all - Opinion Summaries

Union Pac. R.R. Co. v. US

Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a Federal Tort Claims Act action by a railroad against the government based on the derailment of a train, judgment for plaintiff is reversed where:...

Kannady v. City of Kiowa

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) based on defendant's refusal to hire plaintiff as a police officer, summary...

Haile v. Holder

Administrative Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review the Board of Immigration Appeal's denial of an Ethiopian citizen's request for asylum is granted and remanded as, from the correct...

Milanouic v. Holder

Administrative Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
Board of Immigration Appeal's denial of an ethnic Serb's request for withholding of removal is affirmed as there is adequate evidence to support the...

Bivens v. Trent

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against his Illinois state police supervisors claiming that they retaliated against him because he...

Delgado v. Office of Pers. Mgmt.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board affirming the Office of Personnel Management's decision to terminate a former US Postal Service...

Slattery v. Dep't of Justice

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board holding that the INS's non-selection of petitioner for any of the law enforcement position for which...

Dow v. Gen. Serv. Admin.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board dismissing, for lack of jurisdiction, petitioner's challenge to the General Services Administration's...

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...

Priceline.com Inc. v. City of Anaheim

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Tax Law
In plaintiff's petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel the City of Anaheim to litigate tax assessment proceedings without the assistance of...