Rockwell International v. US ex rel. Stone, US Supreme Court, March 27, 2007 [holding that individuals must be able to show that they are the "original source" of information concerning the fraudulent use of federal funds in order to bring...

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Guice v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, March 23, 2007 [ruling denying certification of a class in a suit against State Farm Insurance brought by policyholders whose claims were rejected...

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Raich v. Gonzales, US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, March 14, 2007 [ruling against medical marijuana plaintiff Angel Raich by denying her injunctive relief that would have prevented federal law enforcement officials from enforcing the federal Controlled Substances Act against...

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A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Use of National Security Letters, US Department of Justice, March 9, 2006 [report criticizing the FBI for ineffective management, monitoring and reporting of the national security letters and ex parte orders for...

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El-Masri v. United States, US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, March 2, 2007 [ruling upholding the dismissal of a rendition-related lawsuit by German citizen Khaled El-Masri against the CIA, deciding that the case could not be heard in a US...

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Whorton v. Bockting, US Supreme Court, February 28, 2007 [ruling that its earlier decision in Crawford v. Washington, which established that out-of-court statements are inadmissible unless the witness is unavailable and the defendant has an opportunity to cross-examine her, does...

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