United States DC Circuit - September 2006 Opinion Summaries

Kingsmore v. District of Columbia

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiff, a parent of a mildly disabled minor who was dissatisfied with defendant's individual education plan for her...

College Sports Council v. Department of Educ.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Dismissal of various challenges to defendant's Title IX policy interpretation is affirmed as plaintiffs lack standing for want of redressability with...

CTIA - The Wireless Ass'n v. Fed. Communications Comm'n

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Petition for review of defendant's order -- determining construction of wireless communication towers is an undertaking under the National Historic...

McCready v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case involving claims that defendant VA violated the Privacy Act in investigating alleged misconduct, summary judgment for defendant is reversed...

Ibrahim v. District of Columbia

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Dismissal of prisoner civil rights action, claiming denial of adequate medical treatment for Hepatitis C and prostate cancer, is reversed where...

US v. Brown

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In case where there was no evidence defendant acted purposely or knowingly, and where his conduct with regard to discharge of gun could not be viewed...