Article: Federal Judge Declares Washington State Law Against Physician- Assisted Suicide Unconstitutional; Expert Available to Comment

Article: Federal judge upholds state law to ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Olson; Staff Writer A state law passed to make trains ... is constitutional, a federal judge ruled Monday. "The ... Railway challenged the 2005 state law on several grounds ... should supersede the state law. Minnesota Attorney ...

Article: Online home listings notch a victory; Federal judge ...
San Francisco Chronicle;  November 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... important victory in California as a federal judge ruled it is unconstitutional for ... site. Under a 45-year-old state law, however, only licensed real ... control of property listings. -- A federal judge struck down a California requirement ...

Article: Horse killings could resume: Federal judge's ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  June 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... 2--The slaughter of horses in DeKalb could resume as soon as Saturday after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order overriding a new state law against killing or possessing the animals for human consumption, said an attorney ...

Article: Alabama's ban on sex toys overturned Federal judge ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 30, 1999 ;     453 words ...A federal judge on Monday overturned Alabama's ban on sex toys, saying the state had no reason to prohibit the sale of the devices. U.S ...

Article: BARS ASK TO PUT SMOKING BAN IN ASH HEAP; LOCAL TAVERN OWNERS ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  September 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Byline: John O'Brien Staff writer; Staff writer Emily Kulkus contributed to this report. Six bar owners from across the state - including two in Syracuse - went to federal court Tuesday, claiming the state's new smoking ban could put them out of business if a judge doesn't halt its enforcement. The

Article: The VSDA and die IDSA will ask a federal judge on ...
Video Business;  July 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ...The VSDA and die IDSA will ask a federal judge on July 7 to issue a preliminary injunction to halt die Washington state law that bans retailers from renting or selling to minors videogames that portray violence against law officers (VB, 6-9 ...

Article: Relying on a state law that bars most lawsuits ...
New Hampshire Business Review;  April 27, 2007 ;     675 words ...Relying on a state law that bars most lawsuits against ski area operators, Dartmouth College is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit over the death of a student in a 2004 skiing accident. Her parents filed a negligence and wrongful death ...