The debate began an hour before Justice Paul G. Feinman of the State Supreme Court opened a hearing on Tuesday on the lawsuit by the United Federation of Teachers against the New York City Department of Education.
Judge David A. Ezra of Federal District Court opened a hearing on a lawsuit filed by a non-Native Hawaiian who wants the programs opened up to all residents.
A8 Israeli Barrier Examined The International Court of Justice at The Hague opened a hearing on Palestinian objections to the Israeli barrier being built in and around the West Bank.
On Monday, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission will open a hearing to determine whether opponents, among them the Cuomo administration, have valid arguments against a 20-year extension of operating licenses for the Westchester County site's reactors.
The move by Mr. King, who said he was planning to open a hearing on the matter beginning early next year, is the latest example of the new direction that the House will take under the incoming Republican majority.
Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the most senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, opened a hearing on immigration legislation by stressing the issue's importance "particularly in light of all that's happening in Massachusetts right now and over the last week".
The House Ways and Means Committee's subcommittee on oversight discovered the unpaid taxes in a review of tax records from 23 of the companies receiving the most bailout money, Mr. Lewis said, as he opened a hearing on the issue.
The refusal to testify by Andrew S. Fastow, Enron's former chief financial officer, and three other executives opened a hearing before the oversight subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that provided a rich tableau of the far-reaching consequences of Enron's collapse.
The labor board opened a hearing on the charges earlier this month but hasn't yet released a decision.
Because the proposed merger involved the sale of a television station, it required the approval of the FCC, which opened a hearing on the issue that August.
