Carl Tobias
Carl Tobias
england journal next question seems
The next question is the New England Journal flap. It seems to erode their credibility.
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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.
cake eat question
The question is, can they have their cake and eat it too?
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It is a strong endorsement. The question is: How relevant is it? Someone who was on the 3 rd Circuit for a decade and a half and has done a good job is likely to get this rating.
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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.
action approval branches executive pattern unilateral whether
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.
clearly congress procedure provided seems understand
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.
seems senators
Right now it seems like the uncertainty would make senators more circumspect with Roberts.