Court Rules a Horse Is Not a Vehicle
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PITTSBURGH - The state Supreme Court ruled that Pennsylvania's drunken driving law can't be enforced against people on horseback, a decision that inspired the dissenting justice to wax poetic.    The court ruled Wednesday in a case against two men in Mercer County in 2002...
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The U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a ruling in a tax refund case that the transactions under question were a tax avoidance mechanism, and not an investment strategy.
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A backup doping sample from the horse that won the show jumping gold medal at the Athens Olympics also was positive for a banned substance, the Irish rider&#39;s lawyer said Tuesday.
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A federal appeals court struck down a Bush administration policy exempting power plants from certain environmental regulations. The court said the policy was unlawful
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NEW YORK -- The carriage horses at Central Park are one of this city's most iconic sights, along with the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the street-side artists and the hot dog vendors. But now one city council member from Queens is trying to send the horses the way of the...
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Cumberland elktoe, oyster mussel, Cumberlandian combshell, purple bean and rough rabbitsfoot are not children&#39;s book characters.
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A federal appeals court struck down a Bush administration policy exempting power plants from certain environmental regulations. The court said the policy was unlawful.
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL  MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - In a victory for private property rights, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that local governments can't seize land against the owner's wishes simply because the property is underused.
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Some maulings and other incidents involving captive animals in the United States:
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A California appeals court on  Tuesday declined to reinstate a long-running case against the  Walt Disney Co over royalties it paid for its popular Winnie  the Pooh character.
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Horses can take a misstep and break an ankle on any racetrack. The injury to Barbaro, however, has renewed debate over whether such an injury would happen less often on a surface other than dirt.
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A horse at the Bowie Training Center with signs of equine herpesvirus has tested negative, and the "investigational animal hold order" at the facility's Barn 7 is lifted Friday.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that seriously injuring someone while driving drunk does not amount to a "crime of violence" that would be grounds for deporting non-citizens.
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Irish show jumper Cian O&#39;Connor says he is not a cheat after it emerged that a second horse owned and ridden by the Olympic gold medallist tested positive in a drugs test.
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The decision to slaughter a bull revered as sacred by his Hindu caretakers is justified, a British court ruled Monday, overturning a decision by a lower court last week.
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Farms can't be sued over the pollution or odors they emit as long as they have entered into an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, a federal appeals court ruled.
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THE DECISION: The state Supreme Court banned next week&#39;s planned bear hunt, saying the state does not have a proper plan to manage the animals.