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court ruling stories: 5 news summaries

 Court Backs Cell-Tower Haters 

Aesthetics a valid reason for town to deny permission, Calif. judges say

Oct 26, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ghastly cell towers are proving to be little match for vista-loving communities: Palos Verdes Estates, a wealthy enclave near Los Angeles, took Sprint to court over proposed towers—and won, as have a number of other California towns. “You want cell coverage, but you also want beauty,” a... More »

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California • Sprint • wireless industry • cell phone towers • gated community • mobile phones • court ruling • aesthetic

(AP) - An Oklahoma judge overturned a state law yesterday that required women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound and a doctor's description of the fetus. Oklahoma County District Judge Vicki Robertson said the law violated constitutional requirements that legislative measures deal only with one subject. She did not rule on... More »

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abortion • Oklahoma • ultrasound • court ruling

(Newser) - The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favor of Democrat Al Franken in the Senate election battle there, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The court decided that Republican Norm Coleman’s challenge of a lower court’s ruling did not merit reconsideration, the Pioneer Press adds. Though Coleman may... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Al Franken • Election 2008 • Minnesota Supreme Court • Minnesota recount • court ruling

(Newser) - The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Mark Sanford must apply for $700 million in federal stimulus money aimed at education that the governor had strenuously resisted, the State reports. The state’s General Assembly had already mandated the move, but Sanford argued it had no authority... More »

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education • South Carolina • recovery • economic stimulus package • Mark Sanford • Obama administration • court ruling • South Carolina Supreme Court

(AP) - A federal judge today ordered the US to publicly reveal unclassified versions of its allegations and evidence justifying the continued imprisonment of more than 100 detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay. The Justice Department had been filing unclassified versions of its legal documents under seal, so that they could only... More »

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terrorism • Judge Thomas Hogan • Guantanamo Bay • US District Court • detainees • federal prosecution • court ruling

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