2- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 3, 2003 NATION WORLD HIGH COURT WEIGHS IN NEWS IN BRIEF1 HEDI S. I A U < Si0, . .,.. -..i _ _i... --ot AP PHOTO Joshua Davey stands outside the U. S. Supreme Court in Washington yesterday after oral arguments in Davey's suit to overturn Washington state's ban on using public money for religious purposes. Court: Police oy have to wait 20 seconds to enter drug suspects' homes e , ustices split overfundzg e i zoos education WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court justices appeared deeply divided yesterday in a church-state case involving a college student who lost his taxpayer- funded scholarship because he chose to major in theology. In a case with implications for President Bush's plan to allow more church-based organizations to compete for government money, the administration's top Supreme Court lawyer argued it was improper for Joshua Davey to lose the Promise Scholar- ship he was awarded by the state of Wash- ington. The scholarship was rescinded after Davey declared his major because state offi- cials deemed it an unconstitutional blending of church and state. "It's treating religion differently from non-religion," Justice Antonin Scalia told Washington's lawyer, Narda Pierce. "You can study anything you like and get it subsi- dized, except religion. Why does that not violate the principle of neutrality?" The Bush administration backs Davey, arguing that states cannot discriminate against religious education. "The Promise Scholarship program prac- tices the plainest form of religious discrimi- nation," Solicitor General Theodore Olson told the justices during a lively hourlong argument session. "The clear and unmistak- able message is that religion and preparation for a career in the ministry is disfavored." Several justices seemed skeptical, sug- gesting that the country has long had a hands-off policy when it comes to the train- ing of clergy and that states have consider- able leeway in choosing how to spend money. Justice Stephen Breyer told Olson that the Supreme Court could force a vast reordering of government spending if it sides with Davey. A broad ruling that Davey had a constitu- tional right to the scholarship money would mean government would have to be careful not to exclude.religious programs or organi- zations in many areas, like government con- tracting and medical programs, Breyer said. Russia set to reject global warming accord In what would be a mortal blow to the accord aimed at halting global warming, a top Kremlin official said yesterday that Russia won't ratify the Kyoto Protocol limiting greenhouse gas emissions because it will hurt the country's economy. The United States rejected the accord for the same reason. Without Moscow, the protocol cannot come into effect even if approved by every other nation because only Russia's industrial emissions are large enough to tip the balance. The pollution cuts required by the treaty would slow the economic growth that President Vladimir Putin has made a major priority, said top adviser Andrei Illari- onov. "In its current form, the Kyoto Protocol places significant limitations on the economic growth of Russia," Illarionov told reporters in the Kremlin on the side- lines of Putin's meeting with European business leaders. "Of course, in its current form this protocol can't be ratified." Earlier this fall, Putin cast deep doubts on Moscow's willingness to ratify the protocol, but he had not ruled it out entirely. A Russian Economics Ministry spokesman, Konstantin Bogdanov, said yesterday he was unaware of any change in Russia's official position, which has been that it is still considering the protocol. However, Illarionov said it would be unfair for Russia to curb emissions and stymie its own growth while the United States and other nations, which account for the bulk of global emissions, refuse to join the pact. Police: Gun connects 12 Ohio shootings Twelve shootings along a five-mile stretch of interstate this year are con- nected, including one that killed a woman, police said yesterday. Four of the shootings - three at vehicles and the one that broke an ele- mentary school window last month - were from the same gun, Franklin County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Steve Martin said. Although ballistics tests could not link the remainder of the shootings along Interstate 270, investigators said they "are comfortable" saying all 12 are connected, he said. He would not elaborate. The shootings began in May along Interstate 270 in southern Columbus. On Nov. 25, 62-year-old Gail Knisley was struck by a bullet that pierced the side of the car she was in. Many previous shootings have been reported since then. Authorities, who have received more than 500 tips, would not speculate on whom the shooter might be and would not release the type of weapon. "Collectively, we think it's not good for us to put that information out," Martin said. WASHINGTON (AP) - After knocking, police don't have to wait longer than 20 seconds before break- ing into the home of a drug suspect, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled yesterday in a case involving a man who said he needed more time to get from the shower to the door. LaShawn Banks emerged soapy and naked to find masked, heavily armed officers searching for drugs in his Las Vegas apartment in 1998. His case gave the court its first opportunity to say how long police must wait before breaking into a home to serve a warrant. The court didn't set a specific standard but said the brief delay in the Banks case was long enough. Any more time would give drug suspects an opportunity to flush evidence down the toilet. Justice David Souter, writing for the nine justices, 'said while "this call is a close one, we think that after 15 or 20 seconds without a response, police could fairly suspect that cocaine would be gone if they were reticent -any longer." He noted the unfortunate timing of the afternoon raid, which brought Banks "out dripping to confront the police." But police didn't know Banks was in the show- er, he said. Banks' lawyer, Randall Roske, criticized the ruling, saying it will lead to aggressive searches. "Police are going to read this as, 'Knock and announce and kick the door in,' " he said. The Supreme Court has said that in most cases, police armed with court warrants to search for drugs must knock and announce themselves, otherwise they run afoul of the Constitution's Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches. There are exceptions, such as when police have reason to believe a suspect would be dangerous. Although yesterday's ruling did not spell out exactly how long is a reasonable time to wait before executing warrants for drugs or other contraband, it's likely many officers in drug cases will follow Souter's reasoning and feel waiting 15 to 20 seconds is appropriate. "This gives officers the leeway they were taking throughout the country," said George Washington Uni- versity law professor Stephen Saltzburg. "This is a case that suggests great deference to the police." WASHINGTON Execs work to keep costly PC security out Technology executives are trying to convince the Homeland Security Depart- ment that costly new computer-security rules aren't needed, arguing their compa- nies are already taking aggressive steps to defend against hackers. The behind- the-scenes lobbying is paying dividends. The administration is reconsidering its support for a plan requiring publicly trad- ed companies to describe their hacker defenses to securities regulators. That proposal was among the earli- est outgrowths of the Bush administra- tion's strategy for securing cyberspace. Now industry lobbyists and academics are being given a chance to rewrite the proposed legislation to make it more palatable to them. The influence of industry groups like the Information Technology Association of America and the Business Software Alliance in shaping the administration computer- security policy has impressed some observers. WASH INGTON Congress to vote on spending allocations A Texas oil museum, a Nevada swimming pool and a military cargo terminal proposed for Philadelphia are among thousands of winners in the huge year-end spending bill that Con- gress could vote on soon. The legislation has $373 billion to finance highways, the Department of Health and Human Services and most of the government's other domestic agencies and programs for the budget year that started Oct. 1. Disputes over overtime pay, federal records on gun purchasers and other issues are threat- ening its final passage when the House and Senate return next week for brief end-of-session meetings. LOS ANGELES Disney CEO draws ire of executives With two once-strong allies turning on him, Michael Eisner's micro-manag- ing style of leadership at the Walt Dis- ney Co. is again getting scrutinized. Still, industry experts say Eisner may hold what Disney needs to weather a dif- ficult period and also what will help him survive the latest challenges to the chief executive's position he took in 1984. Roy Disney and Stanley Gold have called on Eisner to resign, say- ing he is to blame for a tumbling stock price, embarrassing manage- ment missteps and a focus on short- term profits over the company's core mission. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. I U.S. troops target, arrest insurgents EAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Workers b|an demolishing gigantic bronze busts obfSaddam Hussein in Baghdad yester- day, while U.S. troops to the north asested at least 20 insurgents in a raid ': both moves aimed at stamping out lg'alty to Iraq's ousted regime. Iraqi police said a senior former member of Saddam's elite Republican duard was among those captured in I-awija, 155 miles north of Baghdad. I1 wever, the U.S. troops failed to catch tlje target of the raid - Izzat Ibrahim al- IBouri, considered a key planner of attacks against U.S. troops. ".Also in the north, insurgents kept up afkacks against American-led forces, w with a soldier of the 4th Infantry Divi- sion killed in a roadside explosion in Samarra, the scene of deadly weekend battles between Americans and Iraqis. Meanwhile, relatives of U.S. troops visiting Iraq pressed their agenda to meet with leaders of the occupation authority, hoping to voice their opposi- tion to the U.S.-led occupation. One mother held back tears while looking at U.S. soldiers guarding the entrance of the Habbaniyah military base in Baghdad. "They are so young. This is not for them - They look just like my boy," said Annabelle Valencia, whose daughter, 24, and son, 22, are both based in Iraq. MICHIGAMUA Continued from Page 1 moving in a different direction, I want to be part of that movement." Engineering sophomore Josh Traylor said attending the event made him want to learn more about the issues facing the Native American community on cam- pus. He was intrigued by conversation about whether the name of the organiza- tion should be changed, and what the lack of recognition "that the name could ever be offensive" means about the way Native Americans are viewed. Traylor said there would be little debate if a group or sports team took on a name related to another ethnic identity. "(The members present from Michigamua) basically seem to deny anything about the name being an imita- tion of Native American culture, but when I was bringing up sports teams, the Braves, the Redskins - when I brought in other races to it, it's very clear cut, 'no that's wrong,' " he said. "But when it comes to Native Americans, basically it seems like they're a group that has yet to win respect from all parts of society." Last night's event was part of an effort to educate a new group of students, many of who were not around like he was when recent history with regard to these issues was being made, said Edgar Garza; president of Lambda Theta Phi. He added that students should make an effort to look into their campus' past. "This is a really old school and a lot of prejudiced things have happened on campus. This is just a part of it' he said. "(Michigamua) still exists. They said they stopped using the Native American rituals and sacred practices in their .everyday practices but they also said that in 1989 and it turned out they were still doing it." Steven Abbott, coordinator for Native American Student Services for Multi- Ethnic Student Affairs, said he hoped the event would raise awareness of how the Native American community has been treated at the University. He spoke of both the importance of remembering the history and the rele- vance of the debate that took place fol- lowing the presentation. "I think the dialogue's out there - both communities were able to present their sides of the story. 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