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Yankee Atomic Elec. Co. v. US

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities, Remedies
In a contract dispute arising from the government's failure to accept and dispose of radioactive waste from nuclear utilities, assessments of damages...

Horina v. City of Granite City

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Remedies
In a civil rights suit alleging that plaintiff's First Amendment rights were violated by city ordinances regulating the distribution of handbills,...

Lukovsky v. City and County of San Francisco

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action against San Francisco, its Municipal Transportation Agency (MUNI), and various individual defendants for race and national origin...

Habhab v. Hon

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
In a towing and car repair operator's civil rights suit against several Iowa state patrol troopers claiming violations of equal protection, as well as...

Makky v. Chertoff

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit arising from the suspension and subsequent termination of a TSA employee whose position required a security clearance which had been denied,...

Flamingo Express, Inc. v. Fed. Aviation Admin.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Government Law, Insurance Law
In a complaint filed with the FAA by the operator of an air service alleging that a city had violated its obligations under federal law by, among...

Iko v. Raley

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a survival and wrongful death action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 following inmate's death after being forcibly removed from his cell...

In Re: Graupner

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In a bankruptcy case raising the issue of whether the anti-bifurcation provision in the hanging paragraph of Title 11 protects against "cramdown" of...

US v. $125,938.62

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a civil forfeiture action under the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (CAFRA), court's order of forfeiture is affirmed in part and reversed...

Southwest Marine, Inc. v. US

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
Fees incurred by plaintiff-shipyard operator during its unsuccessful defense of a private party Clean Water Act lawsuit are not allowable costs under...