Judge Revokes Mine Permit in Florida
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A federal judge Friday revoked a permit to develop a limestone mine amid 6,000 acres of habitat that could be used by the endangered Florida panther.
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An Indonesian judge delivered a ruling Thursday in favor of Newmont Mining Corp. and six employees under investigation for polluting a fishing bay, but how the action will affect the government&#39;s case against the men was unclear.
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A state rule barring Florida counties with touch-screen voting from conducting manual recounts is at odds with state law, according to an administrative law judge ruling in a lawsuit against the state.
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A federal judge threw out on Friday a Pennsylvania law requiring Internet service providers to block Web sites containing child pornography, saying the tools to do so also cause "massive suppression" of constitutionally protected speech.
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A federal judge in Ohio has ruled against a longstanding foreclosure practice, potentially creating an obstacle for lenders trying to reclaim properties from troubled borrowers and raising questions about the legal standing of investors in mortgage securities pools.
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By THOMAS CONTENT and LEE BERGQUIST  In a setback for the state's largest utility, a Dane County circuit judge has ruled that a water permit for the $2.2 billion power plant under construction in Oak Creek does not comply with a recent federal appeals court decision.
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By Terence Chea THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge reinstated a ban Wednesday on road construction in nearly 50 million acres of pristine wilderness, overturning a Bush administration rule that could have cleared the way for more commercial activity in national forests.
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BATON ROUGE, La. - A state judge Tuesday threw out a Louisiana constitutional amendment banning gay marriage...
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A federal agency's decision not to renew a mining permit for a rock quarry near Las Cruces will better protect a repository of pre-dinosaur era fossil tracks.
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A federal judge imposed limits on water flows caused by huge pumps he says were drawing in and destroying a threatened fish.
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The Bush administration is banning land mines that cannot be located with metal detectors, a move designed to set an example to other nations and to protect mine hunters.
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TUCSON, Ariz.  - A federal judge lifted a block on  a controversial Arizona law on Wednesday forcing state  officials to begin restricting some government benefits to  illegal immigrants.
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By BRIAN SKOLOFF WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A judge on Monday declined to reconsider his ruling over who controls where Anna Nicole Smith should be buried, as her estranged mother turned to an appeals court for help getting custody of the starlet's body.
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DENVER, Sept. 22 -- A judge on Friday chastised state officials for botching efforts to ensure that electronic voting machines are tamper-proof, but he cleared them for use in the November election, saying it is too late now to change course.
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OAKLAND -- A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Oakland homeowners against the city's fire tax assessment district.   Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch last week ruled there was "good cause" to throw out the lawsuit.
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Florida pulls back from high-tech electoral reforms  -  and critics cheer
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By ERICA MELTZER, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  Pima County is taking the State Land Department to court in an attempt to overturn a decision allowing mining in Davidson Canyon.  Last month, the Land Department rejected an administrative appeal filed by the county in December.