HLF Prosecutors: No Reason Defense Cannot Be Ready for Retrial
A defense request to postpone the retrial in the high-profile Holy Land Foundation case has federal prosecutors and defense lawyers throwing verbal punches at each other.
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CleanCOALition v. TXU Power
(5th Cir. 07/21/2008)
The CleanAir Act does not authorize preconstruction citizen suits against facilities that have either obtained a permit or are in the process of doing so. 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 07-50685.
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