to accept them. His complaint that the party's presidential primary rules are unfair, sometimes awarding a candidate far fewer delegates than his electoral strength would warrant, is valid. Ironically, it was Mondale last week who complained that the rules were stacked against him in California, where his share of the delegates was far less than the percentage of votes his delegates received. A new party commission to reform the rules once again is necessary, although changes...
...year's events relating to the clubs. Fox remarks. "One thing that has become clear, become quite apparent, is that the College has little authority over the clubs as institutions." The College's only influence then, depends on turning "attention to the conduct of individuals where circumstances warrant it," he added. And with respect to opening the clubs to women. Fox echoed a fatalism shared by many students, remarking, "there are probably limits to how much can be accomplished...
...brief to the appeals court last week, the Justice Department defended its probe. Despite the admissions and contradictions of top officials who were questioned, including CIA Director William Casey and White House Chief of Staff James Baker, the department argued that there is inadequate "specific" information to warrant a further investigation. Argues the appeals brief: "None of this amounts to a crime, or even indicates the time, place or manner of a potential crime...
...being waged not only in the countryside, where marijuana and cocaine are grown and processed, but also inside Colombia's corrupt bureaucracy. After Lara's funeral, Betancur declared a nationwide state of emergency, giving the army a free hand to arrest suspects without a warrant and try them in military courts. Hundreds of people have been detained so far. About 400 judges accused of handling narcotics cases improperly will be removed, as well as 280 members of the national police force who have allegedly accepted bribes from the Colombian mafia...
...Drunk's Castle. Edward Welsh was already in bed when the police came pounding on his door in Madison, Wis. They had been alerted by a motorist who saw him driving erratically. The officers, who had no warrant, were admitted to Welsh's home by his stepdaughter. They went to his bedroom and arrested him for drunk driving. In Wisconsin, a first drunk-driving conviction is a civil offense that carries no jail sentence. Welsh appealed the legality of his arrest all the way to the Supreme Court. He was vindicated when the Justices ruled...