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Worth v. Jackson

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of a complaint involving a white male employee's challenge to a government agency's affirmative action policy is affirmed in part, vacated...

Nat'l Treasury Employees Union v. Fed. Labor Relations Auth.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
Petition for review of a decision of the Federal Labor Relations Authority holding that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) did not have a duty to...

Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Nat'l Highway Traffic Safety Admin.

Administrative Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Transportation
Dismissal, for failure to state a claim, of a complaint challenging certain policy guidelines governing regional recalls by automakers is affirmed...

Goldstein v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n

Administrative Law, Government Law, Securities Law
A petition for review of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) regulation of "hedge funds" under the Investment Advisers Act is granted and a...

Manhattan Ctr. Studios, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Entertainment Law, Labor & Employment Law
An order of the National Relations Board (NLRB) finding that petitioner committed an unfair labor practice is remanded for further proceedings where...

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
Petition for review of FERC orders approving and enforcing a tariff filed by the manager of New York's electric power transmission facilities is...

Envtl. Prot. Info. Ctr. v. US Forest Serv.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
Summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Forest Service in a case involving a vegetation management project is affirmed where an environmental assessment...

Kumarasamy v. Attorney Gen. of the US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
In the context of immigration-related habeas claims, petitioners who have already been removed from the country do not satisfy the "in custody"...

Smutka v. City of Hutchinson

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Public Utilities
Summary judgment for defendants in a suit alleging that they violated plaintiff's procedural due process rights when a municipality's utilities...

Obale v. Attorney Gen. of the US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
If a Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) grant of voluntary departure is set forth as part of a "final order" within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. section...