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Graves v. Arpaio

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio's appeal from the district court's order requiring him to take affirmative measures to address...

Bear Mountain Orchards, Inc. v. Mich-Kim, Inc.

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law
In plaintiffs' suit against an officer of a now defunct wholesale produce dealer, claiming that the officer is individually liable to them under the...

Pena-Beltre v. Holder

Evidence, Government Law, Immigration Law
A petition for review, brought by a citizen of the Dominican Republic, of a final order of removal issued by the BIA is denied as the evidence of...

Catwell v. Attorney General

Government Law, Immigration Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Petition for review of a decision of the BIA that vacated an IJ's decision granting cancellation of removal, and instead entered a final order of...

Shurick v. The Boeing Co.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against plaintiff's former employer, Boeing, under the Florida Whistleblower Act, which defendant removed from state court, summary...

DeFabio v. E. Hampton Union Free Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a case involving a student’s assertion of a First Amendment right to return to school and make a statement disavowing a racial slur attributed to...

Solvay SA v. Honeywell Int'l Inc.

Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit for infringement of a patent, directed to methods for making 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (non-ozone depleting hydrofluorocarbon), district...

Gilda Indus., Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Government Law, International Law, International Trade
Decision of the Court of International Trade holding that a retaliatory duty order assessing duties against certain imports of a Spanish company had...

Holland v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a Winstar case, the Court of Federal Claims' holding that the government is liable for breach of contract is reversed where: 1) the plaintiffs'...

Smiley v. Dep't of Defense

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A final decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board's (Board) sustaining petitioner's removal from the position of Supervisory Supply Technician at...