court decisions

Positioned immediately under the U.S. Supreme Court the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 ruled against Noreen Jean Renier, a woman who poses as a credible psychic detective and has falsely claimed to have been directly hired by public law enforcement...

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/02/07/breaking-same-sex-marriage-is-now-legal-in-california/

Linky The argument seems to be something like this: the password to an encryption is not incriminating evidence, so no 5th amendment protection. If the data the password unlock is incriminating, then too bad for you. Sounds like this one will hit SCOTUS....

In a strong ruling, the Col Supreme Court threw out an order for a new trial on a lawsuit against Wal Mart stemming from an accident caused by company negligence. A lower court had ordered a new trial after the jury had given an award the lower court called: Wal Mart also had contended that...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-08/obama-s-health-care-law-requiring-insurance-upheld-by-appeals-court-panel.html I'm sure Fox "News" will be all over this.

Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. Today, a Federal appeals court ruled that a gay judge's opinion is just as valid as a straight judge's. The ruling that threw out Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California, has been upheld. Glad to hear it.

http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/ollective-bargaining-law-to-take-effect "MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's Republican governor has won a major victory: the state Supreme Court says his polarizing union rights law can go into effect. Gov. Scott Walker pushed the law that eliminates most of...

From the San Diego Union-Tribune: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/27/fireworks-shows-need-environmental-review/ In brief: A California Superior Court judge has decided that an environmental assessment study is now required for fireworks displays. This ruling is likely to be...

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/26/wisconsin.collective.bargaining/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

http://www.indystar.com/article/20110302/LOCAL18/103020335/Judge-Star-IBJ-must-identify-anonymous-poster

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110110/ap_on_re_us/us_supreme_court_birthers Bye bye Orly. :)

http://articles.ktuu.com/2010-11-19/murkowski-campaign_24842367 "The ballots in the U.S. Senate race are counted, but the legal battle is far from over. On Friday afternoon, a federal judge temporarily stopped the certification of the race’s results, provided Republican candidate Joe Miller...

http://www.christiancentury.org/article/2010-11/muslim-advocacy-group-sues-over-okla-shariah-ban The measure passed 70% to 29%. The amendment's author, Sytate Senator Rex Duncan (R) said in June that "Oklahomans recognize that America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles," and that this...

...and why is the current Justice department appealing the Mass. ruling against it? Clinton was a staunch supporter of gay rights. Obama has said repeatedly that he thinks DOMA is discriminatory. I don't understand why they support DOMA. Is the Justice department required to appeal? Why can't...

Probably going nowhere but there it is.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100928/national/bawdy_law_challenge

URL: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019717896 What's your opinions, isn't this absolutely absurd?

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/07/court_strikes_down_fcc_indecen.html The moral degredation of America continues. ;)

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38201135 Switzerland refuses to extradite Roman Polanski right now. If they do decide to extradite him he can appeal to Swiss law. Looks like he got away with raping that girl.