Jehovah's Witnesses and civil liberties in the United States In the United States and several other countries, the legal struggles of the Jehovah's Witnesses have yielded some of the most important judicial decisions regarding freedom of religion, press and speech. The resulting litigation has helped to define civil liberties case law in the United States and in most Western societies.Former Supreme Court Justice Harlan Stone jokingly suggested "The Jehovah's Witnesses ought to have an endowment in view of the aid which they give in solving the legal problems of civil liberties." Jehovah's_Witnesses_and_civil_liberties_in_the_United_States
Frank Borzellieri Frank Borzellieri is an American author, professor of journalism, political columnist and former elected member of a New York City school board. He is best known for his conservative views on immigration, affirmative action, gun control, education, libertarianism, and his opposition to what he terms the lack of morality and the lack of focus on the basics of learning in the New York City public school system. Frank_Borzellieri
Billy Taylor (running back) Billy Taylor (born July 6, 1956 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 1978 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 215-lb. running back from Texas Tech, Taylor played for five NFL seasons as a running back and kick returner. Billy_Taylor_(running_back)
2009 flu pandemic in the United States The United States (US) experienced the beginnings of an pandemic of a novel strain of the Influenza A/H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as 'swine flu', in the spring of 2009. This seemed to have spread to the US from an outbreak in Mexico beginning shortly before.The earliest reported cases in the US began appearing in late March 2009 in California, then spreading to infect people in Texas, New York, and assorted other states by mid-April. 2009_flu_pandemic_in_the_United_States
William DiFazio William DiFazio (born April 7, 1947) is a professor of sociology at St. John’s University and does research in work and technology, urban sociology, social theory. He is the author of several books and articles on domestic and global poverty, including his latest, Ordinary Poverty. He is also co-host and co-producer of the radio show, City Watch on WBAI 99.5 FM. He earned his PhD in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center in 1981. William_DiFazio