We should not allow the Bush administration's catastrophic embrace of torture to become a justification for abandoning principles of due process that we have upheld for more than two centuries.
"The bill marks a decisive swing away from the liberal trade policy which the United States has upheld for 35 years and which has given the world the benefit of United States leadership in progress toward free trade.
The breakdown sets up a potential clash over the state's long-standing ability to set its own more stringent standards for tailpipe emissions and fuel efficiency, a power the courts have upheld for the past half-century.
But perhaps the best thing about an evening out at Dans le Noir? is the opportunity to relinquish for a moment all those stuffy table-manners you have upheld for so long.
While it's fair to say the firm is still a long way from the breadline - it has around $200bn in offshore reserves alone - many see the news as a sign that the winning formula it has upheld for so long is no longer enough.
We held our first stand and brought the money to Alex's "Original" Lemonade Stand, a tradition that my family has upheld for the past seven years.
Caring for the land and our neighbors is part of a legacy and responsibility that African-American families have upheld for decades -- in Holly, Louisiana, and in towns just like it all over America.
"Given the seriousness of arson, a five-year sentence is not grossly disproportionate to the offense," the appeals court said, before offering a lengthy list of "far tougher sentences" that the Supreme Court has upheld for arguably less-serious crimes, like stealing golf clubs and possessing small amounts of marijuana.
I chatted with my roommate's nutty uncle (because who doesn't have one of those?) and she humored me by letting me watch National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation in her bed--a tradition my family has upheld for as long as I can remember.
After being declared winner of Monday's poll by the slimmest of margins - 50.07% - Mr Kenyatta said voters had upheld "respect for the rule of law", and promised to work with opponents.
Merck said yesterday that a federal judge had upheld a patent for its osteoporosis drug Fosamax, blocking a proposed generic version by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries until 2018.
