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480.00 Acres of Land v. United States, Cato Legal Briefs

No. 09-505 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States ———— 480.00 ACRES OF LAND and GILBERT A. FORNATORA, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ———— On Petition for a Writ of Certi...
  • CatoInstitute published this 11 / 23 / 2009
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McDonald v. City of Chicago, Cato Legal Briefs

No. 08-1521 In the Supreme Court of the United States Ë OTIS MCDONALD, et al., Petitioners, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, et al., Respondents. Ë On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court ...
  • CatoInstitute published this 11 / 20 / 2009
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Attack of the Utility Monsters: The New Threats to Free Speech, Cato Policy Analysis No. 652

Freedom of expression is looking less and less like a settled issue. Challenges to it have lately arisen from the right, from the left, from Muslim perspectives, and even in the name of protecti...
  • CatoInstitute published this 11 / 16 / 2009
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Fairness 2.0: Media Content Regulation in the 21st Century, Cato Policy Analysis No. 651

Civil libertarians feared that a change of administrations would herald a revived Fairness Doctrine, a policy that previously permitted the government to oversee broadcast news coverage for "ba...
  • CatoInstitute published this 11 / 09 / 2009
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United States v. Comstock, Cato Legal Briefs

No. 08-1224 ========================= ========================= ============== In The Supreme Court of the United States ------------------------- --------♦---------------- ----------------UNITED STA...
  • CatoInstitute published this 11 / 06 / 2009
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Palmer v. Waxahachie Independent School District, Cato Legal Briefs

No. 09-409 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States PAUL T. PALMER, BY AND THROUGH HIS PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDIANS, PAUL D. PALMER AND DR. SUSAN GONZALEZ BAKER, PETITIONER, V. WAXAHACHIE INDEPE...
  • CatoInstitute published this 11 / 06 / 2009
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Independence Institute v. Buescher, Cato Legal Briefs

No. 09-265 ========================= ========================= ============== In The Supreme Court of the United States ------------------------- --------♦---------------- ----------------INDEPENDE NC...
  • CatoInstitute published this 10 / 06 / 2009
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Graham v. Florida; Sullivan v. Florida, Cato Legal Briefs

Nos. 08-7412, 08-7641 Supreme Court of the United States ———— TERRANCE JAMAR GRAHAM, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ———— JOE HARRIS SULLIVAN Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Responde...
  • CatoInstitute published this 09 / 21 / 2009
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Perdue v. Kenny A., Cato Legal Briefs

No. 08-970 ========================= ========================= ============== In The Supreme Court of the United States ------------------------- --------♦---------------- ----------------SONNY PERDU...
  • CatoInstitute published this 08 / 31 / 2009
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Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Cato Legal Bri

No. 08-1151 In the Supreme Court of the United States Ë STOP THE BEACH RENOURISHMENT, INC., Petitioner, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, et al., Respondents. Ë On Writ of Certi...
  • CatoInstitute published this 08 / 19 / 2009
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United States v. Stevens, Cato Legal Briefs

No. 08-769 In the Supreme Court of the United States __________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PETITIONER v. ROBERT J. STEVENS __________ ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR...
  • CatoInstitute published this 07 / 28 / 2009
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IMS Health v. Sorrell, Cato Legal Briefs

09-1913-cv(L), for the 09-2056-cv(CON) United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit IMS HEALTH INCORPORATED, VERISPAN, LLC, SOURCE HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS, INC., a subsidiary of Wolters Kluwer Hea...
  • CatoInstitute published this 07 / 14 / 2009
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National Rifle Association v. City of Chicago; McDonald v. City of Chicago, Cato Legal Briefs

Nos. 08-1497 & 08-1521 ========================= ========================= ============== In The Supreme Court of the United States ------------------------- --------♦---------------- ---------------...
  • CatoInstitute published this 07 / 07 / 2009
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Broadcast Localism and the Lessons of the Fairness Doctrine, Cato Policy Analysis No. 639

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution recognizes a laissez-faire policy toward speech and the press. The Framers of the Bill of Rights worried that the self-interest of politicians foster...
  • CatoInstitute published this 05 / 15 / 2009
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Boy Scouts of America v. Barnes-Wallace, Cato Legal Briefs

No. 08-1222 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA; and SAN DIEGO-IMPERIAL COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, Petitioners, v. LORI & LYNN BARNES-WALLACE; MITCHELL BARNES-WALL...
  • CatoInstitute published this 05 / 05 / 2009
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IMS Health v. Ayotte, Cato Legal Briefs

No. 08-1202 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States __________ IMS HEALTH, INC., and VERISPAN LLC, Petitioners, v. KELLY A. AYOTTE, as Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire, Respondent....
  • CatoInstitute published this 04 / 28 / 2009
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McClung v. City of Sumner, Cato Legal Briefs

No. 08-1102 In the Supreme Court of the United States Ë DANIEL and ANDREA McCLUNG, v. Petitioners, CITY OF SUMNER, WASHINGTON, Respondent. Ë On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United Sta...
  • CatoInstitute published this 04 / 01 / 2009
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Empress Casino v. Giannoulias, Cato Legal Briefs

No. 08-945 IN THE pìéêÉãÉ=`çìêí=çÑ=íÜÉ=råáí ÉÇ=pí~íÉë= EMPRESS CASINO JOLIET CORPORATION, ET AL., Petitioners, v. ALEXI GIANNOULIAS, ILLINOIS STATE TREASURER, ET AL., Respondents. On Petition Fo...
  • CatoInstitute published this 03 / 26 / 2009
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Ricci v. DeStefano, Cato Legal Briefs

In Ricci v. DeStefano, the City of New Haven, Connecticut developed an exam for firefighters seeking promotion to command positions. The City went out of its way to ensure that the exam was race-ne...
  • CatoInstitute published this 03 / 26 / 2009
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Cato Legal Briefs

No. 08-205 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States CITIZENS UNITED, Appellant, v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Appellee. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Col...
  • CatoInstitute published this 03 / 26 / 2009
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