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Mark H. Moore was named Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice, and David A. Wise has become the Stambaugh Professor of Empirical Analysis...
...Wise said yesterday he is pleased about his appointment to tenure, especially as a recognition for his work...
...rich in juice and joy. His tongue drips wise saws and modern instances like a mercantile Polonius. Buloff is a treasure in the role, an ancient of days, full of pith and vinegar...
California's Supreme Court was once held in high repute for its innovative and wise decisions. Keeping well above politics, the court carried out deliberations in the quiet privacy of its stately chambers. So much for tradition. The current court, headed by Chief Justice Rose Elizabeth Bird, 42, is about to have its linen laundered in public, black robes, starched collars and all. Last week the state's commission on judicial performance (a nine-member board established in 1960 to hear complaints against California judges) began televised hearings into alleged improprieties surrounding the court's handling...
...five months, reporters for the paper had clandestinely operated a Chicago bar called the Mirage tavern, gathering notes on building and fire inspectors as they asked for illegal side payments. Street-wise in a machine-dominated city, Editor James Hoge had lawyers meticulously instruct his reporters in how to avoid committing entrapment. In the past, such Front Page-style enterprise has consistently won Pulitzers. As deception, it is not all that different from the confrontation theater that often gives CBS's 60 Minutes its liveliest episodes...