Matthew Daly

January 13, 2009 | National Law Journal

A case before the Supreme Court on Monday could set a precedent for how mining waste is disposed of in streams, rivers, lakes and even wetlands. The justices are hearing arguments on whether an Alaska gold mine can dump metal waste into a nearby lake. A ruling in favor of the mining company could allow the Clean Water Act to be interpreted to allow mining waste to be dumped into waterways throughout the United States, said Tom Waldo, a lawyer with the environmental group Earthjustice.

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October 01, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Rep. Jim McDermott filed court papers Friday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether he had a right to disclose contents of an illegally taped telephone call involving House Republican leaders discussing ethics charges against then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich a decade ago.A federal appealscourt ruled against the Washington state Democrat in May, saying he should not have given reporters access to the tape.

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August 14, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Obama administration says it will defend a 2001 rule imposed by President Bill Clinton that blocked road construction and other development on tens of millions of acres of remote national forests.The administration's decision was contained in court papers filed Thursday in a case in Wyoming that could help settle the fate of remote federal forests.

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January 09, 2012 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Fending off pressure from the mining industry and congressional Republicans, the Obama administration is moving forward with a plan to ban new uranium mining claims on 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon.Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is expected to finalize a 20-year ban on new mining claims on public land surrounding the Grand Canyon at an event Monday in Washington.

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April 01, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - A federal judge has ordered Rep. Jim McDermott to pay House Minority Leader John Boehner more than $1 million in legal fees in a decade-long dispute over an illegally taped telephone call.Chief Judge Thomas Hogan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered McDermott to pay Boehner $1.

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July 24, 2009 | Daily Report Online

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March 20, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - A federal judge on Thursday blocked a federal rule allowing people to carry concealed, loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.The decision by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly halts a change in regulations issued in the waning days of the Bush administration and orders further review.

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January 12, 2009 | Daily Report Online

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May 08, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Senate on Thursday approved the nomination of Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske as the nation's drug czar, signaling a change in U.S. drug policy.Kerlikowske, a 36-year law enforcement veteran who has been Seattle's top cop for nine years, has pledged to take a balanced, science-based approach to the job.

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February 16, 2012 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Environmental and watchdog groups are suing to block construction of two nuclear reactors in eastern Georgia that would be the nation's first built-from-scratch nuclear power plant in a generation.The groups say the plant should be blocked until federal regulators approve safety changes prompted by last year's nuclear disaster in Japan.

By Matthew Daly

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