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• /n multiple cases( Judge #arland has demonstrated a remarkale le'el of hostility toward theSecond Amendment right to keep and ear arms( 'oting to uphold !%C%*s 'ery restricti'e gunrestrictions( and siding with the federal go'ernment in its plan to retain Americans* personalinformation from ackground checks for firearm purchases%

• Judge #arland was the only dissenter in a 2332 case striking down an illegal( )o-killing .PAregulation 4the 56a,e Rule78 that would ha'e( in the ma)ority*s words( forced usinesses 5to spend

millions of dollars for new technology that will ha'e no appreciale effect7 on ha,e in the area%#arland would ha'e upheld the rule%

• Judge #arland has a long record of deference to unaccountale go'ernment ureaucrats at the!epartment of 9aor( .PA and other agencies whose regulations kill )os and stifle economicgrowth%

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#insurg( and Sonia Sotomayor%7 4Stuart Taylor( Jr%( 5#arland 1orn To 1e A Judge(7 The -ational #ournal ( >2>@38

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cum laude 6ar'ard 9aw School graduate( he clerked not )ust for any Supreme Court )ustice ut for 0illiam J% 1rennan Jr%( the legendary lieral champion%7 4Jerry "arkon( 5"errick #arland*s een considered for the

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In 9::;2 Garland 8$(!d In /a$r O* A R!%!7 O* T)! D.C. C%r+'%(, D!+%%$nInal%da(%n- T)! D.C. Hand-'n Ban2 W)%+) T)! S'4r!#! C$'r( A**%r#!d. 5#arland alsonotaly 'oted in fa'or of en anc re'iew of the !%C% CircuitEs decision in'alidating the !%C% handgun an( which the Supreme Court susequently affirmed%7 4Tom #oldstein( 5The Potential Nomination Of "errick #arland(7

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• 1A#$n- T)! J'd-! W)$ 8$(!d In /a$r O* Gran(%n- T)! P!(%(%$n /$r R!)!ar%n- W!r! Da%d S. Ta(!l And M!rr%+3 B. Garland2 B$() Cl%n($n A44$%n(!!.5 5After losing efore the three )udge !%C% Circuit panel( the !%C% go'ernment petitioned for a rehearing en anc%/n other words( the !%C% go'ernment asked that the appeal e re-heard y a panel consisting of allthe )udges on the !%C% Circuit Court of Appeals% On "ay ?( the !%C% Circuit announced that it had 'oted - against granting the petition for rehearing en anc% Among the )udges who 'oted infa'or of granting the petition for rehearing were !a'id S% Tatel and "errick 1% #arland( othClinton appointees%7 4!a'e :opel( 5!%C%*s #un 1an& Round 2(7  America(s 1st 2reedom( July 233G8

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Ban On G'n O7n!r)%425 B'( Garland 8$(!d T$ R!+$n%d!r T)! D!+%%$n. 5A federalappeals court in 0ashington yesterday let stand a ruling that struck down a restricti'e !%C% an ongun ownership( setting the stage for a potentially ma)or constitutional attle o'er the Second Amendment in the Supreme Court% D I!C "ayor Adrian <enty and other officials had asked thefull appeals court to re'iew a ruling issued y a three-)udge panel that struck down a part of the!%C% law that ars people from keeping handguns in homes% 0ith its to 'ote to re)ect a hearing y the full court( the $%S% Court of Appeals for the !%C% Circuit sped up the timetale for ashowdown% D Those 'oting to reconsider were "errick 1% #arland( Judith 0% Rogers( !a'id S%Tatel and A% Raymond Randolph%7 4Carol !% 9eonnig( 5<ull Court 0ill Not Re'iew Ruling(7 The Washington !ost ( F>K>3G8

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P!r$nal In*$r#a(%$n /r$# Ba+3-r$'nd C)!+3 /$r /%r!ar# P'r+)a!. 5A federalappeals court ruled yesterday that the <1/ can hold on to gun purchase records for si+ months toensure that a federal computer system that conducts millions of instant criminal ackground checks is working properly% The 2 to @ ruling was a defeat for the National Rifle Association( which argued thatthe practice amounted to an Lillegal national registration of gun owners%* The NRA contended that thelaw requires the <1/ to destroy records of appro'ed purchases immediately% D #un dealers arerequired to sumit information aout prospecti'e uyers to the computer system in an effort topre'ent sales to con'icted felons( fugiti'es and other disqualified uyers% The information includes thecustomerEs name( se+( race( date of irth and state of residence% The computer is supposed toimmediately generate a response for gun dealers that appro'es( re)ects or postpones the sale for

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further in'estigation% D $%S% !istrict Judge James Roertson dismissed the NRAEs lawsuit last year(concluding that the Justice !epartment acted reasonaly in estalishing auditing standards% The NRAasked the !%C% Circuit Court of Appeals to o'erturn RoertsonEs ruling% Appellate Judges !a'id S%Tatel and "errick 1% #arland( oth Clinton appointees( re)ected the NRAEs argument% !a'id 1%Sentelle( a Reagan appointee( dissented%7 41ill "iller( 5Appeals Court Rules <1/ Can :eep #un Records(7 The Washington !ost (

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 "#erica0s 1st  +reedo# Ma-a@%n!0 9::: Ca! S%-nal!d Garland, 1S(r$n- H$(%l%( T$G'n O7n!r R%-)(.5 5The Tatel and #arland 'otes were no surprise( since they had earlier signaledtheir strong hostility to gun owner rights in a 2333 case that had challenged the policy of Janet Reno*s!epartment of Justice of retaining for si+ months the records of lawful gun uyers from the National/nstant Check System% At that time( the Tatel-#arland ruling flouted the @K? federal law prohiitingfederal gun registration( and also flouted the @KK law that created the National /nstant Check System

and had ordered that instant check records of law-aiding gun purchasers e destroyed% 4Attorney#eneral John Ashcroft later ended Reno*s registration scheme%87 4!a'e :opel( 5!%C%*s #un 1an& Round 2(7  America(s 1st

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Garland D%!n(!d /r$# 9::9 R'l%n- T)a( S(r'+3 D$7n EPA R!-'la(%$n. 5The.n'ironmental Protection Agency must rework part of its regulation to cut pollution in national parksand wilderness areas( a federal appeals court said <riday% The .PA rule issued in @KKK requires statesto take action to reduce air pollution from power plants and other sources whose emissions drift oftenhundreds of miles( causing ha,e and 'isiility prolems in remote areas such as national parks and

 wilderness% D /n a 2-@ decision <riday( a three-)udge panel upheld the programEs fundamental goal ofthe states implementing pollution controls that would return parks and wilderness areas to Lnatural 'isiility* o'er 3 years% 1ut the ruling y the $%S% Court of Appeals for the !istrict of ColumiaCircuit said an .PA directi'e that states must require certain groups of polluters to use the Lesta'ailale technology* to cut pollution undermines statesE aility to decide how est to address theprolem and is against the law% D Judge "errick #arland filed a dissent( maintaining that the federalClean Air Act e+pressly delegates authority to the .PA to make )udgments on what steps should erequired to reduce pollution% Judges Raymond Randolph and 6arry .dwards disagreed%7 4<% Josef 6eert(

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• Ma=$r%( O4%n%$n0 1Und!r EPA, Ta3! On T)! S(a('(!2 I( I T)!r!*$r! En(%r!lP$%"l! T)a( A S$'r+! Ma B! /$r+!d T$ S4!nd M%ll%$n O* D$llar /$r N!7T!+)n$l$- T)a( W%ll Ha! N$ A44r!+%a"l! E**!+( On T)! Ha@!.5 5:ey pro'isions of the.n'ironmental Protection Agency*s @KKK regional ha,e rule are unlawful( a federal appeals courtruled "ay 2% The rule*s est a'ailale retrofit technology 41ART8 pro'isions are contrary to thete+t( structure and history of the Clean Air Act( the $%S% Court of Appeals for the !istrict ofColumia Circuit held in American Corn #rowers Assn% '% .PA% D L$nder .PA*s take on thestatute( it is therefore entirely possile that a source may e forced to spend millions of dollars fornew technology that will ha'e no appreciale effect on the ha,e in any Class / area(* the appealscourt said in remanding the rule to .PA%7 4Pulic Power 0eekly   0esite( Accessed =>@F>@8

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 SC&%2SBlog0s T$# G$ld(!%n0 1J'd-! Garland Ha S(r$n- 8%!7 /a$r%n- D!*!r!n+!T$ A-!n+ D!+%%$n#a3!r. In A D$@!n Cl$! Ca! In W)%+) T)! C$'r( D%%d!d2 H!S%d!d W%() T)! A-!n+ E!r T%#!.5 5Judge #arland has strong 'iews fa'oring deference to

agency decisionmakers% /n a do,en close cases in which the court di'ided( he sided with the agencye'ery time% <ed.+ 6ome !eli'ery '% N9R1( F= <%=d K2 4233K8 4#arland( J%( dissenting8 4dissentingfrom panel opinion o'erturning N9R1Es designation of workers as employees rather thancontractors8M Northeast 1e'% Corp% '% N9R1( FF <%=d @== 4233K8 4#arland( J%( dissenting8 4dissentingfrom panel opinion o'erturning N9R1Es determination that certain conduct was protected underSection G of the N9RA8M <inancial Planning AssEn '% S.C( ?2 <%=d ?@ 4233G8 4#arland( J%(dissenting8 4dissenting from panel opinion of Rogers( J%( )oined y :a'anaugh( J%( in'alidating S.Crule e+empting roker-dealers from /n'estment Ad'isor Act in certain circumstances8M Alpharma '%9ea'itt( 3 <%=d @ 42338 4per #arland( J%8 4upholding <!A determination to appro'e drug( o'erpartial dissent y 0illiams( S%J%8M Secretary of 9aor '% .+cel "ining( == <%=d @ 4233=8 4per #arland(J%8 4)oined y Rogers( J%( upholding citations against mine operator issued y Secretary of 9aorM o'er

dissenting opinion of Sentelle( J%8M Train '% ;eneman( =@3 <%=d GG 423328 4)oining opinion of Rogers(J%( upholding Secretary of AgricultureEs implementation of susidy program( o'er dissent of Sentelle(J%8M American Corn #rowers AssEn '% .PA( 2K@ <%=d @ 423328 4#arland( J%( dissenting in part84dissenting from ma)ority opinion upholding industry challenge to part of .PAEs anti-ha,eregulations8( after remand $til% Air Reg% #roup '% .PA( G@ <%=d @=== 42338 4#arland( J%( on panelupholding regulations8M Ross Stores '% N9R1( 2= <%=d K 4233@8 4#arland( J%( dissenting in part84dissenting from panelEs determination to o'erturn N9R1Es finding that employer unlawfullyadmonished employee for engaging in union solicitation8M NRA '% Reno( 2@ <%=d @22 423338 4)oiningopinion of Tatel( J%( upholding regulations implementing 1rady ActM o'er dissent of Sentelle( J%8M/celand Steamship Co%( 9td% '% $%S% !epEt of Army( 23@ <%=d F@ 423338 4)oining opinion of Sentelle( J%to uphold Army Contracting OfficerEs decisionM o'er dissent of 6enderson( J%8M American Trucking

 AssEn '% $%S% .%P%A%( @KF <%=d 4@KKK8 4Tatel( J%( dissenting from the denial of rehearing en anc84#arland( J%( )oins dissent from denial of rehearing en anc of in'alidation of .PA regulations undernon-delegation doctrine8( re'Ed 0hitman '% American Trucking AssEns( F=@ $%S% FG 4233@8M Appalachian Regional 6ealthcare( /nc% '% Shalala( @=@ <%=d @3F3 4@KKG8 4)oining opinion of Silerman(J%( upholding interpretation of Social Security ActM o'er dissent y Sentelle( J%8%7 4Tom #oldstein( 5The Potential

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