The new jobs would in turn carry the stimulus throughout the economy, the department argued.
But the department is arguing vigorously that Congress included a knowledge requirement when it passed the law.
The experiments are allowed, the department argues, because no nuclear reaction will occur.
The department argues that employers must be free to cut back or end health benefit plans without interference by the Government.
Review would be premature, the department argued, because the law's effect on Academy proceedings was not yet clear.
The department argued that national security would be jeopardized if secrets were made public in a trial.
The Justice Department has recently argued in legal papers that there is no such right.
The department supported the plaintiffs and argued on their behalf in the Louisiana case.
The city and department argued that Duke could not set or amend policy so what he said was irrelevant.
The department argued that petitions for the measure violated Federal voting rights law.