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River Runners for Wilderness v. Martin

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In an Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenge to a National Park Service river management plan, the circuit court adopts the district court's...

Dedrick v. Berry

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a mixed disability discrimination and disability retirement claim, the matter is transferred in its entirety to the Fourth Circuit for lack of...

Hensley v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action challenging the Social Security Commissioner's denial of disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where the...

Valentine v. Comm'r., Soc. Sec. Admin.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action challenging the Social Security Commissioner's denial of disability benefits, judgment for defendant is affirmed, where 1) the...

California Trout v. FERC

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In a petition for review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's denial of petitioner's motion to intervene in a license renewal proceeding, the...

Naturist Action Comm. v. California State Dep't of Parks and Rec.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
Trial court's issuance of writ of mandate holding that the internal policy memorandum regarding the enforcement of California Code of Regulations...

Witjaksono v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's order denying Petitioners protection under the Convention Against Torture, the petition is denied, where failure...

Southeast Ala. Med. Ctr. v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a petition for review of the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) revision of its method of calculating Medicare reimbursements, the...

Ad Hoc Telecomms. Users Cmtee. v. FCC

Administrative Law, Communications Law
In petitions for review of the FCC's decision to eliminate dominant-carrier pricing regulation with respect to AT&T's special access lines, the...

BNSF Rwy. Co. v. O'Dea

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
In an employment discrimination action, dismissal of the complaint for lack of jurisdiction is reversed where district courts have diversity...