Speaking of a moot suit: procedure lesson accompanies rejection of English-only law case
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The US Supreme Court declared the Arizona official English amendment litigation to be moot in Mar 1997 in a scathing opinion written by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The federal courts' handling of the issue was procedurally flawed from the beginning and should have been settled at the state level. Ginsburg noted several procedural errors in the case, which lacked both an ongoing dispute and active parties. The 1988 law, requiring English to be spoken as the official language of Arizona, had been challenged originally by a state employee.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1997
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Spuds spur veto fight: plaintiffs charge Line Item Veto Act violates separation of powers
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The US Supreme Court will decide whether Congress may have violated the Constitution and provided too much power to the President when passing the Line Item Veto Act. A group of potato farmers in Idaho and the city of New York are the basis for the Court's review of the 1996 Act. A federal court granted the farmers and New York City standing to seek relief from the President's cancellation of benefits granted these parties' by Congress.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1998
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Let trial judges decide: High Court rejects a per se rule on polygraph evidence
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The Supreme Court held that defendants do not have a constitutional right to admit favorable polygraph results. The Court did rule that district court judges could decide on a case by case basis to allow such evidence. The decision indicated the Court's reluctance to adopt the technology as a reliable evidentiary gathering tool.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1998
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