all - Opinion Summaries

Marine Forests Soc'y v. Cal. Coastal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Remedies
Where a lawsuit did not achieve its objective to enjoin defendant-commission from requiring plaintiff to remove an experimental man-made reef that it...

City of San Jose v. Operating Eng'rs Local No. 3

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
When a strike involving statutory unfair labor practice claims is threatened by public employees whose services are essential to municipal health and...

Johnston v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In proceedings involving claims that petitioner's employer, agency in charge of safely transporting nuclear weapons and other nuclear materials,...

McClain v. Lufkin Indus., Inc.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a Title VII action brought by African-American plaintiffs alleging that defendant's practice of delegating subjective decision-making authority to...

Jimenez Viracacha v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of an application for asylum is dismissed where, although there was a live controversy and a final order in the...

Warner-Lambert Co. v. Kent

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a one-line, per curiam opinion, the judgment below is affirmed by an equally divided Court. In a case involving Michigan legislation which...

Old Dominion Elec. Coop., Inc. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
Petition for review of order rejecting rate filings under section 205 of the Federal Power Act is denied where respondent adequately explained its...

Chao v. Roy's Constr., Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a case arising from citations issued against respondent-construction company for alleged OSHA violations, an order affirming a grant of Rule...

Pac. Merchant Shipping Ass'n v. Goldstene

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Environmental Law, Government Law
In an action brought to enjoin the enforcement of state regulations limiting emissions from the auxiliary diesel engines of ocean-going vessels...

Ramirez-Canales v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
A BIA decision denying petitioners' application for adjustment of status is affirmed as the circuit court defers to the BIA's interpretation of the...