Posted by Citizen Bob on 11/03/06 15:46

On 3 Nov 2006 05:35:41 -0800, "curvature" <curvatureof@gmail.com>
wrote:

>> This judgment has not been overruled. As far as I know, there are no 9th
>> Circuit appellate opinions addressing this (though I may be wrong). Circuit
>> Courts of Appeal opinions are controlling in their own circuits.

>Does anyone know if this case was/is being appealed (presumably to the
>Supreme Court, although I think there might be another layer in there
>some-place)?

>The date on the article said 2003, and given the pace of our judicial
>system, an appeal might still be in progress.

Getting to the US SC is an exhaustive process. There must be two
conflicting judgements issued by federal courts to get the process
going. Even then most cases are turned down by the SC.

This is a matter for Congress.


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"First and last, it's a question of money. Those men who own the earth
make the laws to protect what they have. They fix up a sort of fence or
pen around what they have, and they fix the law so the fellow on the
outside cannot get in. The laws are really organized for the protection of
the men who rule the world. They were never organized or enforced to do
justice. We have no system for doing justice, not the slightest in the world."
--Clarence Darrow

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