all - Opinion Summaries

Wolfe v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Media Law
An agency decision denying an administrative law judge within the Social Security Administration permission to collect royalties from the publisher of...

Ramirez v. Arlequin

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
Dismissal of political discrimination claim is reversed where policymaking exception does not apply to contractors seeking to collect for services...

Freedom From Religion Found. v. Chao

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Petition for rehearing with suggestion of rehearing en banc in a taxpayer standing case is denied where the majority of the active members of the...

Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs v. von Eschenbach

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law
Where there are no alternative government-approved treatment options, a terminally ill, mentally competent adult patient's informed access to...

Northwest Louisiana Fish & Game Pres. Comm'n v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case involving a conflict between a state commission's duty to maintain a natural preserve and the government's responsibility to maintain...

Thurman v. Village of Homewood

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants in Fourth Amendment and retaliation claims under 18 U.S.C. 1983, and dismissal of state law claims, are affirmed...

U.S. v. Kelley

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Revocation of supervised release and sentence of 24 months' imprisonment for violent crimes are affirmed where the Sixth Amendment does not apply to...

Pinard v. Clatskanie Sch. Dist. 6J

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
The standard for determining whether the First Amendment protects student speech, Tinker v. Des Moines Indep. C'mty Sch. Dist., 393 U.S. 503, 514...

Berry v. Dep't of Soc. Servs.

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-public employer on constitutional and Title VII claims brought by an employee is affirmed where the public employer's...

Cevilla v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of BIA denial of motion to reopen cancellation of removal proceedings is denied where the court does not have jurisdiction over...