Word: religion
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That is a chilling thought for civil libertarians -- and a comforting one for conservatives. With abortion, race discrimination, religion and obscenity again crowding the docket, the court is now in a position to press on with much of Ronald Reagan's unfinished social agenda...
...pivot -- at least on issues like abortion and religion -- seems to be O'Connor. "Liberals have a chance of picking up her vote in some cases," notes American University law professor Herman Schwartz, and so many lawyers target her as the vital swing vote. But that narrow opening may be lost if George Bush gets to fill a seat. With three of the liberal Justices over 80, it is possible that one or more places will become vacant in the next four years. And Bush "has shown nothing to indicate the move of the court is wrong," says Columbia University...
...Religion. The wall separating church from state will be tested in a case from Omaha that also touches on freedom of speech. The court will review the constitutionality of the federal Equal Access Act, which opens up public schools to student religious groups when any "noncurriculum-related" student group is allowed to meet on school grounds...
...cynical self-interest, he has pursued reformist policies designed to repair his country's shattered economy as well as to endear him to skeptical citizens: the institution of land-tenure rights for farmers, the beginnings of a free-market economy and recognition of Buddhism as the state religion. While Hun Sen's cloudy history as a former member of the Khmer Rouge and his association with the Vietnamese continue to haunt him, he is gaining stature as a nationalist. He is regarded by many Cambodians as the only viable alternative to the Khmer Rouge...
Richard M. Geyser '90-'91, a member of the group, said that although Sigma Alpha Mu has been traditionally a Jewish fraternity, the group will be non-sectarian and will not discriminate on the base of race, religion or socio-economic status...