But the reasoning in the Maine case, which underpins the other two, is even more tenuous.

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Eskridge wrote a brief urging the Romer strategy in the Ninth Circuit case and the court adopted that very reasoning in its decision.

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Prohibitions explains the economic reasoning through a series of case studies.

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It appears the analytic case for killing the vehicle rests upon the illogical reasoning that enemies have become more capable and therefore the Marines should wait longer to acquire a less agile, less protected means of getting ashore.

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Ostrom works from case studies to derive general patterns, while Williamson uses theoretical reasoning.

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And this case is a particularly bad one to which to apply this reasoning, as the activity at issue is purely private.

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Don Barrett, an attorney with Barrett Law Office who represents the owners association, said the reasoning rejected by the court came from the district judge in the case.

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The reasoning will be that Dowd believed it was not necessary as the prosecution did not prove its case.

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Judge Saverio Chieffi told the court he would publish the reasoning behind his decision within 90 days, after which the parties would have 45 days to present their case.

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