Fredericks notes that Boston police are likely now going through a similar process, collecting every piece of digital media available from transit and nearly 600 closed circuit television cameras covering the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority alone.

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Bryan said that case, decided after the Amish were indicted, shows a willingness by the nation's highest court to narrow Congress' authority over interstate commerce, and could guide the 6th Circuit in its consideration of the Amish group's appeal.

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The NTSB says the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority reported the problem during a post-accident review of track circuit data, but it was not immediately clear if operators were aware of the problem before the accident.

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Fortunately, in 2005, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (in Virginia) upheld federal agents' authority to conduct suspicionless border searches of a person, his personal property and his laptop computer.

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Obama is the only president in recent memory never to have successfully placed a nominee on the DC Circuit, which handles many high-profile appeals, including executive authority to fight terrorism and broader congressional power.

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Piaguaje had flown to New York to attend an oral argument before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, centering on whether Judge Kaplan had the authority to stop the plaintiffs from collecting on the Ecuadoran judgment anywhere in the world.

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C. circuit court, which handles many high-profile appeals, including executive authority to fight terrorism and broader congressional power.

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County Circuit Court Judge Jorge LaBarga is set to rule Monday, deciding whether he has authority under the law to order a new election in the county.

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