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New disclosure for judge who overruled drilling moratorium shows extensive oil-stock holdings
Martin Feldman, the U.S. District Court judge who issued an injunction against enforcement of Barack Obama’s proposed deep-water drilling moratorium this week, was heavily invested in the oil and gas industry last year, according to his 2009 financial disclosure.
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US judge blocks Gulf deepwater drilling freeze
NEW ORLEANS—A US judge Tuesday ruled against a six-month freeze imposed on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, in a blow to the White House which immediately said it would appeal.
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Judge refuses to delay ruling on Gulf drilling ban
AP – A federal judge who overturned a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed after the Gulf oil spill refused Thursday to put his ruling on hold while the government appeals.
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Judge blocks six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling
Judge blocks six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling
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Judge who nixed ban has oil interests
The Louisiana judge who struck down the Obama administration’s six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has reported extensive investments in the oil and gas industry, according to financial disclosure reports. He’s also a new member of a secret national security court.
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Judge who nixed drill ban reported oil investments
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana judge who struck down the Obama administration’s six-month ban on deepwater oil…
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Judge Who Nixed Drilling Ban Has Oil Investments
The Louisiana judge who struck down the Obama administration’s six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has reported extensive investments in the oil and gas industry, according to financial disclosure reports. He’s also a new member of a secret national security court.
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Judge ends oil drill freeze, White House appeals
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – A US judge has blocked a Gulf of Mexico deepwater drilling freeze, saying it would irreparably harm the economy and oil companies, and striking a blow to the Obama administration.
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Judge blocks Gulf offshore drilling moratorium
In a Tuesday, June 8, 2010 photo, a deepwater drilling rig operates near the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Federal Judge Blocks 6-Month Ban On Deepwater Drilling
In a ruling that is likely to generate significant debate, U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking the Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. With the ruling, Feldman sided with several companies that provide services and supplies to offshore drilling rigs, who argued that the moratorium would lead to …
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