Justice Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the appeal is expected this week. On Monday, a federal judge ruled that the stem-cell research violated the will of Congress in prohibiting the destruction of human embryos. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-federal-judge, appeal, destruction, the-destruction, the-stem-cell, the-will, willA federal judge in Washington, D.C., has temporarily halted research using stem cells from human embryos, pending a trial on whether the Obama administration’s policy on such research violates the law. The ruling may set up yet another hot-button issue for Congress this fall. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged congress, del-icio-us, fall, halted-research, has-temporarily, human-embryos, using-stem, violates-the, violates-the-law, whether-theThe sponsors of California’s gay marriage ban asked an appeals court late Thursday to stop a federal judge’s order allowing same-sex weddings to begin next week. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged appeals-court, ban-asked, california, del-icio-us, gay-marriage-, img-alt, npr, order-allowing, same-sex-weddings, thursdayA federal judge has ruled that gay marriages in California should remain on hold until at least Aug. 18, setting a deadline to give opponents time to appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-should-remain, california, court, del-icio-us, give-opponents, has-ruled, npr, remain-on-hold, the-9thA federal judge has struck down Proposition 8, the California ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage, ruling that it is unconstitutional. The ruling sets the stage for a battle across America to play out in the U.S. Supreme Court. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-ballot-measure, a-battle-across, america, ballot-measure, california, court, has-struck, play-out, proposition, same-sex-marriage, sets-the-stage, stage, supreme-court, the-stageA federal judge in California has ruled that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the Constitution’s guarantee of equal rights for all Americans. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-has-ruled, california, constitution, del-icio-us, equal-rights, for-all, has-ruled, img-alt, npr, same-sex-marriage, state, violates-the, violates-the-constitutionA federal judge last week blocked the controversial elements of Arizona’s new anti-illegal immigration law. Host Michel Martin talks to Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson, who says the judge’s action will likely be a boon for some conservatives, who could argue the injunction is an example of federal government interference in legislation on a state level. Also joining the conversation is California-based syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, who is assessing the situation in Arizona. Navarrette shares political observations from the ground on what the tense immigration debate in Arizona could mean for the upcoming mid-term elections. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-boon-for, action-will, assessing-the, controversial, del-icio-us, eugene-robinson, from-the-ground, injunction, judge, state-level-, what-the-tenseParts of Arizona’s immigration law that were not blocked by a federal judge went into effect Thursday. Opponents took to the streets of Phoenix to protest the measure. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged arizona, del-icio-us, measure, phoenix, protest-the, streets, the-streets, thursday, thursday-opponents, went-intoGov. Jan Brewer says her state will ask the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to let all of its controversial immigration law take effect, a day after federal judge in Phoenix blocked key parts of the measure. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged appeals-on-thursday, ask-the, blocked-key, circuit-court, let-all, measure, says-her, state, the-measure-, thursdayA federal judge Thursday heard from the state, civil rights groups and the Justice Department on Arizona’s controversial immigration law. The Obama administration is challenging the measure. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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