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• Kerchner V Obama, Appeal, November 14, 2009, Update, Charles Kerchner, Mario Apuzzo, U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, Philadelphia PA, Obama not natural born citizen

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 588
  Just in from Charles Kerchner, lead plantiff in Kerchner V Obama, Congress, November 14, 2009. “The Kerchner v Obama & Congress lawsuit has been appealed and is now formally Docketed by the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia PA as docket number 09-4209. Copy available via this link.” ...
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• Morocco forcibly expels Aminatou Haidar to Spain

  
  asvdh — Authority: 133
  Aminatou Haidar ASVDH has learned that the Moroccan authorities have forcibly expelled Aminatou Haidar to the Canary Islands today, 14 November 2009. Aminatou Haidar, a Western Saharan rights activist and President of the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders, has received numerous human rights awards in ...
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• New Yorks Death Penalty Law Declared Unconstitutional: People v. Stephen LaValle (2004)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 165
  New Yorks Death Penalty Law Declared Unconstitutional DPIC Summary: People v. Stephen LaValle On June 24, 2004, New Yorks highest court held that the states jury instructions were unconstitutional under the state constitution and that the constitutional defect in the existing statute could only be cured by passage of ...
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• Cleveland Update: Legislating From the Bench Edition

  
  Weapons of Mass Discussion — Authority: 431
  Here is a story that hasnt gotten a whole lot of play but it is important on several fronts. The 8th District Court of Appeals is thumbing its nose at the Ohio Supreme Court and a ruling by that body that settled the issue of whether or not local gun control laws had any teeth. The answer to that question was ...
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• BC Court Sexist in Dismissing Case for Ski Jumping for Women at the 2010 Olympics

  
  Digital Citizen — Authority: 117
  BC Court of Appeals dismisses appeal to have womens ski jumping at 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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• State Supreme Court ruling affirms, strengthens securities law

  
  Clarksville, TN Online — Authority: 547
  Refutes ignorance of law as viable defense tactic Nashville – The State Supreme Court has upheld the trial court and has overturned the Court of Criminal Appeals’ decision in the State’s action against Michael Casper, an unregistered securities seller. Casper was initially convicted of 15 counts of ...
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• Judge rebuked by panel over Ferdinand Marcos money

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  A U.S. District judges lax oversight of more than $30 million tied to the late Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos is "curious," a federal appeals court said in an opinion issued Friday.
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• Latimer loses appeal on parole

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 508
  There is nothing wrong with a recent decision on Robert Latimers parole conditions, the appeals division of the National Parole Board has ruled.
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• Court Silences CIA Operative Despite Yellowcake Scandal

  
  ShareConnector — Authority: 456
  Valerie Plame Wilson cannot publicize details of her work as a CIA operative, even though a government official already outed her as an agent in an attempt to discredit her husband, Joseph C. Wilson, a federal appeals court says. Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband, Joseph Wilson, in 2006 Plame Wilson, who served as ...
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• University of Phoenix’s Curious Take on the Law

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 439
  Apollo recently announced that it expects to pay $80 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two former employees who allege that Phoenix defrauded the governments student aid program by paying... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Inhofe Draws Criticism From Civil Rights Group

  
  Featured States News — Authority: 159
  Original Author:  DocHoc U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe is drawing criticism from a Washington, D.C. civil rights organization for threatening to filibuster a judge nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Inhofes action contradicts his earlier stance against judicial filibusters, ...
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• Farmers Branch single member Council district lawsuit appealed to SCOTUS

  
  Off the Kuff — Authority: 148
  A lawsuit on behalf of three Hispanic plaintiffs in Farmers Branch to force the creation of single-member City Council districts, which was filed last April and dismissed in November , will be appealed to the Supreme Court after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected their argument. Valentine Reyes, Irene ...
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• National Briefing | Washington: C.I.A. Didn’t Violate Rights, Court Says

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  The Central Intelligence Agency prohibited a former operative, Valerie Wilson, from publishing details of her work before 2002 for the agency.
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• Plame Loses Appeal to Publish Length of CIA Tenure

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 502
  In the ruling Thursday, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2007 lower court decision to prohibit Valerie Plame from revealing the length of her tenure with the CIA in her now published memoir.
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• Appeals Court Upholds Landfill Denial Outside Joshua Tree

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 612
  We had noted a while back here at TakePart that the beautiful and iconic Joshua Trees in the eponymous National Park are rapidly dying out thanks to global warming , but that wasn’t the only threat to the Park and its gorgeous environs. Luckily, at least one bullet has been dodged, as a federal appeals court has ...
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• Hey VW, How Fun is Zero Progress in 60 Years?

  
  sustain — Authority: 112
  I previously blogged about Volkswagen’s “fun theory” initiative , which is about using fun to encourage proenvironmental behavior (e.g., recycling, taking the stairs vs. the escalator). My adviser, James Landay , sent me this environmental group’s appeal to Volkswagen to improve the fuel efficiency in ...
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• David Hamilton, Another Radical Labeled Moderate

  
  An American Idiot — Authority: 427
  Last April President Obama nominated Judge David Hamilton to the 7th Circuit.  Most Americans simply are not interested, however, as Justice Sonia Sotomayor pointed once out, “[The] Court of Appeals is where policy is made.”  Today Harry Reid is pushing to seal his confirmation.  But should he be confirmed? ...
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• The Death Penalty in Washington State

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 530
  The Walla Walla Union-Bulletins series continues with five major articles.  The first installment, an overview published on Sunday, was noted here . " Dollars add up in capital trials ," by Andy Porter, ran in Mondays Union-Bulletin. Estimating the cost of a murder trialinvolving the death penalty versus one ...
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• ACTION ALERT: Tell Your Senator to Filibuster Judge David Hamilton

  
  brianlee — Authority: 136
  A current action alert from www.redstate.com on a judicial nominee. Tell Your Senator to Filibuster Judge David Hamilton Senator Jeff Sessions is calling on his colleagues to filibuster Judge David Hamilton. Call or e-mail your Senator. Tell your Senator to oppose cloture on Judge Hamilton and support ...
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• Obama “allahu akbar” nomination needs to be stopped

  
  ~ Angry White Boy ~ — Authority: 140
  Obama has picked what the White House calls another “judicial moderate with a record of good judgment and ‘empathy’ for the people involved in cases before the court.” Just how moderate is U.S. District Court Judge David Hamilton? Judge Hamilton, a district court judge, is Barack Obama’s nominee to ...
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