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United States DC Circuit - February 2009 Opinion Summaries

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Anaheim v. FERC
United States DC Circuit
Administrative Law, Public Utilities 
In a petition for review of a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order setting a higher rate of compensation for wholesale electricity generators,... 		02/27/2009 07-1222
Wasserman v. Rodacker
United States DC Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law 
In an action alleging false imprisonment by a police officer, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where the U.S. properly substituted itself... 		02/24/2009 07-5307
Am. Farm Bureau Fed. v. EPA
United States DC Circuit
Administrative Law, Environmental Law 
Petition for review of EPA air quality standards is granted in part and denied in part, where the EPA failed to adequately explain why its fine... 		02/24/2009 06-1410
Tooley v. Napolitano
United States DC Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights 
In a civil rights action alleging illegal wiretapping, summary judgment for Defendants is reversed and remanded, where the complaint, although... 		02/20/2009 07-5080
Barham v. Salazar
United States DC Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights 
In a civil rights action alleging the mass arrest of demonstrators, Defendant's appeal of the denial of his motion to dismiss based on qualified... 		02/20/2009 07-5305
US v. $6,976,934.65
United States DC Circuit
Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure 
In a civil forfeiture action, summary judgment for Plaintiff is reversed. There was insufficient evidence that Plaintiff "declined to enter or... 		02/19/2009 07-5383
Kiyemba v. Obama
United States DC Circuit
Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
On a petition for habeas corpus, the District Court's order granting the petition was reversed and remanded. Petitioners sought release from... 		02/18/2009 08-5424
US v. Ashton
United States DC Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence 
Defendant's conviction for possession with intent to distribute PCP is affirmed, as the District Court did not abuse its discretion in excluding... 		02/17/2009 07-3015
Hill v. Gould
United States DC Circuit
Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law 
Denial of an application to recover appellant's attorney's fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act, brought after she won a lawsuit... 		02/13/2009 07-5026
Nat'l Cable & Telecomm. Ass'n v. Fed. Communications Comm'n
United States DC Circuit
Administrative Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law  (Industry: Consumer Products)
In a case involving the validity of the FCC's latest order specifying how carriers are to obtain their customers' approval for use of the customers'... 		02/13/2009 07-1312

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