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POLITICS / NEWS Thu Sep 6, 2007 @ 9:51pm neoform

Yahoo News -- 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.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Sat Aug 4, 2007 @ 12:48pm neoform

Washington Post -- 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... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Wed Apr 18, 2007 @ 2:07pm neoform

MSNBC -- 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.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

BBC News -- 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.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Tue Dec 11, 2007 @ 6:43pm neoform

CBS News -- 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.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Sat Sep 8, 2007 @ 3:30pm neoform

afp.google.com -- 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.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Tue Jun 26, 2007 @ 11:01am neoform

New York Times -- 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.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Wed May 9, 2007 @ 8:27am neoform

FOX News -- 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... Read More

POLITICS / OPINION Tue Apr 24, 2007 @ 2:12pm neoform

Alter Net -- 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.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Wed Apr 18, 2007 @ 4:22pm neoform

MSNBC -- 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.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Tue Nov 7, 2006 @ 11:05am mrmdc

Yahoo News -- 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... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Mon Oct 30, 2006 @ 8:05pm neoform

Lexington Herald-Leader -- 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... Read More