Judge Imposes Stricter Rules on Navy to Protect Marine Life
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A federal judge has ordered the Navy to adopt stringent new safeguards intended to improve protection of whales and dolphins during its sonar training exercises off Southern California.
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By AUDREY McAVOY  HONOLULU - The Navy says it won't comply with sonar training restrictions that aim to protect marine mammals off the California coast, arguing that the commission that imposed the rules does not have the jurisdiction to do so.  The U.S.
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A Federal Court judge in New York has struck down a major provision of the controversial anti-terrorist Patriot Act. Judge Victor Marrero ruled as unconstitutional a section of the Patriot Act which allows
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By JESSICA VAN SACK  The tragedy of four fallen fishermen has become a rallying cry for politicians hoping to reform marine regulations they say threaten the lives of men at sea with too-restrictive limits on the number of days boats may head out.
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The US Navy can use sonar equipment during training despite a possible threat to whales, a court rules.
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A judge has struck down several government rules on campaign fund raising, ordering tougher restrictions on big political money in the long term while creating uncertainty about how candidates, parties and interest groups should proceed in the current
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A federal judge struck down a key part of the USA Patriot Act on Thursday in a ruling that defended the need for judicial oversight of laws and bashed Congress for passing a law that makes possible "far-reaching invasions of liberty."
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A judge has struck down several government rules on campaign fund raising, ordering tougher restrictions on big political money in the long term while creating uncertainty about
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A panel of judges approved the use of high-intensity sonar during military exercises in the Pacific, despite worries about its potentially lethal effect on whales and other marine mammals.
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Washington, Dec 15 : The US Navy had conducted a probe into new cases of prisoner abuse and punished several Marines, according to documents released by the Navy following a court order.
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A federal judge has ordered the Federal Election Commission to enact tougher restrictions on how millions of dollars are spent on campaigns, saying that its rules have
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Why a Supreme Court ruling on sentencing guidelines puts more power back on the bench
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A federal judge in California is scheduled to release a decision this week that will outline what the Navy must do to protect whales and other marine mammals from the loud blasts of its sonar equipment.
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A federal judge struck down President Bush's authority to designate groups as terrorists, saying his post-Sept. 11 executive order was unconstitutionally vague, according to a ruling released Tuesday.
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A federal judge yesterday severely limited the Navy's ability to use mid-frequency sonar on a training range off the Southern California coast, ruling that the loud sounds would harm whales and other marine mammals if not tightly controlled.
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A federal judge said that a Supreme Court ruling in 2000 required a clause allowing abortions if a women's health is at risk.
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The government has announced new regulations that will limit fish farms and require better treatment of wastewater, among other measures.