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South Carolina Coastal League v. US Army Corps of Engineers

Environmental Law
In an action brought by an environmental group against various parties under federal law to stop what it fears will be significant degradation to 485...

Smith v. McDonald

Military Law
In an veterans case to recall a prior judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the Veterans Court's denial of the motions is...

US v. American Home Assurance Co.

International Trade
In a case involving freshwater crawfish tail meat imported from China being sold in the United States at less than fair market value, the Court of...

Turkmen v. Hasty

Class Actions, Constitutional Law
In a putative class action brought by individuals who were caught-up in the post-9/11 investigation even though they were unquestionably never...

In re D.P.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
In a dependency proceeding, the juvenile court's jurisdictional finding that child suffered or was at substantial risk of suffering serious emotional...

In re Marriage of Lafkas

Family Law
When a spouse places separate property in joint title form, the transmutation requirements of Family Code section 852 must be satisfied before the...

Jane J. v. Superior Court

Family Law
Trial court's issuance of a modification order changing custody to the noncustodial parent, thereby requiring the minor children to move in the middle...

People v. Contreras

Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence conditions of probation for second degree burglary and are: 1) affirmed as to the condition of probation requiring defendant to stay out of...

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. P.U.C.

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for writ of review of the PUC's imposition of civil penalties of $14,350,000, the PUC decision is affirmed where: 1) the penalties were...

Yanez-Marquez v. Lynch

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a BIA decision dismissing her appeal from the order of an IJ ordering her removal from the US to El Salvador, is denied over...