all - Opinion Summaries

Sierra Club, Inc. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Administrative Law, Government Law, Environmental Law
In a Freedom of Information Act case, held that the Sierra Club was entitled to certain records generated during the Environmental Protection Agency's...

Gahagan v. US Citizenship and Immigration Services

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Immigration Law
Held that attorneys appearing pro se cannot recover fees under the Freedom of Information Act. The plaintiff, an immigration attorney, made certain...

Electronic Privacy Information Center v. IRS

Elections, Government Law, Tax Law
Affirmed the dismissal of a nonprofit organization's lawsuit seeking President Donald Trump's income tax records. Held that no one can use a Freedom...

Muschette v. Gionfriddo

Education Law, Government Law, Civil Rights
Held that a police officer was entitled to qualified immunity for tasing a deaf student who ignored his instructions following an incident at a...

Mississippi Rising Coalition v. City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Property Law & Real Estate, Government Law, Civil Rights
Held that residents could not sue a city for passing a resolution requiring the Mississippi state flag to be flown over municipal buildings. The...

Wilmot v. Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Affirmed that a retired county employee forfeited his pension benefits once he pleaded guilty to embezzling county funds. The California Public...

Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) v. ABC Appeals Board (Kajla Petroleum, Inc.)

Government Law
Reinstated the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's decision that a gas station and food mart violated a condition of its license...

Rasooly v. City of Oakley

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Held that the owner of a vacant industrial building that the city ordered demolished for structural safety reasons could not proceed with his mandamus...