The case asserted that the Brady bill (a gun control law that demanded background checks) was unconstitutional.
Defense lawyers are seeking to scuttle the charges and reboot the case, asserting that his original decision to refer the capital charges to the tribunal was flawed.
In its brief, the Justice Department plays up this part of the case, asserting, for example, that the government must have the right to resist "conduct that undermines the military's recruitment effort, particularly in a time of War".
On Monday, Atlantico published what it said were reports from the police and the French Consulate in New York about the case, asserting that Mr. Strauss-Kahn had scratches on his back and that he left traces of DNA behind.
The case asserting a cinematic conflict of interest involved Jesse James Hollywood, who faces the death penalty for his role in the 2000 kidnapping and murder of a 15-year-old boy.
The federal authorities have charged a total of 11 men, 9 of whom are American citizens, in the case, asserting that the group had stockpiled weapons, bought electronic surveillance equipment and conducted combat training in preparation for helping Lashkar-e-Taiba fight Indian forces in Kashmir.
As a lawyer arguing his own case, he will have an even greater stake than usual, because a preliminary question to be decided is whether as the noncustodial parent he had standing to file the case asserting his daughter's right not to hear "under God" in the daily recitation of the pledge.
When lawyers for several Florida citizens supporting Mr. Bush asked to intervene in the case, asserting that their rights as voters would be violated by the contest, David Boies, Mr. Gore's lead trial lawyer, objected, saying the parties were extraneous and would slow the process.
At issue, Xi's lawyer and scientists familiar with the case assert: a glaring misinterpretation of the science involved.
