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Stockton Citizens for Sensible Planning v. City of Stockton

Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law
In plaintiffs' suit seeking to vacate a city's approval of a Wal-Mart Supercenter, trial court's judgment in favor of the defendants is affirmed...

Asociacion De Gente Unida Por El Agua v. Cent. Valley Reg'l Water Quality Control Bd.

Agriculture, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
Trial court's denial of plaintiffs' petition for a writ of mandate, challenging the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board's order...

Friends of Aviara v. City of Carlsbad

Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a nonprofit group's suit challenging a city's adoption of a revision to the housing element of its general plan to provide low cost housing, the...

Styrene Info. & Research Ctr. v. Office of Envt. Health Hazard Assessment

Environmental Law, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiffs' suit seeking to prohibit the inclusion of styrene and vinyl acetate as possible carcinogens on the Proposition 65 list, trial court's...

Tuolumne Jobs & Small Bus. Alliance v. Superior Court of Tuolumne County

Elections, Environmental Law, Government Law
A petition for a writ of mandate challenging the superior court's order sustaining the demurrer as to three causes of action in a suit involving an...

Garland v. Cent. Valley Reg'l Water Quality Control Bd.

Environmental Law, Construction, Government Law, Water Law
Trial court's denial of a petition for writ of administrative mandate, challenging a $250,000 administrative civil liability (ACL) order issued...

Chung v. City of Monterey Park

Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Elections
Trial court's denial of a petition for a writ of mandate and declaratory relief seeking to invalidate Measure BB, which established a competitive...

In the Matter of Bronx Comm. for Toxic Free Sch.

Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a suit challenging the New York City School Construction Authority's (Authority) State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) compliance...

Ctr. of Biological Diversity v. U.S. Bureau of Land Mgm't.

Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit challenging the decision by the Bureau of Land Management to authorize the Ruby Pipeline Project which involves the construction, operation,...

Preserve Wild Santee v. City of Santee

Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law
In plaintiffs' suit challenging the city's certification of a final environmental impact report (EIR) for a development project covering 2,600 acres...