Posts Tagged ‘court-ruling’

Times ends Huhne case challenge

Friday, January 20th, 2012

The Sunday Times drops its challenge to a court ruling ordering it to hand over evidence to police relating to speeding allegations against Energy Secretary Chris Huhne.

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Restore Our Future Attack Ads Harm Gingrich in Iowa

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

An advertising deluge against Newt Gingrich by a group supporting Mitt Romney shows how a court ruling has created powerful ways for outside money to influence elections.

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Restore Our Future Attack Ads Harm Gingrich in Iowa

Saudi King Overturns Verdict Against Woman Driver

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Saudi King Abdullah has overturned a court ruling sentencing a Saudi woman to be lashed 10 times for defying the kingdom’s ban on female drivers, a government official said Wednesday.

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What gun and dance enthusiasts have in common

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Before last weekend, I wouldn’t have thought to associate “liberal” dance protestors with “conservative” gun rights advocates. But they actually have a lot in common: a profoundly distorted – and patently wrong – understanding of their constitutional rights. Here’s a quote from a young woman who attended Saturday’s “Dance Party @TJ’s” to protest a court ruling that forbade such expressive behavior inside the Jefferson Memorial: “We should be able to dance wherever we want to. What makes this country so original and special [is that] everybody is able to express themselves the way they want to and it doesn’t matter where they are.” Read full article > >

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Unions hail court strike ruling

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Two rail unions welcome a court ruling that prevents minor mistakes in balloting being used to halt strike action.

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MoD wins appeal over atomic tests

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

The Ministry of Defence wins the bulk of its appeal against a court ruling which allowed ex-servicemen who took part in nuclear tests in the 1950s to claim damages.

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MoD wins appeal over atomic tests

Berlusconi ally ‘was Mafia link’

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

An ally of Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi before he took office acted as his “liaison” with the Mafia , a court ruling says.

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Military Told to Accept Gay Recruits

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Openly gay recruits will be allowed to join the military…for now. The Defense Department said Tuesday that it will accept openly gay recruits in light of last week’s court ruling that suspended “don’t ask, don’t tell,” a 1993 law banning gays from…

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Lesbian couple file to adopt in Florida

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

A lesbian couple has applied to adopt a child after Florida’s child advocacy agency announced it won’t fight a court ruling that found the state’s ban on such adoptions unconstitutional.

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Lesbian couple file to adopt in Florida

Canada to oppose sex trade ruling

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

The Canadian government will appeal against an Ontario court ruling overturning bans on pimping, soliciting and brothels, officials say.

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Heavy security for Ayodhya ruling

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Tens of thousands of security forces are deployed across north India ahead of a court ruling on the long-running Ayodhya religious dispute.

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Heavy security for Ayodhya ruling

Stem-cell research ruling appealed

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

The Justice Department moved Tuesday to block a court ruling preventing the use of federal funds for embryonic stem-cell research, warning that the decision could shut down life-saving research if allowed to stand.

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Court: Police can secretly put GPS trackers on cars

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Law enforcement officers may place a GPS device on a person’s car without seeking a warrant from a judge, according to a federal appeals court ruling in California.

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Court: Police can secretly put GPS trackers on cars