Court upholds NY judicial nominee system
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A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upholds New York's system of choosing trial judges is likely to renew calls for legislative reform, but even some proponents of change say their chances of success are slim.
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Comparing bans on same-sex marriage to once-common laws against interracial marriage, a trial court judge in Manhattan ruled Friday that same-sex couples have a right to wed under the state constitution.
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A three-judge panel of the Santiago Court of Appeals today voted unanimously to uphold the indictment and house arrest of former dictator Gen.
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A New York appeals court ruled on Friday that valid same-sex marriages performed in other states or countries must be recognized in New York, the first known ruling of its kind in the country, a rights group said.
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Final confirmation of Viktor Yushchenko as Ukraine&#39;s new president appeared all but assured yesterday as the Supreme Court rejected the last of four separate legal challenges by his opponent.
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A federal judge in Manhattan struck down the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act as unconstitutional yesterday, saying it fails to provide an exception to preserve a woman&#39;s health.
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The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over gay marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation's only law sanctioning such unions.
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The Supreme Court kept alive a Democratic constitutional challenge to a Republican redistricting plan in Texas yesterday, ordering a three-judge district court to re-examine its decision in January upholding the plan.
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The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over tribal gambling, a victory for California tribes and their new high-profile supporter, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights upheld a 20-year conviction imposed by a Peruvian judge on Lori Berenson, a New Yorker convicted on charges she helped rebels plot an attack on Congress.
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Women should not lose custody of their children solely because the youngsters see them being battered by abusive spouses, New York state's highest court ruled Tuesday.
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Maryland's highest court has rejected a challenge to the state's electronic voting system and upheld a ruling that the touchscreen-style voting machines provide a reasonable level of ballot security.
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Taiwan&#39;s High Court upheld President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s election victory eight months after the poll, dismissing a petition from the opposition parties to overturn the result on allegations of vote fraud and other problems.
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CLEVELAND -- A federal court judge has ruled that partisan challengers at Ohio polling locations is unconstitutional. The judge was asked to stop more than 3,000 Republicans who are planning to monitor polling places and challenge voters.
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Officials in a suburban New York village will not appeal a federal judge's decision to temporarily block its upcoming election after federal officials said the voting method discriminates against Hispanics and violates the Voting Rights Act.
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A U.S. federal judge halted planned elections in Port Chester, New York, on Friday, after the government said its political system effectively denies Hispanics representation in the local government.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg said New York City would appeal a ruling in favor of gay marriage, closing the door for such unions while higher-level courts decide the issue.