en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/politics/ruling/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/politics/judge_strikes_down_part_of_p1/ A federal judge struck down a key part of the USA Patriot Act on Thursday in a ruling that defended the need for judicial oversight of laws and bashed Congress for passing a law that makes possible "far-reaching invasions of liberty." U.S. District Jud news politics 2007-09-06 21:51:48 http://www.newsique.com/politics/judge_strikes_down_part_of_p1/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070906/ap_on_re_us/patriot_act_lawsuit;_ylt=AkJvN6Zx6Cuy.jPgz9ys5WSs0NUE http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Amazing [19] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/judge_strikes_down_part_of_p1/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/rep_jefferson_wins_ruling_agains/ A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that FBI agents violated the Constitution during their search of Rep. William J. Jefferson's Capitol Hill office last year, and ordered the agency to return all privileged materials. In a 3 to 0 ruling, the U.S. news politics 2007-08-04 12:48:53 http://www.newsique.com/politics/rep_jefferson_wins_ruling_agains/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/03/AR2007080300696.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Interesting [9] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/rep_jefferson_wins_ruling_agains/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/top_court_upholds_abortion_ban/ Action at state level likely The outcome is likely to spur efforts at the state level to place more restrictions on abortions. “I applaud the Court for its ruling today, and my hope is that it sets the stage for further progress in the fight to en news politics 2007-04-18 14:07:57 http://www.newsique.com/politics/top_court_upholds_abortion_ban/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18174245/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Important [14] 80 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/top_court_upholds_abortion_ban/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/us_court_to_rule_on_key_gun_law/ The US Supreme Court is expected to deliver a ruling shortly that could have a far-reaching effect on gun control laws in the United States. The nine justices have been considering whether a 32-year-old ban on handguns in Washington DC is unconstitutio news politics 2008-06-26 08:17:07 http://www.newsique.com/politics/us_court_to_rule_on_key_gun_law/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7474924.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/us_court_to_rule_on_key_gun_law/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/patriot_act_loses_appeal_us_appe/ A federal appeals court ruled that some portions of the U.S. Patriot Act that govern dealings with foreign terrorist organizations are unconstitutional because the language is too vague to be understood by an ordinary person. The ruling released Monday news politics 2007-12-11 18:43:55 http://www.newsique.com/politics/patriot_act_loses_appeal_us_appe/ CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/11/national/main3605881.shtml http://www.newsique.com/sources/cbsnews/ 93 Under Rated [1] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/patriot_act_loses_appeal_us_appe/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/us_court_fines_iran_265_bln_for_/ A US federal judge on Friday ordered Iran to pay 2.65 billion dollars to families of 241 soldiers killed in the 1983 bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut, calling his ruling a warning that attacks on US citizens will not be tolerated. Judge Royce Lam news politics 2007-09-08 15:30:57 http://www.newsique.com/politics/us_court_fines_iran_265_bln_for_/ afp.google.com http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g1XRa7v7LYwf0sCshPG2V0YZdmoQ Under Rated [1] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/us_court_fines_iran_265_bln_for_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/supreme_court_bars_suit_on_faith/ The Bush administration's faith-based initiatives got a boost Monday from the Supreme Court: a ruling that ordinary taxpayers cannot sue to stop conferences that help religious charities apply for federal grants. President Bush called the 5-4 decision news politics 2007-06-26 11:01:52 http://www.newsique.com/politics/supreme_court_bars_suit_on_faith/ New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Scotus-Faith-Based.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin http://www.newsique.com/sources/nytimes/ 96 Interesting [4] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/supreme_court_bars_suit_on_faith/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/appeals_court_refuses_to_reconsi/ A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to reconsider a ruling that struck down the District of Columbia's long-standing handgun control law, setting up a potential showdown in the Supreme Court over the Second Amendment. The decision by the full U. news politics 2007-05-09 08:27:51 http://www.newsique.com/politics/appeals_court_refuses_to_reconsi/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,270873,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/appeals_court_refuses_to_reconsi/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/amy_goodman_supreme_court_ruling/ The Supreme Court's decision to uphold a ban on late abortions without an exception for the health of the mother sends a signal that, in many respects, the court thinks legislators, not doctors, are the ones best positioned to make health decisions. Th opinion politics 2007-04-24 14:12:15 http://www.newsique.com/politics/amy_goodman_supreme_court_ruling/ Alter Net http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/50781/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/alternet/ 86 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/amy_goodman_supreme_court_ruling/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/gop_candidates_praise_abortion_r/ Republican presidential candidates, who differ on abortion rights, were unanimous Wednesday in their praise for the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. Democratic candidates uniformly deplored the 5-4 ruling in which news politics 2007-04-18 16:22:50 http://www.newsique.com/politics/gop_candidates_praise_abortion_r/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18178558/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [3] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/gop_candidates_praise_abortion_r/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/mo_elections_chief_in_election_d/ Missouri's chief elections official said Monday she was asked for photo identification at the voting booth despite a court ruling striking down the requirement. news politics 2006-11-07 11:05:22 http://www.newsique.com/politics/mo_elections_chief_in_election_d/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061107/ap_on_el_ge/voter_identification http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] 100 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/politics/mo_elections_chief_in_election_d/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/gop_seeks_to_benefit_from_gay_ma/ In the final stretch before Election Day, embattled Republicans feel as if they've received a gift from an unlikely donor: advocates of gay marriage. news politics 2006-10-30 20:05:05 http://www.newsique.com/politics/gop_seeks_to_benefit_from_gay_ma/ Lexington Herald-Leader http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/nation/15887481.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/lexington_herald/ 90 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/gop_seeks_to_benefit_from_gay_ma/#comments