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Whitmore v. Dep't of Labor

Administrative Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a former employee against his employer, alleging that his removal was an act of retaliation for his whistleblowing disclosures and EEO...

Hosh v. Lucero

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
In a case in which a lawful permanent resident who was subject to removal sought and was denied a bond hearing, the district court's grant of a...

Gilca v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
A petition for review of a BIA order denying relief from removal is denied, where: 1) the BIA supportably concluded that the petitioner neither...

City of Palmdale v. State Board of Equalization

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Tax Law
In a case in which the trial court faulted the State Board of Equalization for rendering a decision without due regard for the statutory and...

Holder v. Martinez Gutierrez

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
A Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denial of cancellation of removal is upheld, where: 1) the aliens lacked the required years of continuous...

ACLU v. Dep’t of Justice

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
A district court judgment with respect to government decisions to withhold certain information from FOIA request responses is: 1) reversed in part, as...

Astrue v. Capato

Administrative Law, Family Law, Government Benefits, Juvenile Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a case in which a widow gave birth to twins conceived through in vitro fertilization using her husband’s frozen sperm and then applied for Social...

Johnson v. Killian

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a suit asserting Bivens claims for violation of the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) against prison officials for a...

Morris v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In a case in which a veteran made a claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, a denial by the Board of Veterans' Appeals is affirmed,...

Harman Mining Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, DOL

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a case in which an administrative law judge (ALJ) found that a man suffered disabling obstructive lung disease arising out of his work as a coal...