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We also question petitioner's suggestion that a court should be viewed as properly avoiding the same political thicket if it were to decide that the most appropriate map to be used in the interim election is one proposed by the proponent of a referendum sponsored by one political party.
Vince Barabba: California Supreme Court Chooses Citizen Redistricting Commission Senate Maps Vince Barabba 2012
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Therefore, the petitioner's application for a temporary restraining order is denied.
Occupy Wall Street: Zuccotti Park re-opens - as it happened 2011
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Goodwin, writing for the appeals court, said the immigration judge's "perception of a petitioner's ignorance of religious doctrine is not a proper basis" for rejecting his claims.
Religious Test In Asylum Case Ruled Improper Josh Fleet 2011
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Goodwin, writing for the appeals court, said the immigration judge's "perception of a petitioner's ignorance of religious doctrine is not a proper basis" for rejecting his claims.
Religious Test In Asylum Case Ruled Improper Josh Fleet 2011
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The justices also challenged the petitioner's argument that the court should avoid partisan influence with a map proposed by the petitioners which was basically a political party by stating:
Vince Barabba: California Supreme Court Chooses Citizen Redistricting Commission Senate Maps Vince Barabba 2012
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The justices also challenged the petitioner's argument that the court should avoid partisan influence with a map proposed by the petitioners which was basically a political party by stating:
Vince Barabba: California Supreme Court Chooses Citizen Redistricting Commission Senate Maps Vince Barabba 2012
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We also question petitioner's suggestion that a court should be viewed as properly avoiding the same political thicket if it were to decide that the most appropriate map to be used in the interim election is one proposed by the proponent of a referendum sponsored by one political party.
Vince Barabba: California Supreme Court Chooses Citizen Redistricting Commission Senate Maps Vince Barabba 2012
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Our Libertarian petitioner's certainty isn't just simplistic, it is a real impediment to solving our country's problems.
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So I wasn't the least bit surprised when our Libertarian petitioner's plastic grin quickly devolved into an angry scowl when he realized that he didn't have the ammunition to win over someone who was even marginally informed.
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There was one aspect of our Libertarian petitioner's approach that especially rang true to me: The false smile covering his real anger.
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