United States DC Circuit - May 2010 Opinion Summaries

Shaw v. Marriott Int'l., Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, International Law
In an action under the District of Columbia consumer protection statute to challenge the pricing practices of Marriott's Russian hotels, summary...

Kiyemba v. Obama

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In habeas petitions challenging petitioners' detention at Guantanamo Bay, on remand from the Supreme Court, the D.C. Circuit's previous opinion is...

Nattah v. Bush

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In an action claiming that the U.S. military abducted plaintiff into slavery and forced him to serve on the front lines in Iraq, dismissal of the...

Lichoulas v. FERC

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) order terminating petitioner's license to operate a hydropower project...

US v. Wilson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In a case arising from the operation of a massive drug ring in Washington, D.C., defendants' drug and RICO conspiracy convictions and sentences are...

Maqaleh v. Gates

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Military Law
In habeas petitions by detainees at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan, the district court's denial of defendants' motions to dismiss is reversed...

US v. Johnson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for bribery of a public official is affirmed where, because defendant was a special police officer with the power to arrest, the...

Diamen v. US

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a motion for a "certificate of innocence" in order to pursue a damages claim in the Court of Federal Claims for unjust conviction and...

Coalition of Battery Recyclers Assoc. v. EPA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a petition for review of the EPA's revision of air quality criteria and national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) relating to lead, the...

Athridge v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action against an insurer to collect a judgment entered against the insured responsible for an accident, judgment for defendant is affirmed...