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Al-Bihani v. Obama

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Military Law
In a habeas petition by a Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee, denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) because petitioner was part of and supported a...

Golz v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Veteran Court) affirming a decision denying petitioner's claim for service...

Wilner v. Nat'l. Sec. Agency

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Military Law
In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action filed by attorneys for Guantanamo Bay detainees seeking information regarding whether the government...

Raytheon Aircraft Co. v. US

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law
In a cost recovery action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, judgment for plaintiff U.S. is affirmed...

Davis v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In an Army veteran's claim that he was eligible for early retirement and extra pay in accordance with the Temporary Early Retirement Authority,...

Allen v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law
In a medical malpractice action against the U.S. based on plaintiff's contraction of hepatitis at an Air Force hospital, summary judgment for...

Griffin v. US

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In plaintiff's suit against the Secretary of Army claiming sex discrimination after the Army granted a promotion to a male colleague instead of...

Charles v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
Veterans Court's decision affirming the Board of Veteran's Appeals decision denying claimant an earlier effective date for service-connected...

Marshall v. Dep't of Health & Human Serv.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Military Law, Remedies
Final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) dismissing claimant's petition for enforcement of a prior MSPB order requiring that the...

Jackson v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims decision that attorney-petitioner was not entitled to fees for the representation of her...