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...court’s operations. He said that all the appeals petitions that the court receives are read by one of the justices’ clerks. The clerks then write up a memo summarizing each case, which in turn is read by the justices. If four justices wish to hear a case, an hour of oral arguments is scheduled. “The purpose for that hour is for us to ask questions,” Breyer explained. Breyer also spoke about recent court decisions paring back the federal sentencing guidelines—decisions that Breyer has supported even though...
...leave your family...I really respect him for taking that stand.”Alexander De Beausset says that his own activism has helped to instill in Kyle a “tremendous sense of social responsibility.” But he now jokes, “I wish I didn’t—then I wouldn’t have to worry so much...
...since acknowledged her mistake—“There are some things you wish you could take back”—but she hardly allows her past to limit her future. “I have regrets about things I did, vise-a-vie the Vietnam War, but you know, basically, I’ve resolved most of the regrets, and I’m trying live my third act in such a way that I won’t have regrets,” she says...
...group of statistically minded humor writers who operate a blog called “Fire Joe Morgan” (www.firejoemorgan.com). The FJM writers—who go by the monikers of Dak, Junior, Coach, Matthew Murbles, and Ken Tremendous—have done what many of us wish we had done years ago: created a forum dedicated to illuminating and ridiculing the indefensible ravings of the national baseball media...
Finally, while we mostly support the May-Day Coalition on political issues, we are uncomfortable with some professors’ decisions to reschedule regular class hours to accommodate students who wish to take part in the event. Professors’ political views should not affect the operation of their courses. Allowing them to do so unfairly penalizes students without the appetite for the walkout and sets a precedent that will discourage students in the future from enrolling in courses where they disagree with the professor’s political views. There are many reasons why a professor might have...