Age, height, date of entry in the program, body weight at the beginning of the program, amount of weight loss, and actual body weight, were noted.
One former officer recalls that Kappes voiced qualms, warning that the program amounted to "torture".
Under this argument, the program amounts to compelled speech, because clients have no choice about the causes their money supports.
The central argument in the case was that the program amounted to an unconstitutional governmental taking of private property.
The 5-to-4 decision rejected the argument of a conservative legal group here that the program amounted to an unconstitutional "taking" of the clients' property.
Among other issues, the union argued that Mr. Klein's announcement of the program amounted to bargaining improperly, directly with principals, rather than through the union.
In a clear setback to the industry, a solid majority rejected the argument that the program amounted to unconstitutional discrimination against interstate commerce.
The American Civil Liberties Union and some state legislators say that the program amounts to a national identification card, with civil liberties and privacy implications.
The Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the country's largest owners of local television stations, chose to pre-empt the broadcast from its ABC-affiliated stations, saying that the program amounted to an antiwar statement.
The court said the program amounted to a "soft quota," because hiring records were scrutinized and, if broadcasters had been hiring minorities or women at a level less than 50percentt of the local population, they came under special scrutiny.
Mr. Barroso said the austerity program offered economic support in exchange for reforms by Greece, and he warned that the program amounted to "access to finance that would not exist under any other circumstance".
