Ninth Circuit says city officials can face liability over church permit denials
A Maui land use dispute highlights a major shift as the Ninth Circuit holds that individual council members may be liable for discriminatory decisions against religious institutions. The ruling distinguishes administrative from legislative acts in RLUIPA cases, signaling personal financial risk for local officials who deny church permits.
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal
Maui
Hawaii
Maui Planning Commission
County
Maui County Council
Clinton
Supreme Court
Maui County
Brad ‘Dacus
Sacramento
Pacific Justice Institute
Dixon
Calif
Cypress
Costco
Wall Council
Planning Commission
Public Forum contact details from Odessa newspaper item
An item lists contact options for public opinion including Public Forum at PO Box 2952 Odessa Texas 79760 a Fox number 915 333 7742 and an Internet address for OA submissions. The text provides instructions to address comments to the Odessa publication.
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Public Forum” PO
Odessa
Fox
Internet
Lawmakers' contact addresses listed for Texas officials
State lawmakers Rep. George E West Odessa Rep Tom Craddick Midland Sen Tee Bivins Amarillo Gov Rick Perry Austin provide postal boxes in Austin for constituent communications. Addresses include Odessa and Midland boxed routes, with Perry's office at the State Capitol in Austin.
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George E
Buddy” West
Odessa
Austin
Texas
Tom Craddick
Midland
Tee Bivins
Amarillo
Rick Perry
Lott controversy tests gun rights advocate claims
Michelle Malkin surveys the mounting questions around John Lott's research on defensive gun uses. Allegations include fabricating a 1997 telephone survey and using a pseudonym to defend his work. The piece notes lost data, unverifiable survey details, and lingering credibility concerns as Lott promotes a new book.
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John Lott
Stanford
Rice
UCLA
Wharton
Cornell
University of Chicago
Yale
Lott
Ivory Tower
FBI
University of Washington
Seattle
University of California, Santa Barbara
Lindgren
Lished
Minnesota
David Gross
Gross
Mary Rosh
Amazon.com
Malkin
Los Angeles Daily News
The
Seattle Times
Surrender, or be loved by the world says Bush satire
Prankish satirical piece portrays a hypothetical confession by President Bush. It imagines him renouncing moral judgments, reshaping enemies into an Axis of Diversity, and stepping down to pursue global approval. The spoof cites allies and media as influencers, namechecking France Germany China and the Arab world, with Prager noted as the syndicated host and author.
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Bush
Europe
United Nations
America
France
Germany
China
Arab World
Iraq
Israel
Iran
North Korea
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Negev
Taiwan
Rwanda
New York Times
Ronald Reagan
Soviet Union
Tibet
Prager
Los Angeles
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