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Government - Legal Pages : Federal : Judicial
Judge allows wild horse roundup
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration said Wednesday it is going forward with a contentious plan to round up about 2,500 wild horses in Nevada. Visit Associated Press Website

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Against Gun Maker
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Beretta U.S.A. and the firearms industry another victory by rejecting the Brady Center's appeal of Adames v. Beretta U.S.A. Corporation challenging the constitutionality of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).

Guantanamo detainees case reaches Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Guantanamo detainees who are considered no threat can be ordered released in the United States - over the objections of the Obama administration and Congress... Visit Associated Press Website

Pot advocates: Looser guidelines leave questions
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A new Obama administration policy loosening guidelines on federal prosecution of medical marijuana on Monday signaled to users that they had less to fear from federal agents but still left their suppliers to contend with a tangled mesh of state laws and regulations.... Visit Associated Press Website

Supreme Court Hears ACLU Case Involving Latin Cross War Memorial In Mojave Desert
Land Transfer To Private Veterans' Group Does Not Remedy Establishment Clause Violation, Says ACLU

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Oral Argument Over Memorial Cross in the Mojave Desert
Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme court will hear oral argument in Salazar v. Buono, an appeal challenging the ACLU’s lawsuit to remove an eight-foot metal cross erected in 1934...

Court opens with case on prisoner's bid for lawyer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court began its new term Monday by indicating a willingness to limit how long a suspect's request for a lawyer should remain valid, and new Justice Sonia Sotomayor wasted little time... Visit Associated Press Website

Court to decide on expansion of Miranda rights
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court is once again trying to clarify what the long-established Miranda rights require the police to do, with the justices on Wednesday agreeing to decide whether officers can interrogate a suspect who said he understood his rights but didn't invoke them.... Visit Associated Press Website

Appeals court overturns campaign finance rules
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Independent advocacy groups will be able to spend more money to try to influence federal elections under a decision Friday from a federal appeals court that overturned rules limiting nonprofits' campaign spending.... Visit Associated Press Website

Court Rejects Suit Against CACI Over Abu Ghraib Torture
A federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit Friday against CACI International that accused the firm's employees of taking part in the torture and abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Visit Washington Post Website

Supreme Court asked to cooperate with FBI
A lawyer investigating the eligibility of Barack Obama to be president under the U.S. Constitution's requirement that the office be occupied only by a "natural born" citizen is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to cooperate with an FBI investigation into alleged cyber crimes connected to her work. Visit WorldNetDaily Website

In Letter, Reid Urges McConnell To Support Legislation To Aid Struggling Economy
I am writing to again see if Senate Republicans would be willing to work on a bipartisan basis to address the urgent problems facing our nation’s economy.

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