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McConnell v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
The Feres doctrine, which prohibits suit against the government for injuries that are incident to military service, bars appellants' civil suit...

Kirkendall v. Dep't of the Army

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Dismissal of disabled veteran's claims that he had been discriminated against in violation of the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) and the...

Kramer v. Rumsfeld

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In case where plaintiff civilians employed as National Guard Technicians were involuntarily separated from service and not provided competitive...

Flores v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
VA benefits lost under the forfeiture statute, 38 U.S.C. section 6103(a), cannot be restored under section 103(d)(3).

Boumediene v. Bush

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Military Law
In consolidated habeas corpus cases filed by aliens captured abroad, held as enemy combatants at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, and now...

Ryste & Ricas, Inc. v. Harvey

Administrative Law, Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Military Law
In a dispute involving a government contract for the repair and renovation of a building, summary judgment for the Army ruling that a contractor's...

Bonner v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare Sys.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
A nurse's petition for review of an arbitrator's decision, which converted agency employer's removal of the nurse into a 30-day suspension, is...

Aguayo v. Harvey

Administrative Law, Habeas Corpus, Military Law
Denial of habeas petition regarding application for discharge from U.S. Army as a conscientious objector is affirmed as there is evidence in the...

US v. Reff

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Military Law
A conviction for first degree murder on a government reservation is affirmed where the government sufficiently proved that defendant was within the...

Hall v. US Dep't of Labor

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In an action brought by a former civilian chemist alleging his employer violated the employee protection provisions of several environmental statutes,...