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Told of the Taylor amendment, Immelt remarked, "I wasn't even aware that's the case ... We are who we are." GE would continue to defend its interests, he added. GE has reserved the cash for the Hudson cleanup, estimated to cost $500 million, and is cooperating with the EPA...
Some pundits have countered that an act of civil disobedience by Time Inc.--declining to follow an "unjust" ruling while being prepared to suffer the legal consequence--wouldn't be the same as placing oneself above the law. In Pearlstine's view, "when the courts rule that a citizen's...
In 2002, Congress passed the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act by wide margins: 60-40 in the Senate, and 240-189 in the House. President Bush signed the act into law that same year. In other words, McCain was not alone in steamrollering the First Amendment. But the fact...
I would concede that in extreme circumstances—say, if national security were really at risk—we might consider abridging the freedom of speech. But in a December 2002 deposition, McCain justified the campaign finance law simply on the grounds that it serves to eliminate â?...
But on the other hand, this reviewer must caution readers about purchasing Abram’s memoirs prematurely. With threats to the First Amendment looming, Abrams—still an actively practicing attorney 45 years after graduating from Yale Law School—will certainly be a figure in the...