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California Minerals v. County of Kern

Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In case involving the valuation of oil and gas mineral property interests for the purpose of determining ad valorem taxes, judgment for...

Devia v. NRC

Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
Challenge to respondent's decision to grant a license permitting the construction and operation of a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Utah, on...

Blue & Gold, Fleet, L.P. v. US

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Transportation
In a dispute between ferry companies competing to be awarded the contract with the government for ferry and related services to Alcatraz Island in San...

Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Auth.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a long-running litigation over racial discrimination in public housing in Chicago, award of attorney's fees to plaintiffs' attorneys is affirmed...

Lindsey v. City of Orrick

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against a city alleging plaintiff-public works director was unlawfully dismissed for accusing the city council of...

Gallanis-Politis v. Medina

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In suit by plaintiff county employee alleging discrimination and retaliation, denial of defendants' special motion to strike the complaint under the...

Beltran v. Santa Clara County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law, Juvenile Law
Social workers are entitled to absolute immunity for verified statements in petitions filed with a dependency court, both with respect to dependency...

US v. Vitillo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, White Collar Crime
An independent contractor with managerial responsibilities may be an "agent" under 18 U.S.C. section 666, which prohibits theft from programs,...

Nat'l Ass'n of Homebuilders v. Defenders of Wildlife

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act does not effectively operate as a tenth criterion on which the EPA's transfer of certain permitting...

Hein v. Freedom from Religion Found.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action brought claiming that conferences held as part of the President's Faith-Based and Community Initiatives program violated the...