United States DC Circuit - August 2001 Opinion Summaries

GILVIN v. FIRE

Labor & Employment Law
Section 101(a)(2) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act protects the free speech rights of elected union officers, even if it does not...

TRUSERV CORP. v. NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD.

Labor & Employment Law
Absent conduct demonstrating a willingness to compromise further, a bald statement of disagreement by one party to the negotiations is insufficient to...

GLOBAL CROSSING TELECOMMS., INC. V. FED. COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N

Communications Law
The FCC's determination that an interex-change carriers must pay a LEC PSP compensation merely upon certification that the LEC has discontinued...

TOURUS RECORDS, INC. V. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMIN.

Administrative Law
Internal memoranda may satisfy the Administrative Procedure Act requirement of an explanation why a petitioner's request to proceed in forma pauperis...

IN RE: ALPHONSO MICHAEL ESPY

Civil Procedure
Where the results of an appointed Independent Counsel investigation are a matter of public concern and already substantially available, full public...

PAC. BELL v. NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD.

Labor & Employment Law
Under 29 USC 158(a)(1), a pending merger agreement between competing unions regarding representations will not prevent the incumbent union from...

STUDENTS AGAINST GENOCIDE v. DEP'T OF STATE

Civil Rights
Government's showing of classified documents to the United Nations Security Council does not waive the classified document privilege under the Freedom...

KIRBY PRODUCE CO., INC. v. US DEP'T OF AGRIC.

Administrative Law
The Department of Agriculture may not revoke a license without a hearing based solely on a conclusory statement vigorously disputed by the petitioner.