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16 Apr 2009, 9:52 pm
It helped precipitate the Civil War, and in the 1950s and early '60s it was cited by Southern states claiming the right to ignore Supreme Court rulings ordering the end of segregation. [read post]
13 Mar 2009, 2:46 pm
Barack Obama ran for president on a platform that included repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the statute that purports to relieve states of any constitutional obligation they might have to recognize same-sex marriages contracted in other states, and establishing for the first time a federal statutory definition of marriage, limited solely to the union of one man and one woman, and denying the use of the term "spouse" for… [read post]
22 Jan 2009, 3:04 pm
The Attorney General's Office defended the Civil Service Department's action, with amicus support from Lambda Legal and the New York Civil Liberties Union. [read post]
2 Sep 2008, 5:10 pm
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, August 25, 2008 United Bhd. of Carpenters & Joiners of Am. v. [read post]
23 Sep 2007, 8:01 am
I have been particularly astonished, although perhaps I should not be, at the extent to which - in my anecdotal experience, to be sure - some JAG defense lawyers have bonded with the various and often times altogether radical civilian and NGO defense groups for Guantanamo detainees. [read post]
9 May 2007, 2:00 pm
The bill was opposed by AARP, Amalgamated Transit Union, California American Civil Liberties Union, American Television and Radio Artists, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, CALPIRG, California Applicant Attorneys Association, California Conference of Machinists, California Employment Lawyers Association, California Federation of Teachers, California Labor Federation, California Nurses Association, California… [read post]
23 Jan 2007, 4:02 pm
It is very rarely permitted, since the American system of justice is premised upon an open system in which, whenever one side wants to communicate with the Court, it has to give prior notice to the other side, so that they too will have an opportunity to be heard.).The "ex parte" order would give the RIAA permission to take "immediate discovery" -- before the defendants have been served or given notice -- which authorizes the issuance of subpoenas to the ISP's… [read post]
