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Given the University’s current fiscal situation, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has had to curb adding new faculty. Kelly said that even though it is “unusual?? for academic departments to hire in this financial environment, he was “grateful” for the opportunity to bring Richard into the department...
Obama’s message was in no way out of line or unusual??presidential communication of this sort almost certainly occurs often: behind closed doors and without hype. He determined correctly, alongside his political advisors, that Paterson is particularly embattled—with 71 percent of New Yorkers assessing the governor’s work as either “fair” or “poor.” Paterson might not even survive a challenge in the Democratic gubernatorial primary and could very easily lose to a Republican challenger in the statewide race, especially...
...Digital Theft Deterrence Act,” which mandates damages of up to $150,000 for willful copyright infractions. Such a scale for damages was disproportionate to any harm committed, the team suggested, putting it in violation of the constitutional provision against “cruel and unusual?? punishment and potentially “slamming the courthouse door” on those too cowed by the financial burden to consider risking further expenses by fighting the case. Of further concern was the possibility that the recording industry was attempting to use its lawsuits to send a message...
...however, rejected such claims, arguing that, “Simply because an execution method may result in pain, either by accident or as an inescapable consequence of death, does not establish the sort of ‘objectively intolerable risk of harm’ that qualifies as cruel and unusual?? punishment. Despite the Court’s willingness to dismiss Ralph Blaze and Thomas Clyde Bowling Jr., the two of the 3,300 death row inmates in Kentucky who brought this case forward, we believe that even the slightest chance of error in the administration of this lethal...
Describing Romney as an “unusual?? candidate, Porter mentioned Romney’s nontraditional background in management consulting and private equity as one of the reasons why he has elected to take a more public role in the upcoming campaign...