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Gonzales & Gonzales Bonds & Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Dep't of Homeland Sec.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Government Contracts, Government Law, Immigration Law
An order transferring immigration bond agency's claims against the government to the United States Court of Federal Claims is vacated where the...

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit regarding information requested from the FBI by Puerto Rico pertaining to criminal investigations of FBI employees, judgment that the FBI...

New Directions Treatment Servs. v. City of Reading

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law
In a methadone clinic's and patients' facial and as-applied challenge to a Pennsylvania statute that facially singles out methadone clinics and gave...

Disraeli v. Rotunda

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Securities Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action arising from defendants' investigation of, and actions taken in relation to, possible violations by plaintiff of...

Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations v. City of New York

Government Law, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not immunize a foreign government from a law-suit to declare the validity of tax liens on property...

Davenport v. Washington Educ. Ass'n

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A state does not violate the First Amendment by requiring its public-sector unions to receive affirmative authorization from a non-member before...

Harrisonville Telephone Co. v. Illinois Commerce Comm'n

Communications Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In an action to determine what the Illinois General Assembly meant when it ordered the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to establish a "universal...

Georgiev v. County of Santa Clara

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In action claiming refund of property taxes on plaintiff's residence, summary judgment for defendant-county is affirmed where the county Assessment...

Sprint Telephony PCS, L.P. v. County of San Diego

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Communications Law, Government Law
In a suit brought by wireless service providers to prevent San Diego County from enforcing its Wireless Telecommunications Facilities zoning...

Mayor of the City of N.Y.v. Council of the City of N.Y.

Elections, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Mayor's challenge to validity of two local laws, passed by the City Council over his veto, that give certain fire department employees the status of...