Big Bear Lake condo developer wins huge reversal at 9th Circuit.
A federal judge's ruling blocking development of a controversial condominium project on the shore of Big Bear Lake has been thrown out by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Ninth Circuit ruled that the district court had no jurisdiction to consider alleged Clean Water Act...

Consumer ability to skip ads could get easier.
NEW YORK --A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for New York could make it easier for viewers to skip ads on television, reported AdAge.com. The court overturned a ruling that had blocked Cablevision--and by extension, other cable providers--from making use of a network DVR...

A decent reversal.
Byline: The Register-Guard One of the more idiotic regulatory overreactions in the history of federal government efforts to prevent the unauthorized exposure of human skin bit the dust - at least temporarily - when a federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against...

Ruling backs lower court finding; Agrees that police officer lied (SEE CORRECTION).
Byline: Gary V. Murray The following correction was published Aug. 2, 2008: WORCESTER - The state Appeals Court has ruled that a Superior Court judge acted correctly in suppressing evidence in a city drug case. The appellate court took no position on the judge's determination...

The threat of the Human Rights Commissions.
I. Christian Horizons appeals Ontario HRC ruling Toronto -- An evangelical Christian ministry that is the largest provider of community living services in Ontario, serving 1,400 developmentally disabled individuals in over 180 residential homes, is appealing part of a controversial Ontario Human Rights Commission ruling against it....

Speedway case not finished yet.
Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard COTTAGE GROVE - The city must take at least one more lap in defending its four-year-old approval of expanded operations at the Cottage Grove Speedway, a state panel ruled Wednesday. In a 15-page opinion, the Land Use Board of Appeals...

Gay couples win legal fight.
Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard Oregon's domestic partnership law for same-sex couples cleared a big hurdle Thursday when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a statewide referendum to repeal it. The decision makes it highly unlikely that the law can be suspended for...

The public's business; High price tag, delay on police records.
COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION Nearly five years after the state Appeals Court ruled that police internal affairs documents are public records, getting access to such records in a timely fashion and at reasonable expense remains an elusive goal in Worcester. For the good of the public and...

Colorado must fund sectarian colleges, court rules.
A Colorado law prohibiting state-funded scholarships for "pervasively sectarian" colleges is discriminatory and unconstitutional, a federal appeals court has ruled. Prior to the July 23 decision, scholarships were available at public and private colleges, including religiously affiliated schools. But no funds were allowed for colleges where religion...

Baptist agency can't evangelize on taxpayer's dime, AU and ACLU tell court.
A Baptist childcare agency in Kentucky that proselytizes youngsters in its care and discriminates in hiring should not get public funding, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the American Civil Liberties Union have told a federal appeals court. The groups filed an appeal in...