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Just what does 'marriage' mean, anyway?

...Proposition 8 as an outright "ban on 'gay marriage.'" In fact, Proposition 8 does no such thing. Rather, as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals acknowledges in its majority opinion, "Proposition 8's only effect was to take away (from same sex couples...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/opinion/letters/2013-03-21/just-what-does-marriage-m
Letters

...gave lawmakers 180 days to write a law that legalizes it.In overturning a lower court decision, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the ban was unconstitutional and suggested a law legalizing concealed carry is long overdue in a state...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/2012-12-11

...court "an unprecedented intrusion" into how states run elections.Husted said Friday's decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals would affect how elections are run in all 50 states. The appeals court in Cincinnati affirmed a lower court...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/ben-feller/2012-10-09
Environmental groups challenge Port MacKenzie rail plan

...32-mile rail line to connect the port to an existing rail near Houston. They have filed a legal challenge to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to review this decision, which took around three years to pass. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Alaska...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-03-03/environmental-groups-challenge-port-
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Shell moves closer to gaining offshore drilling approval

...challenges. Earth Justice has filed with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals a new appeal of Shell's exploration plan...will be followed up by a brief. In May 2010 the 9th Circuit court upheld a previous exploration plan for the Beaufort...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2011-10-06/shell-moves-closer-to-gaining-offsho
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Chief Justice's daughters remember Boochever

...Boochever as the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, or as the judge President Carter appointed to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1980 -- the first Alaskan to serve on that panel. But for daughters Barbara, Linda, Ann and Mimi...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2011-10-20/chief-justices-daughters-remember-bo
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Parnell abandons Juneau Road appeal

...transportation in Lynn Canal by using existing ferry resources instead. The state appealed that decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where it was rejected by a 2-1 vote of a three-judge panel.

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2011-09-16/parnell-abandons-juneau-road-appeal
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Alaska Natives battling for subsistence join in logging wars

...Alaska. An Idaho federal judge blocked the roadless plan with a preliminary injunction last May. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing that decision and is expected to rule any day. Although both Attorney General John Ashcroft...

http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/012502/bus_012502bus0050001.shtml
Business
Heartburn drug for adults promoted for children

...Desk Reference up to date. The PDR gives doctors detailed information about prescription drugs. Claiborne County Circuit Court Judge Lamar Pickard said he expects to try the case within a few days. The court is hearing 10 of the 155 cases...

http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/090901/hea_090901heal0030001.shtml
Health
Photo Feature: Fueled up

...favor with no facts in dispute) that could be heard by the fall. From there it likely will be appealed to the 11th Circuit Court and ultimately the Supreme Court. The suit will not affect implementation of the bill as it is not seeking an injunction...

http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/070110/pul_613478053.shtml
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