corner.nationalreview.com - 2/24/2009
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It certainly seems clear to me that giving D.C. voting rights in Congress by statute is unconstitutional, but if Congress and the president permit it, who can sue to stop it? I'm not asking rhetorically; who has standing? Given the clear language of the Constitution, the Supreme Court might well ...
Justice sues New York over military voters
thehill.com 3/25/2009 — The Department of Justice has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court seeking to ensure that New York counts ballots cast in the special Senate election from military voters. The suit seeks extra time for military voters to return their ballots, and ...
Hayne Sues
reason.com 11/17/2008 — Former Mississippi medical examiner Dr. Steven Hayne has filed a defamation suit against the Innocence Project. He’s apparently using a College of American Pathologists' panel’s decision not to take action against him as conclusive proof ...
Video: Calif. artist sues AP over image of Obama
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 2/10/2009 — An artist who created a famous image of Barack Obama before he became president sued The Associated Press on Monday, asking a judge to find that his use of an AP photo in creating the poster did not violate copyright law.
ACORN Sues Itself · THE UNION LABEL
theunionlabelblog.com 1/10/2009 — Posted on September 12, 2008 at 1:54 am by WTH Looks like the folks inside the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) are finally showing how upset they are that their chief tried to hide the fact that his brother embezzled a ...
Alleged "Douchebag" Sues Author - November 18, 2008
thesmokinggun.com 11/19/2008 — Las Vegas man sues over appearance in recent "Hot Chicks" book NOVEMBER 18--Claiming that he has been unfairly branded a "douchebag" in the book "Hot Chicks with Douchebags," a Las Vegas man has filed a libel lawsuit against the volume's author and ...
Samuel Wurzelbacher Sues Former Ohio Officials
mypetjawa.mu.nu 3/7/2009 — Good on himCOLUMBUS, Ohio - "Joe the Plumber" is suing three former state officials in Ohio, saying they violated his privacy when they gathered his personal information in a records search. Good luck on your lawsuit Joe. No citizen of...
D.C. lobbyist sues Times over McCain affair story
libn.com 12/30/2008 — Washington lobbyist Vicki L. Iseman has filed a $27 million defamation lawsuit against The New York Times for a February article about Iseman and her relationship with Sen. John McCain.
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Richmond on Tuesday, ...
Housing bill to shield firms modifying loans —
Reuters: Politics 2/24/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bankruptcy judges would get power to modify home loans and mortgages services who alter loans would win protection from bondholder lawsuits under a bill to be considered by U.S. lawmakers later this week, sponsors of the ...
House to take up housing bill on Thursday —
Reuters: Politics 2/24/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a bill on Thursday that would let bankruptcy judges rewrite home loans and shield mortgage servicers who modify loans from bondholder lawsuits.
Pentagon says F-22 fate to hang for while longer —
Reuters: Politics 2/24/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-stakes U.S. government decision on the fate of Lockheed Martin Corp's premier F-22 fighter jet will be made known only with the release of the fiscal 2010 budget likely in April, not by March 1 as had been sought by ...
Federal Diary —
Wash Post Federal Page 2/24/2009
Joe Davidson: A student who dreamt of joining the Navy runs afoul of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in ROTC at George Washington University. D4
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