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Another Reason I am So Happy Obama Won

451press.com
13-Nov-2008 2 related
        

Supreme Court Justices...With the disappointing decision today to overturn two court orders that had tried to restrict the use of sonar around whales and other marine mammals by the Navy while conducting "war games" in the...

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FCC is being arbitrary in expletives crackdown

azstarnet.com
13-Nov-2008
        

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.13.2008 The following editorial appeared Tuesday in the Philadelphia Inquirer: For three decades the Federal Communications Commission has maintained a uniform policy regarding the use of...

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Supremely Bad Priorities

vodkapundit.com
12-Nov-2008
        

Good news: Courts have no business second-guessing the military, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in lifting restrictions on submarine training exercises off the coast of Southern California that may harm marine mammals....

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U.S. top court rules for Navy in whales-sonar case

reuters.com
12-Nov-2008 237 related
        

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday the U.S. Navy can conduct sonar training exercises off the southern California coast without restrictions designed to protect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals.

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BRIAN DICKERSON: Justice Granholm? It's possible under Obama

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10-Nov-2008 3 related
        

Justice Granholm? Hillary’s 61, Bill’s 62: Too old for a president-elect who wants his Supreme Court nominees to be serving decades after he himself leaves the Oval Office. But Michigan’s governor has most of the qualities...

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Court weighs nature of lab evidence

usatoday.com
11-Nov-2008 4 related
        

The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that deals with whether lab reports should be considered "testimonial" rather than objective public records. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case...

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Obama May Get to Appoint Two Supreme Court Judges

freerepublic.com
11-Nov-2008
        

President-elect Barack Obama may have the rare chance to appoint two judges to the Supreme Court, giving the former law professor an opportunity to make a further lasting mark on American society. Already observers are weighing...

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Coleman-Franken Senate Race Still a War of Words, Legal Battles

findingdulcinea.com
10-Nov-2008 679 related
        

Nearly a week after Election Day, the race for the U.S. Senate seat among Republican incumbent Norm Coleman, Democratic candidate Al Franken and Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley is still without an official winner. On...

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Four dozen federal judgeship openings waiting for Obama

semissourian.com
09-Nov-2008 4 related
        

Sunday, November 9, 2008 By MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President-elect Obama will enter office with an immediate opportunity to begin shaping the federal courts by filling four dozen openings on trial and...

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Bush's legal legacy to give Obama tough choices

sacbee.com
09-Nov-2008 392 related
        

When Barack Obama becomes president in January, he will confront the controversial legal legacy of the Bush administration.From expansive executive privilege to hard-line tactics in the war on terrorism, Obama must decide what...

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