Money’s Worth Surge In Small Claims Courts
In Denver and San Francisco small claims courts expand access with quick hearings and volunteer judges. Los Angeles night sessions attract favorable feedback while costs remain low, prompting calls for reform and broader openings. The piece discusses limits, lawyer involvement, and consumer-focused fixes.
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Immunity For Judges Sparks Open Hearing Debate
The Dawson Five case in Georgia shows how New York Court of Appeals limits on press access could free suspects if applied pre trial. New York and New Jersey rulings diverge on pretrial openness, raising concerns over press freedom and fair trial rights.
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Georgia
New York State
New York Court of Appeals
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Dawson Five
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New Jersey
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Lawrence H. Cooke
Floyd Abrams
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Great Times in a Great Time and the Middle East Hope
A columnist argues we are in a fifth great time of history. From Roosevelt’s New Deal to World War II, the Holocaust, atomic age, space exploration, and now Middle East tensions, he asserts monumental events shape humanity. He notes potential for peace if nationalist hatreds can be untangled, citing a Moslem Jew meeting in Ismalia at Christmas as hopeful.
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Christmas in Jerusalem and a new spirit in world politics
The piece notes a hopeful shift in 1977 as Sadat and Begin’s Christmas talks in Ismailia spark renewed peace prospects in the Middle East. It credits Carter’s emphasis on human rights and his energy bill for shaping global diplomacy, urging humane conduct and a stronger stance toward the weak.
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Spirit of compromise rises in 1977 world view
James Reston notes a slow shift from domination by force to compromise in 1977. The United States loses market ground to Japan, the yen gains strength, and Western Europe shifts toward moderate leadership. China shifts from isolation toward engagement with the West, while Africa begins rethinking majority rule and Rhodesia moves toward change.
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James Callaghan
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Helmut Schmidt
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