people v. martinez

We accord deference to the trial court's factual determinations if supported by substantial evidence in the record, but exercise our independent judgment in deciding whether the facts demonstrate trial counsel's deficient performance and resulting prejudice to the defendant.' ..

u.s. v. cox

Id. at 1225; accord Cox I, 187 F. Supp. 3d at 1285, 1287. And 'if the NFA is otherwise consistent with the Constitution and constitutes a valid exercise of Congress's taxing power,' the court reasoned, 'then it does not run afoul of the Tenth Amendment.' ... United States, 498 U.S. 192, 199 (1991);..

patricia grogg

Cuba has decided to move ahead in its talks with the European Union towards an agreement on cooperation parallel to the negotiations aimed at normalising relations with the United States after more than half a century of hostility. . . ..

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john bolton: russian meddling had no real 'effect' on us 2016 election

'And it's a major obstacle to achieving agreement on issues where our national interest may converge, so I said, just from a very cold-blooded cost benefit ratio, that you shouldn't meddle in our elections because you're not advancing Russian interest, and I hope that was persuasive to them.' . ..

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cold war arms pact hangs in the balance as bolton meets with putin

At stake is the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or the INF, an agreement Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signed in 1987 that eliminated an entire category of nuclear missiles and removed more than 2,500 of them from installations across Europe.  . ... “We’re going to terminate the..

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