Carl Tobias
Carl Tobias
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It seems to me that it would be relevant to a person's case. I would expect the government to say that it is highly sensitive material, but we have legal mechanisms to balance the national security needs with the rights of defendants. I think judges are very conscientious about trying to sort out these issues and balance civil liberties and national security.
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The question is how high the liability shield needs to be. I think 'willful misconduct' is too high. We usually use some kind of negligence standard in these situations. It would be very unusual that you could prove that intentional misconduct had happened.
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He is saying as little as he needs to be confirmed and hasn't made many mistakes that trouble a majority of senators whose votes he needs.
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The witness whose testimony was struck was their first and perhaps their strongest witness, and so that could make it difficult going forward on the case.
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The Supreme Court has not directly faced the issue of whether 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance violates the First Amendment.
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The tobacco industry has won some recent cases, and that Illinois case was a big one. But I think today's ruling is certainly a big win for the plaintiffs. And I think the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this appeal.
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That's the nub of this issue. Whether there is a pattern of unilateral executive action without approval or consultation with the other two branches of government.
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Merck is trying to paint this as a tie, but it is really not so good for them because people thought they would have had an easy win.
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It depends on how extensively she was involved in policy making in her five years in the White House.
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Juries frequently confront contradictory information, especially in criminal trials. Juries then must sort through all of the evidence, sift and weigh it, resolve the contradictions as best they can, and reach a determination.
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I don't understand why that wasn't used. Congress has clearly provided for what was going on. It seems to be that that procedure should have been followed.
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I don't believe somebody like Tom DeLay is going to take any chances by way of his representation, and his reputation.
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Right now it seems like the uncertainty would make senators more circumspect with Roberts.
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Sensenbrenner has been tough and stuck to his guns on past occasions. Maybe buying time will help.