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separation

(Encyclopedia) separation, in law, either the voluntary agreement of husband and wife to live apart or a partial dissolution of the marriage relation by court order. The marriage bond remains, and…

MATHESON, James David (Jim), Congress, UT (1960)

MATHESON, James David (Jim), a Representative from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 21, 1960; B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1982; M.B.A., University of…

James David (Jim) MATHESON, Congress, UT (1960)

MATHESON James David (Jim) , a Representative from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 21, 1960; A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1982; M.B.A., University of…

Jim Nance McCORD, Congress, TN (1879-1968)

McCORD Jim Nance , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Unionville, Bedford County, Tenn., March 17, 1879; attended the public schools and also had private instructors; employed as a clerk in…

air, law of the

(Encyclopedia) air, law of the, in the broadest sense, all law connected with the use of the air, including radio and satellite transmissions; more commonly, it refers to laws concerning civil…

Virginia

Virginia State Information Capital: Richmond Official Name: The Commonwealth of Virginia Organized as a territory: Virginia was organized as a territory on July 13, 1787. Entered Union (rank):…

gay-rights movement

(Encyclopedia) gay-rights movement, organized efforts to end the criminalization of homosexuality and protect the civil rights of homosexuals. While there was some organized activity on behalf of the…

ideal gas

(Encyclopedia) ideal gas: see gas laws; kinetic-molecular theory of gases.