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New Rules Project - Information - Open Access to Cable, Telephone and Wireless Telecommunications
But federal courts ruled that cities do not have the authority to impose open access rules on cable companies. (See Portland, Oregon, federal court ruling.) Then, in March 2002, the FCC issued a ruling ... and business in each of the 18 member cities. More: FCC Ruling on Broadband as an Information Service Portland, OR Federal Court Ruling In June 1998, long-distance telephone company AT&T announced ...
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Protesters Plead No Jurisdictiction
Which I believe is totally invalid. And something needs to be done about it. Because Aboriginal people are victims of genocide," Thorpe told the court. A recent Federal Court ruling stated that Genocide is not a crime under Australian law - the case brought before the court in regard to the ongoing ...
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EarthRights International - California Court Allows Suit Against Unocal for Human Rights Abuses in Burma to Proceed
That ruling is on appeal. Unocal argued to the state court that the federal court's dismissal barred plaintiffs' state case because federal and state law are the same. Judge Chaney rejected that argument, noting that state law differs from federal ...
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Freedom from Oil Campaign Applauds Federal Court’s Rejection of Auto Industry’s Suit Against California’s Clean Cars Law
News Archives The Latest News > Press Room > Freedom from Oil Campaign Applauds Federal Court’s ... Freedom from Oil Campaign Applauds Federal Court’s Rejection of Auto Industry’s Suit Against California’s Clean Cars ... days left for the EPA to meet California's request for a waiver of federal pollution standards, this ruling adds to the pressure on the agency to support California and the 16 ...
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COURT RULES AGAINST EPA ON SECONDHAND SMOKE
COURT RULES AGAINST EPA ON SECONDHAND SMOKE Court Rules Against EPA on Secondhand Smoke A federal court has taken a look at the Environmental Protection Agency's science on secondhand smoke and ... the same as scientific proof. However one feels about the personal hazards of smoking, this ruling is a victory for science and against what Judge Robert Bork has called "authoritarian regulation ...
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(10/22/97) Key Court Victory for Bari in FBI Lawsuit
Bari's political and environmental advocacy through Earth First! Federal District Court Judge Claudia Wilken gave her decision October 15 on a motion filed just two days ... would soon be set, probably no earlier than a year from now. Judge Wilken's ruling against qualified immunity for certain officers was based on the plaintiffs' showing reasonable evidence that ...
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NCPA - Environment - Aftermath Of Court's Wetlands Ruling
Environment - Aftermath Of Court's Wetlands Ruling Environment Aftermath Of Court's Wetlands Ruling A federal district court decision in 1997 has made it easier for landowners, developers and miners to manage ... court ruled that the act forbids the filling of wetlands -- but says nothing about draining them. The district court ruling was upheld by an appeals court in July 1998 -- and the federal ...
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Federal Court Restricts Global Deployment of Navy Sonar - Press Releases
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\oceanfutures\oceanfutures.org\press\2003\pr_08_26_03.php on line 5 Federal Court Restricts Global Deployment of Navy Sonar - Press Releases SEARCH HOME ABOUT US JEAN- ... Federal Court Restricts Global Deployment of Navy Sonar For Immediate Release August 26, 2003 For further information, contact: Daniel Hinerfeld or Andrew Wetzler (323) 934-6900 Conservation Groups Say Ruling ...
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GE Wheat Field Trial blocked by Court in Switzerland
(Keystone) Switzerland's highest court has stopped an outdoor trial of genetically modified wheat due to go ahead later this month. Wednesday's ruling by the Federal Court overturned a decision by the environment ministry in February giving the experiment the green light. The court decided that the ministry had ...
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Court Ruling Ends Unpermitted Ballast Water Discharge
Court Ruling Ends Unpermitted Ballast Water Discharge Environment News Service (ENS) Court Ruling Ends Unpermitted Ballast Water Discharge SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29, 2008 (ENS) - Three environmental groups and six states have won a court ruling ... , the Ocean Conservancy and Waterkeepers Northern California sued the federal agency, challenging a 1973 EPA regulation exempting certain marine ...
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