Virginia Supreme Court Allows Cord to Take Bar Exam
The Virginia Supreme Court reversed Judge Duncan C. Gibb and allowed Bonnie C. Cord to take the state bar exam. The decision rested on merit and a 1957 rational connection standard, noting Cord’s strong professional record with the DC Bar and at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Warren County
Duncan C. Gibb
Bonnie C. Cord
Linden
Virginia Supreme Court
Gibb
Supreme Court
Virginia
Cord
Ms. Cord
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Letters to the Editor critique on public judgment and TV crowd
A reader defends due process for Larry Thomas and condemns judging individuals by public opinion. Another letter attacks Lynn Kerns Jr. sentencing and advocates marijuana legalization as Constitutionally supported. A third writer blasts NBC show Supertrain as low quality, urging better TV and noting public television’s improving role.
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the Star
Larry Thomas
Senseny
Thailia H. Sempeles
Millie Putman
Ms. Sempeles
Putman
Sandy E. Putman
North Fort St. Strasburg
Lynn Franklin Kerns Jr
Evening Star
Winchester
Lynn Kerns
NBC
ABC
CBS
Margaret Newsom
Franklin St. Winchester
Time for Action on ACTION by Kilpatrick
James Kilpatrick argues the House voted 276 to 116 to pull the Peace Corps from ACTION amid broader criticism of the agency and its director Sam Brown. He calls for dismantling ACTION and questions the value and cost of Peace Corps VISTA and related programs, urging sweeping reform.
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Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Washington
House
Peace Corps
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Sam Brown
Action Agency
Congress
Nixon
Brown
America
VISTA
Parent Action
Capitol Hill
John F. Kennedy
Senate
Tion
House Appropriations Committee
International Development Agency
Courts and Press Clash Over libel and editorial rights
James Reston analyzes the longstanding conflict between the courts and the press over fair trial rights and press freedom. He recalls New York Times v Sullivan and the shift toward allowing judges to inquire into editorial motives and thoughts in libel cases, noting divisions among journalists and the limits of media power.
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James Reston
N.Y
Supreme Court of the United States
New York Times
Sullivan
Press rights clash as Supreme Court narrows news gathering protections
In a sweeping shift the Court limits editorial protection, allowing inquiry into editors and reporters state of mind in libel cases. Opinion splits 6 3 with Justice Marshall lone defender of unlimited First Amendment shield. The ruling risks self censorship and fewer investigative stories on public figures and events.
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N_Y Times News
New York
Supreme Court
Herbert
Richard Nixon
Marshall
Justice Marshall
Stanford Daily
Warren Court
Sullivan
Justice Powell
Nion
Watergate
Carter
Justice White
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Gore
Thomas T. Byd
Eanonal
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Robert Michel
Illinois
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Ohio
WN Irvine
Courts of Justice
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Vietnam
By Tom Wicker
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