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Schwarz v. City of Treasure Island

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a claim brought under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) alleging that defendant-city's occupancy-turnover rule against plaintiff-halfway houses amounted...

Kozuszek v. Brewer

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against two county election officials for spoiling plaintiffs' ballots in a general election over questions...

Bogaert v. Land

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Remedies
In an action brought by the sponsor of a petition to recall a Michigan state legislator from office asserting that a state law setting forth...

Berkeley Police Assoc. v. City of Berkeley

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of plaintiff-police association's writ of mandate against defendants-city and Police Review Commission (PRC) is affirmed where: 1) the records...

Drake v. Agency for Int'l Dev.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action charging retaliation against petitioner-employee for his whistleblowing activity, denial by the Merit Systems Protection Board of...

Snoqualmie Indian Tribe v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law, Water Law
In an challenge to the relicensing to operate Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project for another forty years, petition for review of the licensing...

Stratman v. Leisnoi, Inc.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case about certification of Woodsy Island as a native village under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), the appeal is dismissed as...

Martinez v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Law, Immigration Law
In an immigration case, the Court denies petitions to review denial of asylum, denial of withholding of removal, denial of voluntary departure and...

Alaskan Independence Party v. State of Alaska

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge to Alaska's mandatory direct primary ballot nomination process, grant of summary judgment for the state is affirmed...

N. Idaho Cmty. Action Network v. US Dep't of Transp.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Transportation
In a challenge to a proposed highway project, grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) defendants...