But she once ruled that the right to free speech barred New York City from firing an office worker for posting a racist letter.

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The Court ruled that just because an agreement barred further exercise of the termination right, it did not run afoul of the statute which does not permit an initial agreement that prospectively eliminates the termination right.

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Immediately to my right is the wooden door, and behind it the steel barred door, that leads down to the cells.

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Hamas -- a Palestinian militant group that controls Gaza, where about 37 percent of Palestinians live -- has been barred from the negotiations because of its refusal to recognize Israel's right to exist and renounce terrorism.

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Why not, for example, stipulate that future grants will only be made in states that permit student results to be linked to teacher evaluations--now barred by New York and California, among others--and that give kids the right to exit dreadful schools for better ones?

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During a visit to Europe this week, Mr Cardoso, who is barred by the constitution from running again, signalled that he wants to reassemble the centre-right coalition that elected him in 1994 and 1998, even if that means Ms Sarney getting the top spot.

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