The other 49

Politics and judges
The Administrative Board of the State of New York Judicial Conference recently adopted a series of rules which severely restrict political activities on the part of judges within that state. Under these rules they may not solicit or make political contributions.

Big Brother no longer watching
Gov. William Milliken recently ordered the Michigan Department of Social Services to stop monitoring telephone calls between its employees and their clients. Milliken ordered the halt to such practices "because of its potential for abuse."

Coal = People?
The Federation of Rocky Mountain States recently issued a study in which they state that coal development over the next 10 years in the West will increase population in the states of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming by 450,000 to 600,000 persons.

Texas will watch stripping
Under a new state law the Texas Railroad Commission will be empowered to regulate strip mining. The statute requires reclamation of stripped land and authorizes the Railroad Commission to establish regulations for strip mining of uranium and coal.

Big Brother goes to school... and fails
The Supreme Court of California has ruled that an individual's constitutional right to privacy was violated when undercover police officers sat in on classes in order to spy on faculty and students. The court held that such activity also has a chilling effect on First Amendment freedom of speech guarantees.

M.D.'s and L.L.B.'s
The states of Iowa, Missouri, Massachusetts New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, and Texas have established medical malpractice insurance pools to guarantee insurance coverage for physicians. /C.P.R. 

November 1975/Illinois Issues/345