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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
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The California Supreme Court upheld legislation that ended a roughly 60-year-old program intended to combat urban blight. As a result, more than 40 redevelopment agencies have closed, and cities are scrambling to find an alternative.
Multiple “friend of the court” briefs have been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of free speech for students and parents in what has become known as the “Candy Cane Case,” about religious symbols of the candy.
Pray for wisdom for the members of the Courts from local levels up to the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012
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The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to overturn a 9th Circuit ruling that a mathematics teacher must remove banners declaring “In God We Trust” and other slogans from his classroom.
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that police officers cannot use GPS devices to track a suspect without first obtaining a warrant, saying it would constitute unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendment.
Pray about the “cleansing” of classrooms of our Christian heritage under the guides of protecting cultural diversity.
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
PRAY FOR OUR JUDICIARY
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a 1994 law that extends copyright protection to books, musical compositions and other works by foreign artists that had been available without payment of royalties.
The U.S. Supreme Court left in place a federal appeals court ruling that held that predominantly Christian prayers at the start of county meetings violated the First Amendment’s prohibition on government endorsement of religion.
Pray for wisdom for the nine Supreme Court Justices as they work through their very heavy case load.
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
PRAY FOR OUR JUDICIARY
A Texas abortion law requiring doctors to show sonograms to patients can be enforced while opponents challenge the measure in court, a federal appeals court said in a ruling that signaled the judge’s belief that the law is constitutional.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that bans foreign nations from spending to influence U.S. elections, saying that the right to live and work in the U.S. does not include the right to influence voting.
Pray for the courts of the U.S. all of whom are overwhelmed with heavy docket loads.
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Thursday, January 5th, 2012
PRAY FOR OUR JUDICIARY
Three cases from Texas involving voting rights or redistricting, with potentially enormous legal and political consequences, will be argued before the United States Supreme Court on January 9.
A U.S. Appeals Court said a 2008 law granting telecommunications companies legal immunity for helping the National Security Agency with intelligence-gathering eavesdropping and surveillance is constitutional.
Pray for wisdom for our judicial officers in courts all across the land, and especially the Supreme Court Justices.
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Thursday, December 29th, 2011
PRAY FOR OUR JUDICIARY
When the U.S. Supreme Court resumes on January 9, it will take up a trio of politically sensitive issues including redistricting maps, whether media can be fined for “fleeting expletives” and possible EPA over-regulation.
The Court for the Southern District of New York has found that Iran provided safe haven to Al Qaeda leaders of 9/11 and operatives, keeping them out of the hands of U.S. forces, a claim which Iran has rejected.
Pray that in 2012 the judges and justices of the land will hold to the Constitution and avoid politically-based rulings.
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
PRAY FOR OUR JUDICIARY
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments on the legality of the health care reform law between March 26-28, just two years after the law’s enactment anniversary. A decision should come down in June.
Florida’s Supreme Court has ended a mediation program designed to encourage lenders and borrowers to avoid foreclosure, saying the program was a failure with less than 1.4 percent of cases receiving a positive outcome.
Pray for our judges and magistrates to have wisdom in upholding the laws of the land.
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
PRAY FOR OUR JUDICIARY
Across just one state this year about $393 million has been spent to operate the courts, while filing fees, fines and reimbursed court costs have only come up to $232 million. Civil and criminal trials increased by 1,500 there.
The U.S. Supreme Court will take the case of Arizona’s tough immigration crackdown law, adding yet another contentious clash between the Obama administration and the states to its docket.
Pray for the U.S. Supreme Court Justices as they will deal with several 10th Amendment issues next year.
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
PRAY FOR OUR JUDICIARY
New York Supreme Court Judge Robert Wiggins has ruled that a lawsuit brought by a group challenging the state’s marriage equality law can proceed. The group claims the state violated Open Meeting Laws and other regulations.
A federal judge blocked the Securities and Exchange Commission from settling a fraud investigation into Citicorp’s mortgage-backed securities business, and has ordered the parties to go to trial.
Pray for wisdom for our judges as they render decisions that impact individuals one-at-a-time and collectively.
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Thursday, November 24th, 2011
PRAY FOR OUR JUDICIARY
The Justice Department has withheld records about Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s role in healthcare reform at the time she was Solicitor General and preparing to defend the health care reform act in court.
The Florida Attorney General has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether a sniff by a trained narcotics detection dog is a search that requires probable cause under the Fourth Amendment.
Pray for the Justices of the Supreme Court as they determine whether to accept cases for review and determination.
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