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Supreme Court upholds FCC power in cellphone tower case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's two leading conservatives staked out opposite stands Monday over whether judges should play a greater role in second-guessing regulations issued by "unelected bureaucrats" in federal agencies. The divide arose when...
Tags: Media Industry, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, U.S. Congress, Justice System, Politics
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U.S. justices endorse FCC authority in cellphone tower case
ReutersBy Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has authority to try to speed up the process for installing wireless communications towers when local governments...Tags: Antonin Scalia, T-Mobile, Justice System, U.S. Supreme Court, Verizon Communications
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Supreme Court reinforces FCC authority in disputes over cell tower placements
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers. The court voted 6-3 Monday to uphold an appeals court ruling in favor...Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Washington, DC, Antonin Scalia, Federal Communications Commission, Samuel A. Alito
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Roberts to give LaLumiere address
LAPORTE -- U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will deliver the commencement address at LaLumiere School, where he graduated in 1973. Roberts, who grew up in Long Beach, will speak at the May 24 graduation ceremony, which starts at 10 a.m....Tags: Bethlehem Steel, George W. Bush, Justice System, Judges, U.S. Supreme Court
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Catholic 'Sharia' in Pittsburgh
In the post-9/11 culture wars over Islamic fundamentalism, American conservatives — properly — have condemned attempts in Muslim countries to punish blasphemy or insults to the prophet Muhammad. It will be interesting to see if they are...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Roman Catholicism, Health Insurance Cost, Politics, Trials
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COLUMN - The continuing struggle for voting rights: William Yeomans
ReutersBy William Yeomans May 7 (Reuters) - The inspector general for the Justice Department, Michael Horowitz, recently issued a report recommending that the Civil Rights Division should no longer favor applicants who have demonstrated an interest in civil...Tags: Social Issues, Ronald Reagan, Justice System, Politics, Labor Legislation
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Nation and Melone: Will Supreme Court end affirmative action for college admissions?
Americans embrace the ideal of equality. However, we have had a difficult time with the concept in practice. The towering rhetoric of the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal" was shamefully belied by the enshrinement of slavery...
Tags: Social Issues, Students, Teaching and Learning, Racism, Colleges and Universities
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What gives with Sandra Day O'Connor?
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor should never have retired from the U.S. Supreme Court. She is an 83-year-old with plenty of energy, which she expends hearing lower-court cases, giving speeches, and making me want to tear my hair out by talking like the...
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Goodman defense expands case for new trial
John Goodman's bid for a new trial may have gotten a boost Wednesday with yet more allegations against a juror already accused of misconduct in the Wellington polo magnate's DUI manslaughter trial last year. Juror Dennis DeMartin, of Delray Beach, spoke...
Tags: Drunk Driving, Justice System, Lawyers, Police Arrests, Judges
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Tinley Park, Lincoln-Way police blotter: April 24
The following items were taken from police reports. Tinley Park •A wallet containing $200, credit cards and identification was reported taken April 12 from a 55-year-old Manhattan woman while shopping at a household decorating-organizing store at...
Tags: Assault, Manhattan (Will, Illinois), Frankfort, Police Arrests, Trials
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Man 'sucker-punched' by ex-wife's boyfriend in Bel Air [Harford police blotter]
Aberdeen Christina S. Harris, 22, of the 100 block of Edmund Street, was charged Friday with theft between $1,000 and $10,000 and scheming to commit theft between $1,000 and $10,000. Jennifer N. Herron, 40, of the 200 block of Garner Drive, was...Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Brooklyn (New York City), Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez , Walmart, Credit and Debt
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Walmart bill's death a strange development [Editorial]
A Harford County Council bill designed to block the proposed move of Walmart's Abingdon store about two miles to the north to a plot near the intersection of Route 924 and Plumtree Road came to strange end last week. The bill, which initially seemed...Tags: Walmart
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