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Home Front: Politix
Judge Temporarily Bars Navy Use of Sonar
2006-07-03
See: "Judicial overreaching; Examples of:"
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday barring the Navy from using a type of sonar, allegedly harmful to marine mammals, during a Pacific warfare exercise scheduled to begin this week.

The order comes three days after the Navy obtained a six-month national defense exemption from the Defense Department allowing it to use "mid-frequency active sonar."

Environmental groups had sued to stop the sonar use during the exercises off Hawaii. The sonar portion of the war games was set to start Thursday.

U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper wrote in her order that the plaintiffs "have shown a possibility that RIMPAC 2006 will kill, injure, and disturb many marine species, including marine mammals, in waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands."

Posted by:Frank G

#8  The judges are definately trying to make the law from the bench, not interpret it. We need hanging judges. As such, they need to hang.
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-07-03 22:43  

#7  
And here she is!



Posted by: Fur Trapper   2006-07-03 21:55  

#6  LOL
Posted by: Matt   2006-07-03 20:13  

#5  Tom Clancy guest stars on tonight's very special episode of JAG:

"Where is he?"

"Somewhere dead ahead, but I can't get enough of a read for a firing solution."

"Yankee search, Jonsey!"

"Aye-aye, Cap'n!"

"Not so fast, buster! There's an injunction."
Posted by: Mike   2006-07-03 19:27  

#4  same judge:

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge Thursday dismissed all charges against a Chinese-American woman accused of using a sexual affair with an FBI agent to gain unauthorized access to classified documents.

U.S. District Judge Florence Marie Cooper dismissed the case for prosecutorial misconduct, finding that the government had purposely made sure that Katrina Leung, a socialite with extensive China contacts, would not have access to her former lover, James J. Smith, for information regarding her case.
Posted by: Frank G   2006-07-03 19:06  

#3  Looking at the composition of the Senate, I'm not sure that change worked out so well. This may have to go to SCOTUS as the intermediate stop appears to be the 9th Circus Court. But it will get straightened out.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-07-03 19:04  

#2  I tell you guys, its long past time these people were elected. Almost a hundred years since we made Senators all stand for the consent of the governed. Enough is enough. 12 year terms. Gives them enough time to make asses of themselves to show their true colors, but not long enough to make permanent damage.
Posted by: Omolush Shurt8640   2006-07-03 19:01  

#1  The Chinese must be laughing their asses off at us right about now...
Posted by: badanov   2006-07-03 18:44  

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