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Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a campaign finance dispute involving a constitutional challenge to the matching funds scheme of Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections Act, judgment of...

Orange Co. Water Dist. v. The Arnold Engineering Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a public nusiance action arising from groundwater contamination, judgment of the trial court denying defendants' motion to disqualify opposing...

Dairyland Power Cooperative v. United States

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities, Remedies
In a dispute concerning damages for defendant's breach of its obligation to accept spent nuclear fuel, judgment of the trial court is affirmed where...

US v. Renzi

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a dispute arising from public corruption charges against a former Arizona Congressman, judgment of the district court denying defendant's motion to...

Read v. Department of Veterans Affairs

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law, Remedies
In a veteran's claim dispute arising from a change of the situs of claimant's disability from one muscle group to another, judgment of the trial court...

Chawanakee Unif. School Dist. v. County of Madera

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Education Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a petition for a writ of mandate challenging defendant's approval of a development project on the grounds that the project’s environmental impact...

Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A government employer's allegedly retaliatory actions against an employee do not give rise to liability under the Petition Clause unless the...

Cleary v. County of Alameda

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Sanctions, Tax Law
In a dispute arising from writ of mandate prohibiting defendant-county from implementing a "W-9 policy" change to its General Assistance program,...

San Geronimo Caribe Project v. Acevedo-Vila

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a Section 1983 action arising from the administrative suspension of construction permits for plaintiff's project following a government opinion...

Hughes v. Progressive Direct Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Government Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute involving whether Moradi-Shalal v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies (1988) 46 Cal.3d 287 bars a private cause of action under...