all - Opinion Summaries

Am. Bird Conservatory v. Fed. Communications Comm'n.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Media Law
In a suit brought under the citizen suit provisions of the Endangered Species Act, dismissal due to lack of district court subject matter jurisdiction...

Walton County v. Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action alleging an unconstitutional taking of private land in a beach-restoration project, affirmation of an order issuing a permit to proceed...

US v. Hagerman

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, Sentencing, Water Law
In a case involving criminal sanctions against a corporation for violations of the Clean Water Act, appeals from dismissal of the government's...

Casitas Muni. Water Dist. v. US

Constitutional Law, Construction, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In a suit alleging breach of contract and a taking by the government in connection with the financing of a water-supply project, summary judgment in...

Abagninin v. AMVAC Chem. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, International Trade, Product Liability
In a case brought under the Alien Tort Statute regarding use of a sterility inducing pesticide in the Ivory Coast, summary judgment for defendants on...

State of Alaska v. Fed. Subsistence Bd.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Sports Law
In a challenge to a Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) Customary and Traditional use determination (C & T determination) allowing the Chistochina...

North Pacifica LLC v. California Coastal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case challenging denial of an application to construct a residential development on coastal property, denial of declaratory relief prohibiting...

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides v. US Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law, Evidence, Government Law, Water Law
In a case challenging pesticide tolerance levels set by the EPA, petition for review is granted in part and reversed in part and the case remanded to...

US v. Capital Tax Corp.

Contracts, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit by the government under CERCLA to recover costs incurred in cleaning up hazardous waste, summary judgment for plaintiff is vacated and...

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. FPL Group, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
In action alleging that defendant owners and operators of wind turbine electric generators were, by the operation of their wind turbines, responsible...