all - Opinion Summaries

Jochims v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In case involving unfair labor practice charge in the form of unlawful discharge for engaging in protected activities, holding that petitioner was a...

Qwest Corp. v. FCC

Administrative Law, Communications Law
Petition for review challenging respondent's order relieving petitioner of the duty to provide its competitors access to certain unbundled network...

Parra v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law
When evidence exists of a claimant's drug or alcohol abuse, the claimant bears the burden of proving that his substance abuse is not a material...

Beecher v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Administrative Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Tax Law
A tax court ruling that petitioners could not apply losses from their various rental properties to offset rental income derived from leases of office...

Katie A. v. Los Angeles County

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
A preliminary injunction ordering state agencies to screen members of a statewide class of foster children and, where medically necessary, provide...

Schultz v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of claimant's application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income under the Social Security Act is affirmed over...

Teague v. Quarterman

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In the context of prison disciplinary hearings, no amount of previously earned good-time credit is so insignificant that it may be taken away by an...

Utah Envtl. Congress v. Troyer

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law
In an action alleging that representatives of the U.S. Forest Service violated federal law by authorizing six projects in four national forests in...

Tully v. Dep't of Justice

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a dispute arising from the Bureau of Prisons' refusal to pay petitioner for holidays during a leave of absence, a decision in favor of the...

Minnesota Pub. Utils. Comm'n v. Fed. Communications Comm'n

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law
An FCC order preempting state regulation of telecommunication services which utilize called Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology is affirmed...