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Sharkey v. Quarantillo

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
In claim alleging that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had granted lawful permanent resident status to the plaintiff then rescinded that...

Kentucky Waterways Alliance v. Johnson

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In a matter brought under the Clean Water Act (CWA), judgment of district court in favor of defendant Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is...

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. California Fish and Game Comm'n.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
Judgment overturning rejection of petition is affirmed where the California Fish and Game Commission erred in rejecting at the threshold a petition to...

Ndonyi v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Immigration Law
In an immigration case in which petitioner claimed persecution in Cameroon on the basis of her political and religious beliefs, petition for review of...

Vaca-Tellez v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a BIA decision to remove petitioner on the ground that he had been convicted of an aggravated felony is denied where burglary...

Alvear-Velez v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a BIA decision to remove petitioner on the ground that he had been convicted of an aggravated felony is denied where: 1)...

Sierra Club v. Johnson

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a Clean Air Act case involving a dispute over what triggers the Environmental Protection Agency's statutory duty to object to the issuance of a...

Capellan v. Peake

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Military Law
In an action to claim veterans' benefits by the widow of a Philippine veteran killed during World War II, denial of claim is vacated and remanded...

Plinton v. County of Summit

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Evidence
In a a claim by family of student-plaintiff for violation of constitutional rights by malicious prosecution for marijuana trafficking, judgment of...

Util. Reform Network v. Pub. Util. Comm'n

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Public Utilities
Petition to review order by Public Utilities Commission awarding of only part of attorney fees sought is affirmed in part and reversed in part where:...