ARCHIVE – 1997

Taxpayers, Religious People, Internet Users, Handguns Owners Shut Out of Court

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Press Release The National Center for Public Policy Research For Immediate Release: June 27, 1997 Contact: Amy Ridenour (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] Taxpayers, Religious People, Internet Users, Handgun Owners Shut Out of Court:Millions Affected by Supreme Court Decisions This Week Were Denied the Opportunity to See Cases Argued in Court ...

State Authority/Gun Rights: Full Text, Including Opinions, of the Supreme Court Decision in Printz v. United States

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES PRINTZ, SHERIFF/CORONER, RAVALLI COUNTY, MONTANA v. UNITED STATES CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUITSyllabusNo. 95-1478Argued December 3, 1996-Decided June 27, 1997*Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act provisions require the Attorney General to establish a national system for instantly checking prospective handgun ...

Internet Regulation: Full Text of the Supreme Court Decision in Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union

Supreme Court of the United States RENO, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. v. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIANo. 96-511.Argued March 19, 1997-Decided June 26, 1997 Two provisions of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 ...

Line Item Veto: Full text of the Supreme Court Decision in Raines v. Byrd

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATESRAINES, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, ET AL. v. BYRD ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIANo. 96­1671. Argued May 27, 1997-Decided June 26, 1997 SyllabusAppellees, Members of the 104th Congress, voted ``nay'' when Congress passed the Line Item ...

Assisted Suicide: Full Text of the Supreme Court Decision in Vacco v. Quill

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES   DENNIS C. VACCO, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK, Et Al., Petitionersv. TIMOTHY E. QUILL Et Al. 95-1858CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT No. 95-1858. Argued January 8, 1997-Decided June 26, 1997 Syllabus In New York, as in most States, it ...

Assisted Suicide: Full Text of the Supreme Court Decision in Washington v. Glucksberg

U.S. Supreme Court  WASHINGTON ET AL. v. GLUCKSBERG ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 96­110. Argued January 8, 1997-Decided June 26, 1997 Syllabus It has always been a crime to assist a suicide in the State of Washington. The State's present law makes "[p]romoting a ...

Religious Freedom: Full Text of the Supreme Court Decision in City of Boerne v. Flores, Archbishop of San Antonio, et al

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus CITY OF BOERNE v. FLORES, ARCHBISHOP OF SAN ANTONIO, ET AL.CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 95­2074. Argued February 19, 1997-Decided June 25, 1997 Respondent, the Catholic Archbishop of San Antonio, applied for a building permit to enlarge a ...

Abuse of Power… Now It’s the Secret Service

The following letter was sent by Representative Matt Salmon (R-AZ) to his colleagues in the House of Representatives on June 24, 1997. Congress of the United States House of Representatives June 24, 1997 Dear Colleague: The First Lady was in Arizona yesterday to raise money for the Democratic Party. Nothing ...

Text: Tobacco Industry-State Attorneys General Settlement of June 20, 1997

TEXT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL/ TOBACCO INDUSTRY SETTLEMENT Friday, June 20, 1997, 3:00 p.m. PROPOSED RESOLUTION PREAMBLE This legislation would mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how tobacco products are manufactured, marketed and distributed in this country. The nation can thereby see real and swift progress in preventing underage use ...

Congress Warned About Chinese Takeover of U.S. Bases in Panama

News from The Conservative Caucus, Inc. For Release: 1:00 PM Thursday, June 19, 1997 450 Maple Avenue East Vienna, VA 22180 For further information, contact Charles Orndorff, (703) 938-9626 General Sumner Urges Congress to Act on Panama Bases Lt. General Gordon Sumner (USA-Ret.), who served as Chairman of the Inter-American ...

Sex Parties in the Barracks Okay, Says Congressman

 Press Release Family Research Council FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 1997 CONTACT: Kristin Hansen (202) 393-2100 SEX PARTIES IN THE BARRACKS OKAY, SAYS CONGRESSMAN WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Yesterday, openly gay Congressman Barney Frank offered a Defense bill that declares that the Pentagon's prevailing moral views are wrong. If passed, the legislation ...

John 3:16 Versus the Cincinnati Reds

THE RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE June 17, 1997 John W. Whitehead Founder and President NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Press Contact: Jim Knicely (757) 253-0026 Institute E-Mail: [email protected] The Rutherford Institute Settles Aubrey Case With Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati - Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute assisted Reverend Guy Aubrey in reaching a final ...

Racial Reconciliation Needs to Start at the White House

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Project 21 Press Release Racial Reconciliation Needs to Start at the White House On Eve of Presidential Announcement, African-American Group Releases Top 10 List of Acts by the Clinton Administration That Divide America By Race and Ethnicity June 9, 1997 Contact: Arturo Silva at (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] In anticipation ...

Legal Brief: Real Life More Interesting Than the Movie?; Democratic Candidate Sues the GOP: Blames GOP for Her Election Loss; Lawyers Receive 100,000 Times More Than “Victims” in Lawsuit; Tort D’Jour

Real Life More Interesting Than the Movie?The Lifetime television cable network, like the rest of the media, knows that the breast implant scare is based on no scientific fact, but apparently it is just too tempting as a source of television drama. As the Wall Street Journal reports, participants in ...

Racial Reconciliation Needs to Start at the White House – June 1997

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On Eve of Presidential Announcement, African-American Group Releases Top 10 List of Acts by the Clinton Administration That Divide America By Race and Ethnicity June 9, 1997 Contact: Arturo Silva at (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] In anticipation of President Clinton's scheduled June 14 speech on racial reconciliation, the African-American leadership ...

“Clinton’s Homeless” to Panhandle Outside the White House

Environmental Policy Task Force "CLINTON'S HOMELESS" TO PANHANDLE OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE ON JUNE 9 MEDIA ADVISORY June 6, 1997 Contact: Chad Cowan at (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] The Environmental Policy Task Force is sponsoring a demonstration on the White House sidewalk (the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, ...

News Conference on Eco-Terrorist Violence

Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise NEWS CONFERENCE ON ECO-TERRORIST VIOLENCE MEDIA ADVISORY June 6, 1997 Contact: David Ridenour of The National Center for Public Policy Research at (202) 507-6398 Or [email protected], Myron Ebell of Frontiers of Freedom at 703/527-8282 or Dave LaCourse of the Center for the Defense ...

Alaska Rejects President’s Christmas Tree Request

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Environmental Policy Task Force ALASKA REJECTS PRESIDENT'S CHRISTMAS TREE REQUEST, SAYING "GROW YOUR OWN" MEDIA ADVISORY June 6, 1997 Contact: David Ridenour, Laura Cleland or Mike Beard Fly-in for Freedom Press Office: 202/879-7966 Or Leave a Message at: (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] A delegation of Alaskans have converged on the ...

New Clean Air Standards Could Place Children at Greater Risk

On September 23, 1994, at approximately 3:02 a.m., 17-year-old J. Brandon Young III died. His young life slipped away after it took more than an hour for an ambulance to come to his aid. The ambulance station was just six miles away. If the Clinton Administration gets its way, there ...

Liability Reform for Volunteer Service Act (S. 514): What it Does

The Liability Reform for Volunteer Service Act (S. 514): What it Does Introduced by Senator John Ashcroft Bill Summary Prior to the last decade, the number of lawsuits filed against volunteers barely was noticeable. However, in the mid- 1980's, that changed and the possibility of personal liability was on the ...

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