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Monthly Archives: May 2009

The Prop 8 Decision

Thursday, May 28, 2009

The California Supreme Court has upheld Prop 8, which bans same-sex marriage.

 
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$13 Trillion and Counting

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The price tag for the Wall Street bailout is about $13 trillion!

 
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Medical MJ Wins at Supreme Court

Monday, May 18, 2009

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear San Diego’s appeal of California’s Compassionate Use Act.  This is good news.

 
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DUI Breath Machines Blow

Friday, May 15, 2009

The Minnesota Supreme Court just ordered that the source code to the state’s alcohol breath test machines be released for scrutiny by defense lawyers.

 
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Last year, the New Jersey Supreme Court reinstated thousands of DUI convictions after two independent testing labs examined the software.

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