Sentences with phrase «changed by a federal judge»

Also of interest, the makeup of the city council was changed by a federal judge, under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, because the council did not represent the large minority population.

Also of interest, the makeup of the city council was changed by a federal judge, under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, because the council did not represent the large minority population.

Not exact matches

By Sean Ryan Proposed changes to the judging of construction grant applications would give commuter rail in southeastern Wisconsin a less obstructed path to federal money.

Spurred by the Obama administration, which has partly tied some federal grants to states» willingness to use data to judge teachers, districts around the country have begun changing their evaluation systems.

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Five cities and counties in California that are suing fossil fuel companies for damages triggered by climate change are now at the center of a legal paradox created by conflicting decisions from two federal court judges reviewing nearly identical claims.

The judicial collision course was set Friday when a federal judge in San Francisco ruled that climate change lawsuits by two counties and one city were best adjudicated in California state courts.

Judge Denies Motions by Fossil Fuel Industry and Federal Government in Landmark Climate Change Case

From AllGov.com with lots of spin (h / t to reader Dennis) Judge Orders NASA to Release Climate Change - Related Documents A climate change denial group once funded by oil giant ExxonMobil (2012 revenues: $ 453.123 billion) won a legal victory last week over NASA when a federal judge ordered the space agency to turn over more documents relatJudge Orders NASA to Release Climate Change - Related Documents A climate change denial group once funded by oil giant ExxonMobil (2012 revenues: $ 453.123 billion) won a legal victory last week over NASA when a federal judge ordered the space agency to turn over more documents relaChange - Related Documents A climate change denial group once funded by oil giant ExxonMobil (2012 revenues: $ 453.123 billion) won a legal victory last week over NASA when a federal judge ordered the space agency to turn over more documents relachange denial group once funded by oil giant ExxonMobil (2012 revenues: $ 453.123 billion) won a legal victory last week over NASA when a federal judge ordered the space agency to turn over more documents relatjudge ordered the space agency to turn over more documents related...

A U.S. District Court in San Francisco will be the setting for a first - ever hearing on the science of climate change, scheduled for March 21 by William Alsup, a federal judge.

The governor in a statement after the judge's decision said «At a time when the federal government has abdicated its leadership on climate change, [this ruling] ensures our progress will not be blocked or rolled back by fossil fuel interests and others seeking to maintain the status quo.»

The judge, Thomas F. Hogan of Federal District Court in Washington, rejected a request by Ms. Miller and her lawyers that she be allowed to serve her detention at home or in Connecticut or elsewhere, and ordered that she be put in custody and taken to a jail in the District of Columbia area until October, or until she changed her mind about testifying.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Exxon Mobil aimed at stopping an investigation by New York and Massachusetts officials into whether the oil giant misled investors and the public about its knowledge of climate change.

Indianapolis — In response to a lawsuit by Simon Property Group, a federal judge recently ordered mySimon.com, the popular comparison shopping website, to change its name...