The opinion, dated Aug. 29, was the first written since the program came to light.
"You don't need a peg leg or an eye patch" to be a pirate, ruled Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th Circuit, in an opinion dated Feb. 25 in Seattle.
In the legal opinion, dated March 19 , 2013 Zamora states that New Mexico's statutory definition of marriage is gender-neutral and does not define marriage as between a man and a woman.
In a legal opinion dated Wednesday and signed by Mr. Draghi, the bank complained that the Hungarian government had not consulted it about changes in the central bank law, as required, and expressed concern that the Hungarian central bank's independence from political influence was under threat.
In the opinion, dated 13 January, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia noted that describing evolution "as a theory rather than a fact" is language used by Christian fundamentalists and creationists, and clearly identifies the school board as being on the side of "religiously-motivated individuals".
In an opinion dated April 17 , 2008 Attorney General Henry McMaster wrote, "...it is well-recognized that, by definition, police officers must retain a wide degree of discretion in carrying out their duties of enforcing the laws".
He cited previous legal opinions dating to the Clinton administration.
Mr. Elwood said publicly available legal opinions dating from 1987 make clear the Justice Department's view that the president has the power to change executive orders.
But it is clear from opinions dating back to last year that Judge Brinkema has suspected that the government's insistence on keeping secrets in its case against Mr. Moussaoui would lead to today's stalemate.
That way, we wouldn't have to waste any time thinking about it: We could just read the one article that's best suited to reinforce our opinions, date whoever meets our personalized criteria and revel in the thrill of familiar surprise.
