"Even if we accept WM's assertions that the funds are property of the estate and that the bankruptcy court had jurisdiction to determine the Debtor's entitlement to a tax exemption under Puerto
Rico law, the bankruptcy court would have been well within its discretion to abstain from rendering a determination.
Despite the fact that many attorneys, politicians and media had criticized the expanded use of
RICO laws in the past, not one opposed their use in this case.
(4) For a prosecutor such as Valder, the
RICO law is a godsend, for it enables him to compile an impressive record of convictions with minimal effort.
Our apprehension is that the
RICO law will soon be invoked, successfully, against many activists who have nothing to do with the so-called pro-life movement: environmentalists, peace demonstrators, civil-rights marchers, and others who resort to nonviolent but unlawful forms of protest.
This synopsis of
RICO law sets the stage for analysis of the computer program which represents the law exposed.
Many commentators see the
RICO law application in this case as blurring the line between protest covered by the First Amendment and criminal activity.
The January 24 Supreme Court ruling allowing the National Organization for Women to sue antiabortion groups under the
RICO law provides such a dilemma.
Gallisa, 59, graduated from the University of Puerto
Rico law school in 1970 and was elected to the island's House of Representatives in 1973 on the PIP ticket, serving one term.
When setting up a drug testing program it is critical that the program follow the rules that apply - both Federal and Puerto
Rico law. My goal is for attendees to learn fact and fiction, and how to set up a comprehensive and successful drug free workplace program.”
the attention once reserved for the snail darter, the
RICO law and yellow rain.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has agreed to review a series of obscenity cases involving an Indiana
RICO law. But the National Obscenity Enforcement Unit is not waiting for additional confirmation of its authority.
