all - Opinion Summaries

Rapanos v. US

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Construction, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In cases involving certain state wetlands lying near ditches or man-made drains that eventually empty into traditional navigable waters, judgments...

Pineda v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Immigration Law
Final order of removal is affirmed where the BIA was justified in relying on a rap sheet in its determination that the petitioner was ineligible for...

Smith v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Military Law
A decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims reversing in part a decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals holding that certain...

Norani v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Immigration Law
BIA's denial of petitioners' motion to reopen case to apply for asylum and other relief based on "changed circumstances" in Iran is reversed as the...

Wasti v. Superior Ct. (Ezratty)

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Sustaining of demurrer to FEHA complaint is vacated as trial court erred in holding that unrepresented employee must serve a copy of her FEHA...

Yousuf v. Samantar

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
The government is a "person" subject to subpoena under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 regardless of whether it is a party to the underlying...

Covad Communications Co. v. Fed. Communications Comm'n

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Government Law
In a dispute involving incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) and competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), their petitions for review of an...

BNSF Ry. Co. v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
A railway company's petition for review of an order of the Surface Transportation Board rejecting as unreasonable certain rates the railroad charged a...

Fashion Valley Mall, LLC. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute involving potential violation of the National Labor Relations Act in a shopping mall owner's maintenance of a permit requirement and...

Onikoyi v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Denial of adjustment of status and waiver of inadmissibility is affirmed where the court has no jurisdiction to consider the merits of discretionary...