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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sharply criticized the EPA, and announced that the state would seek to overturn the decision in court. They'll have a strong case - Johnson's own lawyers in the EPA argued that the agency would be unable to defend the move, the Washington Post reported. But it's likely to take half a year or more for the case to make its way through the courts, delaying efforts to control greenhouse gases. Coming after a string of relative victories for the environmental movement - the first federal climate change bill just passed out of committee...
...should be controlling our own destiny and cleaning up the air and controlling the tailpipe emissions and all those kinds of things. What this means is, we sued them in order to get the waiver [to set their own standards], now we're going to sue them to overturn the decision [denying the states the right to set their own standards]. And I think what it's basically saying is that they made a decision which is against the will of millions of people in California. It's a decision that is against the will of 16 other states. When...
...critical jurisprudential principle: that judges ought to have the authority to guarantee that the punishments they dictate fit the crimes for which they are given. Unlike the mandatory minimum sentences mandated by many state legislatures, sentencing guidelines are not absolutely binding, yet appeals courts have a tendency to overturn lower judges’ sentences when they diverge substantially from the guidelines’ suggestions. Although these regulations are useful tools that improve consistency in sentencing, they can constrain judges by preventing them from considering cases in light of mitigating circumstances. Empowering judges to evaluate cases more thoroughly, without fear...
...legally be considered a person. Despite resistance from abortion-rights groups, the Colorado Supreme Court on November 13 approved the ballot measure - 40 years after Colorado became the first state to relax abortion laws - giving a boost to a conservative political movement that has worked doggedly for decades to overturn Roe v. Wade. Colorado Right to Life spokesman Bob Enyart says, "Embryos are living human beings with eternal souls and spirits. You just have to refrain from killing one to see what a precious child...
...July 2006, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court validated proposed constitutional amendments that would outlaw same-sex marriage, opening the door to a possible referendum that could overturn the 2003 ruling by re-defining marriage in the Commonwealth...