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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with court

Elections for Sale?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: u.s., supreme, court, corporations, business, government, money, corruption, politics, abuse, dishonesty, government, elections, democrats, republicans, propaganda, democracy, freedom, america )

Tom
- 60 days ago - latimes.com
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider an argument lifting restrictions on corporate campaign contributions. Such a ruling would shake the very foundation of our republic, turning us from a government of "we the people" to "we the corporations."
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Supreme Court Considers Major Shift in Election Law
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: conservative, supreme, court, reverse, McCain-Feingold, Act, elections, corruption, corporate, free speech, campaign, spending, power, corruption, money, finance, politics, society, business )

Tom
- 71 days ago - latimes.com
The Supreme Court conservative majority want to give corporations even more power by reversing two previous rulings that limit corporate spending in elections, saying such limits violate the 1st Amendment "free speech" rights of corporations!
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Plame's Lawsuit Against Cheney, Rove
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, bush, valerie, plame, wilson, scooter, libby, rove, cia, supreme, court, corruption, dishonesty, cover-up, crime, cheney, lies, americans, abuse, society, culture, rights, politics, freedoms )

Tom
- 137 days ago - truthout.org
This decision means that government officials can abuse their power for political purposes without fear of repercussion. Private citizens like the Wilsons, who see their careers destroyed and their lives placed in jeopardy, have no recourse.
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NAACP President Asks for Signatures on Petition to Save Troy Davis From Execution
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: troy anthony davis, naacp, crime, prison, court, u.s., news, society, georgia, governor, death row, death penalty, execution, petition, media, government, justice, americans, constitution, cover-up, crime, ethics, rights, Civil Rights, Human Rights )

SirRobert
- 168 days ago - opednews.com
Seven out of nine witnesses have recanted or contradicted their previous testimony, no murder weapon was ever found, and there is no physical evidence linking Davis to the crime scene.
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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Dogfight Video Is Free Speech
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, court, law, freedom, speech, crime, animals, pets, dog fights, abuse, suffering, cruelty, death, pittbulls )

Tom
- 200 days ago - latimes.com
The high court said it will rule on the case of a Virginia man who was convicted of selling videos of pit bulls fighting. He had advertised his videos in Sporting Dog Journal, an underground publication that reports on illegal dogfights.
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Chief Justice Roberts Screws Up Oath of Office
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: supreme, court, roberts, obama, oath )

Shay
- 291 days ago - rawstory.com
The oath of office is perhaps the most hallowed tradition in US politics. It marks the end of an intense election process, the peaceful transition of power, and perhaps even the rise of a new generation. But today, it was a bungle of supreme proportion...
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Court Rules Against Kucinich
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: kucinich, vote, democrat, Nevada debate, court )

Gregory
- 662 days ago - truthdig.com
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that MSNBC is not required to include candidate Dennis Kucinich in its scheduled Democratic presidential debate. The decision, which came one hour before the debate was scheduled to begin in Las Vegas,
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No 3rd Trial After Judge's Ban of Word 'Rape'
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: victim, rape, court, judge, trial, sexual assault, ban )

Christine
- 673 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
OMAHA, Nebraska - Prosecutors in Nebraska have decided not to pursue a third trial in a sexual assault case that gained national attention after the judge barred the words "rape" and "victim" in court.
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Feds Throw in Towel on Effort to Strip Key Salmon Protections
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Bushadministration, SALMON, Court, Payback, Industry )

Jocelyn
- 711 days ago - earthjustice.org
This after court found Bush administration misrepresented views of key scientists. Bush administration dropped a years-long effort to strip salmon protections from watersheds in Pacific Northwest national forests. The administration moved to weaken the
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Judge Denies Larry Craig Motion to Revoke Plea
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Larry Craig, sex sting, court, judge, senator, media, usa )


- 764 days ago - news.yahoo.com
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota judge on Thursday rejected Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's bid to withdraw his guilty plea in an airport sex sting, a major setback in Craig's effort to clear his name and hang on to his Senate seat. "Because the defendant's plea was
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Little-Noticed 9/11 Lawsuits Will Get Their Day in Court
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: 9/11, court, deaths, americans )

WHITE WOL
- 794 days ago - nytimes.com
In the days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, while much of the country was still stunned and grieving, Michelle Cottom was being forced to deal with an ugly bottom line. How much was her child's life worth?
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Sick Justice: Court Rules It Was Legal for 3 Men to Dig Up a Young Women's Grave to Have Sex With Her Corpse
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: crime, americans, court, justice, abuse )

Rebecca
- 834 days ago - chippewa.com
"Three men who dug up a young woman's corpse to have sex with it after seeing her obituary photo cannot be charged because Wisconsin has no law against necrophilia, an appeals court ruled Thursday."
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