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  • CA: Coastal Commission case appealed to U.S. high court

    09/21/2005 7:32:21 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 1 replies · 270+ views
    San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 9/21/05 | Terry Rodgers
    A state Supreme Court ruling upholding the legality of the California Coastal Commission in June has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Sacramento attorney Ronald A. Zumbrun filed the appeal yesterday on behalf of the Marine Forests Society, a nonprofit group dedicated to creating and restoring marine habitats. "Our contention is that the California Supreme Court, by acting in an abrupt and arbitrary manner, denied my client due process and the right to just compensation for its property interests," Zumbrun said. Marine Forests Society challenged the commission's legality in 1999 after the agency forced it to remove an artificial...
  • ANOTHER UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAW

    03/30/2002 8:56:46 AM PST · by forest · 18 replies · 448+ views
    Fiedor Report On the News #266 ^ | 3-31-02 | Doug Fiedor
    Unfortunately, the very unconstitutional Campaign Finance bill was signed into law last week. Saying that, while the bill has flaws, it "improves the current system of financing for federal campaigns," President Bush signed the unconstitutional campaign finance legislation into law last Wednesday. Immediately, the National Rifle Association filed suit challenging the constitutionality of the new law. The legislation "eviscerates the core protections of the First Amendment by prohibiting, on pain on criminal punishment, political speech," the NRA’s legal complaint says. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), an adamant opponent of the bill, said he will also file suit and expects the law...