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• Obama Nominates ACORN Activist to Appeals Court

  
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  NewsMax : "Senate Republicans are gearing up to block the appeals-court nomination of U.S. District Judge David Hamilton, whose resume includes a stint as a fundraiser for ACORN, the community-organizing group recently tripped up by a series of embarrassing undercover videos. Conservative legal groups have described ...
  3 days ago

• Past Rulings Haunt President Obama’s Judicial Nominee

  
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  Citizen Link : "Judge David Hamilton says lawmakers can pray to Allah – but not to Jesus. Federal District Judge David Hamilton has been nominated for a seat on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals."
  6 days ago

• “Jesus, no, but yes to Allah: Another immoderate judge nominated by Obama”

  
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  Washington Times : "Senate Democrats are proving once again that no judicial nominee is too extreme for them to stomach. A move seems to be afoot to open debate on the Senate floor this week on the nomination of David Hamilton of Indiana to the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. This judge is a radicals radical."
  1 week ago

• 7th Circuit upholds denial of preliminary injunction in Illinois church’s RLUIPA zoning challenge

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  The opinion in River of Life Kingdom Ministries v. Village of Hazel Crest , No. 08-2819 (7th Cir., Oct. 27, 2009) begins:Before CUDAHY, MANION, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge. River of Life Kingdom Ministries (“the Church”) attempted to relocate its congregation from a crowded warehouse in ...
  2 weeks ago

• David French: A big day for free speech and legal equality on campus

  
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  David French, Director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom, writing at Phi Beta Cons : "As I type this post, my colleagues at the Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom are arguing a critical case before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. The subject: the use and abuse of mandatory student ...
  2 weeks ago

• Speaking up for a “moment of silence”

  
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  OneNewsNow : "David Cortman of the Alliance Defense Fund -- which this week filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the law -- explains that under the law, students are not required to pray and teachers are not involved . . . whats interesting about the case is [that] its a period of silent reflection where a ...
  2 weeks ago

• ADF attorney available to media after 7th Circuit hearing in ongoing legal battle with U. of Wis.

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  lliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence will be available to answer questions from the media at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit following a hearing Tuesday in a lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lorence will be arguing that university officials violated the First Amendment ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dart v. Craigslist, Inc.

  
  JOLT Digest — Authority: 119
  Charges against Craigslist for their “Adult Services” section dismissed by Illinois District Court By Ye (Helen) He – Edited by Eric Engle Dart v. Craigslist, Inc., No. 09 C 1385 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 20, 2009) Opinion The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held, on ...
  2 weeks ago

• High Court: 7th Circuit Too Hasty in Denying Death-Row Inmate’s Claims

  
  ABA Journal Top Stories — Authority: 678
  The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the courts to consider the unresolved claims of an Indiana death-row inmate convicted of murdering his brother and three others. Joseph Corcoran had raised five issues in a habeas appeal, including claims that prosecutors committed misconduct at his sentencing and that he should not ...
  3 weeks ago

• Law Prof: Forfeiture Case Before High Court Is About Government Bullying

  
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  Tyhesha Brunstons car was held by the government for three years after her friend was arrested while driving the vehicle. The Chicago woman is among six "innocent owners" of property seized by the government who are challenging Illinois forfeiture laws before the U.S. Supreme Court today. Brunston is represented by ...
  4 weeks ago

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