"Of the dozens of Supreme Court decisions to which the brief referred, there were some that I know well, and others I recall only hazily," he wrote.
Mr. Cuomo's position drew a supporting brief from the other 49 states that was harshly critical of the comptroller's office, which the brief referred to by its initials.
Although the brief refers to the specific instance of California and the wording of Prop 8, it is difficult to see how this reasoning could be restricted to California alone.Why?
His brief refers to a 1991 Supreme Court decision in which the justices interpreted another federal law, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to bar employers' "fetal protection" policies that kept women, whether pregnant or with the potential to become pregnant, from jobs that might endanger a developing fetus.
"I think that this could still fail," the officer said at the briefing, referring to the American enterprise in Iraq.
"Would they take the case?" Mr. Phillips mused at the same briefing, referring to one along the lines of Bush v. Gore.
"America needs a raise," Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif). said at the briefing, referring to a raise in pay, not interest rates.
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In a brief statement, referring to Isis by the alternative name 'Daesh', the French presidency said: "Our country thus confirms its resolute commitment to fight against the terrorist threat represented by Daesh.
But the outgoing president undermined confidence that he was on top of his brief by referring to Citigroup as Citicorp, the name it has not used for a decade.
