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Building Industry Association of Washington v. Washington State Building Code Council

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law
In an action brought by a building industry association, individual builders and contractors, challenging a 2009 state Building Code requirement that...

Waterford Investment Services, Inc. v. Bosco

Administrative Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a suit by an investment firm, appealing a ruling that it must arbitrate a group of investor claims before the Financial Industry Regulatory...

Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law, Administrative Law, Communications Law
In an action involving the FCC's modified indecency enforcement regime to regulate "fleeting expletives," as applied to three incidents, two...

Dalton v. Commissioner of IRS

Administrative Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a case in which the taxpayers, following a collection due process (CDP) hearing, offered to settle their tax liability for pennies on the dollar,...

Pacific Rivers Counsel v. US Forest Service

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
This court’s opinion filed on February 3, 2012 is withdrawn and replaced by this opinion: In a suit challenging the 2004 Framework, adopted by the...

Sydnor v. Fairfax County

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a discrimination case against plaintiff's former employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. section 12101 et seq., for...

Association of Irritated Residents v. California Air Resources Bd.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
The "Climate Change Scoping Plan" adopted by the California Air Resources Board in 2009, to reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions in...

Vilchez v. Holder

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of a Board of Immigrant Appeals (BIA) decision affirming the Immigration Judge's (IJ) denial of application for cancellation...

US ex rel. Oberg v. Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Education Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a False Claims Act (FCA) case brought as a qui tam action, alleging defendant corporations organized by four states defrauded the US Department of...

Friends of Back Bay v. US Army Corps of Engineers

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In an action challenging the Army Corp of Engineers' decision to approve a permit under section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. section...