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Appeals court: Arizona abortion ban is flatly unconstitutional
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Arizona’s ban on all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy is flatly unconstitutional, striking it down without additional comment. The state’s Republican majority passed the law last April, making Arizona one of the most restrictive states in the union for reproductive…
Supreme Court shuts down veterans’ case for neglect against the VA
Veterans groups claim that delays by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in processing combat-related mental health claims has contributed to the 6,500 veteran suicides each year, and filed a federal court case in July 2007 asking the courts to invervene. Friday — after five years of legal battle spearheaded…
Santorum: ‘I would overturn’ any Supreme Court ruling same-sex marriage legal
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Sunday morning he would try to overturn any Supreme Court decision in favor of same-sex marriage if he became president. Santorum was asked by Meet The Press host David Gregory about the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals finding Proposition 8 unconstitutional and whether he…
Don’t Know Much About History
In case anyone was unaware, Newt Gingrich is a professional historian. Well, okay, not really – he's got a PhD and was denied tenure then went around Washington D.C. generally being the sort of haughty dick who misread an article on Cracked.com and is amused by your lack of knowledge…
Winklevoss twins take Facebook claim to Supreme Court
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are taking their beef against Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to the US Supreme Court. An attorney for the twin brothers said they will ask the top court in the nation to give them another shot at getting out of a deal they…
Obama admin. backs Vatican’s claim of immunity to sexual abuse lawsuits
Update at bottom: Fox News, other media outlets falsely tar Kagan on Vatican immunity The Obama administration in a brief to the Supreme Court has backed the Vatican’s claim of immunity from lawsuits arising from cases of sexual abuse by priests in the United States. The Supreme Court is considering…
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