Posts Tagged ‘federal-appeals’

Court: ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ should stay during appeal

Monday, November 1st, 2010

A federal appeals court sided with the government, allowing the military to maintain its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy during an appeal of a lower court ruling.

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Court: ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ should stay during appeal

Appeals Court Weighs Immigrant Law

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Gov. Jan Brewer defended Arizona’s strict new immigration law in federal appeals court, while lawyers from the Justice Department called it unconstitutional.

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Appeals Court Weighs Immigrant Law

Court rejects part of Ariz. voter ID law

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

A federal appeals court has ruled against an Arizona law that requires residents to prove their U.S. citizenship to register to vote, but upheld a part of the same law that mandates residents to show identification before voting.

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Court rejects part of Ariz. voter ID law

Appeals Court Sides with Obama on DADT

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

A federal appeals court Wednesday temporarily reversed an earlier court’s decision to allow openly gay people into the military, siding with the Obama administration’s emergency request to keep the controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in place….

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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 rules against cops’ road crosses

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Memorial crosses erected along Utah public roads to honor fallen state highway troopers have been found unconstitutional by a federal appeals court.

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Court rules against cops’ road crosses

California same-sex marriages on hold

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

A federal appeals court in San Francisco has blocked same-sex marriages in that state from resuming until a three-judge panel hears broader constitutional questions.

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California same-sex marriages on hold