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Village of Rosemont v. Jaffee

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Gaming Law, Government Law
In proceedings brought by a city and a bankrupt gaming company seeking to force the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) to cooperate in transferring the...

Williams. v. Beard

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an inmate's suit involving allegations that prison staff failed to protect him from assault, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where...

Van Duyn v. Baker Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Health Law
When a school district does not perform exactly as called for by an individualized educational program (IEP), the district does not violate the...

Okoro v. Hemingway

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In an inmate's action against prison officials alleging that his constitutional rights had been violated by the defendants' enforcement of a policy...

Floroiu v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
Denial of applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is reversed where the IJ departed from its...

Roberson v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision denying social security disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income to claimant suffering from bipolar disorder is...

Jessup v. Alcoa, Inc.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for wrongful denial of benefits under ERISA, summary judgment and an award of attorney's fees for plaintiffs is reversed where, although...

Envtl. Defense v. Duke Energy Corp.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In an enforcement action involving two air pollution control schemes to the Clean Air Act, summary judgment for respondent, coal-based power plant...

Massachusetts v. Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Transportation
In an action brought by states, groups, and organizations alleging the EPA abdicated its responsibility under the Clean Air Act to regulate certain...

United Steel Workers of Am. AFL-CIO-CLC v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a union's action in which intervenor-machine part manufacturer was found to have committed certain unfair labor practices, union's petition for...