[Marijuana] represents little danger to the public, ... and is certainly not a concern which would warrant diverting scarce federal resources away from the fight against domestic methamphetamine production, heroin distribution or international terrorism, to cite just a few far more worthy priorities. |
[The administration's move puts at risk] some of the last, most pristine portions of America's national forests, ... Road building simply paves the way for logging, mining and other kinds of resource extraction. |
[The American Civil Liberties Union calls Martinez's situation] a textbook case of the waste, cruelty and injustice of our criminal justice system ... has spent over $2 million of taxpayers' money to pursue Pamela's return to prison. |
a careful balance that maintains the common understanding of marriage as between a man and a woman, while at the same time declaring that registered domestic partners shall have the same rights, protections and benefits as spouses. |
Along with Enron, Dynegy and El Paso Corp. , they broke the rules and violated the law. This settlement holds Reliant accountable for its substantial role in the rip-off that was the Energy Crisis. |
Along with Enron, Dynegy and El Paso Corporation , they broke the rules and violated the law. This settlement holds Reliant accountable for its substantial role in the rip-off that was the energy crisis. |
An intensive investigation conducted together with local prosecutors and regulators concluded that AT&T repeatedly failed to comply with laws that require the company to inspect its underground tanks and make repairs to faulty systems. Every day they postponed inspections and repairs, they risked catastrophic leaks and spills of MTBE and other toxic chemicals into our environment and surrounding communities. This settlement will force AT&T to overhaul its business practices throughout the state so that its underground storage tanks, and the public, are safe. |
Bill dedicated his life to protecting others from harm and promoting the highest ideals of professional law enforcement, ... My heart and prayers are with his family as we mourn his passing. |
But I, and all consumers, should have the information we need to make informed decisions about the food we eat. Proposition 65 requires companies to tell us when we're exposed to potentially dangerous toxins in our food. The law benefits us all, and as attorney general, I have a duty to enforce it. |
By violating the Federal Power Act and charging illegal prices, wholesale power companies were able to distort California's energy markets and prevent meaningful review of electricity rates by the public, by energy buyers and by FERC, |
Certainly, the storm cannot be used to justify gouging Californians while thousands of our fellow Americans suffer, |
Commercial fund-raising firms that solicit donations must employ tactics that do not deceive consumers or the charities they represent. This agreement will ensure that Newport's future solicitations are not misleading. |
Driving up and down the freeway, he was aware of surveillance teams, was waving at them and being kind of a smart aleck, and so they finally decided that they ought to just pull him in, ... for a number of days, maintaining surveillance, wiretaps on phones, trackers on vehicles to try to accumulate the evidence. |
During the Clinton years they didn't do this. It disappointed me that they would be using precious resources to act like a bunch of bullies. |
Extensive surveys conducted over the course of four separate elections revealed that barriers impeding or blocking disabled access to Santa Cruz and Kern county polls were pervasive and are unlikely to be fully corrected without strong action, ... I hope these lawsuits will help ensure that all California voters, including the disabled, are able to freely and equally exercise their right to vote. |