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Preminger v. Principi

Administrative Law, Elections, Government Law, Remedies
Denial of plaintiffs' preliminary injunction, challenging their exclusion from the Department of Veterans' Affairs' premises when they tried to...

Thompson v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
A contract employee, seeking government security clearance, is not an "applicant for employment" within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. section 7701(a) and is...

Natural Res. Def. Council v. Nat'l Marine Fisheries Serv.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
A fishing limit for darkblotched rockfish set by defendant is reversed where it was based on an impermissible construction of the Magnuson-Stevens...

St. George Warehouse, Inc. v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff unsuccessfully appeals a NLRB finding that it violated the National Labor Relations Act by unilaterally transferring unit work to temporary...

Ukolov v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's applications for disability insurance benefits is affirmed where plaintiff failed to establish the existence of a medical...

Defenders of Wildlife v. EPA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
The Endangered Species Act authorizes the EPA to consider the impact on endangered species and their habitat when it decides whether to transfer water...

Ashley Creek Phosphate Co. v. Norton

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
Plaintiff does not have standing to challenge a phosphate mining project since its interests were purely economic, which does not fall within the zone...

Utah Envtl. Congress v. Bosworth

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
The United States Forest Service's approval of a timber-harvesting project is vacated where the Forest Service did not properly select and monitor the...

Charleston Housing Auth. v. USDA

Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiff-housing authority may not proceed with its revitalization plan where the tenants in the housing have established a prima facie case that...

Johnston v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
Dismissal of plaintiff's disability claim is affirmed where the Veterans Court did not err when it found that plaintiff did not claim clear and...