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U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 18, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- Attempts by conservative opponents to halt same-sex marriage in California before the November election failed Tuesday when both a state appeals court and a Sacramento trial judge refused to block local officials from issuing marriage licenses to gay coup.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 22, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

MSNBC -- The U.S. military cannot automatically discharge people because they are gay, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday in the case of a decorated flight nurse who sued the Air Force over her dismissal. The three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 7, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

MSNBC -- Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad is asking prosecutors in a letter to help him end legal appeals of his conviction and death sentence "so that you can murder this innocent black man." In a two-page letter obtained by The Associated Press on T.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jul 11, 2007 @ 10:59am neoform

FOX News -- A discrimination lawsuit filed by a Muslim Dunkin' Donuts franchisee who was not allowed to renew his contract with the chain because of a refusal to sell pork products can proceed, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday. The decision reversed an Illinois.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 29, 2007 @ 11:14am neoform

CNN -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday accepted appeals from two men detained for years at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The surprise move gives new hope to suspected war criminals held on U.S. soil by the U.S. military. Oral arguments will be held in the fall... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 7, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

FOX News -- A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that women who are forced to abort their pregnancies by governments such as China's can be awarded asylum in the United States. Courts previously have allowed victims of forced sterilization to seek asylum here... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri May 18, 2007 @ 11:07am neoform

Washington Post -- Lawyers for former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal argued in an appeals court Thursday that racism by a judge and prosecutors corrupted the 1982 trial at which he was condemned for killing a white police officer. Abu-Jamal, 53, once a radio reporter, has.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Mar 15, 2007 @ 8:27am neoform

CNN -- A California woman whose doctor says marijuana is the only medicine keeping her alive is not immune from federal prosecution on drug charges, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The case was brought by Angel Raich, an Oakland mother of two who suf.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Mar 14, 2007 @ 9:15pm neoform

SF Gate -- A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the government does not have to turn over evidence from the trial of Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui to family members of those killed in the terrorist attacks. The three-judge panel of the 4th U.S... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 8:29am neoform

Yahoo News -- Twelve gay and lesbian veterans who were dismissed under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to reinstate their lawsuit challenging the policy. In arguments before the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Nov 1, 2006 @ 10:22pm neoform

Washington Post -- Attorneys for captives in the Guantanamo Bay military prison asked a federal appeals court yesterday to reject a provision of the new military-commission law that strips hundreds of detainees of their right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 16, 2008 @ 8:10am neoform

SF Gate -- A federal appeals court has upheld $600,000 in damages to a state prison guard who said she was fired after complaining that she was being harassed by naked male inmates. The complaints by Deanna Freitag led to an investigation by the state Department.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 28, 2008 @ 8:05am neoform

SF Gate -- A federal appeals court threw a roadblock in the path of the government's restoration and development plans for Yosemite National Park on Thursday, ruling that the National Park Service has failed to take adequate steps to protect the Merced River. The.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 6, 2007 @ 1:36pm neoform

MSNBC -- A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging President Bush’s domestic spying program, saying the plaintiffs had no standing to sue. In a 2-1 decision, two Republican appointees on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of App.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Jul 1, 2007 @ 11:32am neoform

FOX News -- A federal appeals court upheld this Spring Break destination's zoning and nudity ordinances, meaning erotic dancers in adult bars in most parts of the city can't perform totally nude anymore. The city and Lollipops Gentlemen's Club made their cases bef.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 12, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

Washington Post -- A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that President Bush cannot indefinitely imprison a U.S. resident on suspicion alone, ordering the government either to charge Qatari national Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri with his alleged terrorist crimes in a civilian.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 5, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

Washington Post -- A federal appeals court tossed out an indecency ruling against Rupert Murdoch's Fox television network yesterday and broadly questioned whether the Federal Communications Commission has the right to police the airwaves for offensive language. In a 2 to.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 10, 2007 @ 7:46am neoform

Los Angeles Times -- A state appeals court ruled Wednesday that the city has been overtaxing cellphone users — potentially costing the city millions of dollars in revenue each year. The 2nd Appellate District of the Court of Appeal found that a 2003 tax increase was a vi.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 3, 2007 @ 12:13am neoform

USA Today -- By Joan Biskupic, USA TODAYWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear appeals by Guantanamo prisoners held for more than five years, in the latest action in a long-running dispute over the Bush administration's handling of terrorism suspect.. Read More