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US v. Salahuddin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Conviction of defendants Salahuddin and Cooper for conspiring to extort under color of official right in violation of the Hobbs Act is affirmed,...

El Dorado Estates v. City of Fillmore

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of an action brought by plaintiff, a seniors-only mobile home park owner, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act by defendant City, is...

Center for Constitutional Rights v. Central Intelligence Agency

Government Law, Constitutional Law
In this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit, plaintiff seeks government disclosure of certain videos and photographs of a high-profile Guantanamo...

San Francisco Tomorrow v. City and County of S.F.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of plaintiff-appellants' petition for writ of mandate seeking to overturn the decision by defendant-city approving a long-term property...

Steen v. Appellate Division, Superior Court (People)

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
A petition for writ of mandate challenging petitioner's conviction for the misdemeanor of willfully violating her written promise to appear, is...

The New York Times Company v. United States

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Media Law
In an action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking documents relating to targeted killings of United States citizens carried out by...

Tuolumne Jobs & Small Business Alliance v. Superior Court (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.)

Elections, Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Court of Appeals' decision holding that a full California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review is required if a city council adopts a land use...

US ex rel. Polansky v. Pfizer

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The appeal from the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims against defendant for alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act and...

Rando v. Harris

Civil Procedure, Elections, Government Law
The trial court properly denied petitioners' challenge to the Attorney General's decision denying petitioners' application for leave to sue in quo...

Defenders of Wildlife v. NC Deprtment of Transportation

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Transportation
Summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiffs' claim that defendant violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 4(f) of...