Topic - U.S. Court Of Appeals

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  DIAZ: 9th Circuit delusion

  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit just ruled that Proposition 8, California's constitutional marriage amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman, is unconstitutional. This decision is one of the most radical to come out of a circuit known for fringe rulings. It's little wonder that this circuit is the nation's most overturned.

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  HUNTER: Sizing up the superPACs

  Jan. 21 marked the second anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Already controversial at the time it was issued, the ruling has taken center stage in the debate over superPACs' role in the race for the White House.

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  City State: Morning Roundup

  Perry appeals ruling; D.C. statehood now looks to Florida; Gray releases transition funds report; Politico: McDonnell sounding VP-ish in South Carolina; No endorsements yet from Va. GOP congressional delegation; Gun-rights advocates hold vigil in Richmond; Candidates in Md. House races living outside districts.

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  Perry appeals judge's ballot ban in Virginia

  Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry has appealed a federal judge's ruling that bars him and three other GOP contenders from appearing on Virginia's March 6 primary ballot.

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  Redskins' logos still subject of court battle

  A years-long effort to cancel six Washington Redskins' federal trademarks is scheduled for trial next month before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, according to board documents.

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  REILLY: Unholy abortion compromise

  Amid much Christian angst over Obama administration regulations requiring health insurance cover- age for sterilization and contraceptives - including some that cause abortion - two prominent Catholic organizations, the University of Notre Dame and the Catholic Health Association, have proposed a compromise.

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  Obama fills vacancies on independent privacy board

  President Obama has named two lawyers and a former federal judge to an independent privacy board recommended by the 9/11 Commission that has sat dormant for years under he and President George W. Bush.

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  GAFFNEY: Stealth jihad in the Senate

  We have been hearing a lot about the Muslim Brotherhood lately - and none of it is good news. Get used to it. With the Brotherhood's ascendancy in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and beyond, the world is going to be subjected to a crash course in Islamist supremacism - and what it means for the rest of us.

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  SIMMONS: The high cost of special-ed bus service

  This morning, the D.C. Council opens wide the door to the spiraling costs of providing transportation for 3,500 special-education students, whose busing system currently costs taxpayers about $26,285 per student, per year.

• U.S. warns Iraq against eviction of foes of Iran

  A senior U.S. official Wednesday warned Iraq against using violence to evict unarmed Iranian dissidents from a camp north of Baghdad by the end of the month, as a top member of Congress accused the State Department of moving at a snail's pace to prevent what he called a possible massacre of the residents of Camp Ashraf.

• Rohrabacher presses State on future of Iranian exiles

  The Iraqi government is using the State Department's terrorist designation of a group of Iranian dissidents as an excuse to crack down on the unarmed exiles in their camp north of Baghdad, a top Republican lawmaker said Tuesday.

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  EDITORIAL: The District's backdoor gun ban

  Washington is doing everything it can to prevent residents from exercising their right to keep and bear arms. On Oct. 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the city's ban on high-capacity magazines and firearms that happen to have a scary appearance. The judges left open the possibility that some of the other absurd rules - including the testing of a purchaser's knowledge of local gun laws, vision tests, ballistics tests and fingerprinting - might go too far.

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  Liberty U. asks justices to review health care ruling

  Liberty University has asked the Supreme Court to hear its case against President Obama's new health care law, after a lower court ruled the university's challenge premature.

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  Assault-gun ban stands in D.C.; some registration rules upheld

  D.C. laws prohibiting assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices do not violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

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  Appeals court upholds D.C. gun restrictions

  The District of Columbia can bar residents from owning assault weapons and require them to register their handguns without violating the Second Amendment, but the district must explain further why its numerous handgun registration requirements are necessary, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

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