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Senior Res. v. Jackson

Administrative Law, Military Law
In a case arising from the closure of an air force base, defendant acted properly under both the Base Closure Act and the Administrative Procedures...

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Dep't of Energy

Administrative Law
Records created or obtained by employees detailed from an agency to the National Energy Policy Development Group are not "agency records" subject to...

Chamber of Commerce v. SEC

Administrative Law, Securities Law
The SEC, in promulgating a rule that requires an investment company to have a board 1) with no less than 75% independent directors and 2) an...

Northpoint Tech. v. FCC

Administrative Law, Communications Law
The FCC's interpretation of section 647 of the ORBIT Act, concluding that it is authorized to auction licenses to operate Direct Broadcast Satellite...

Megrabian v. Saenz

Administrative Law, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Immigration Law
Welfare and Institutions Code section 18938, which determines eligibility for benefits under California's Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind and...

Texas Independent Producers v. EPA

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
Plaintiffs' petition to review a final rule promulgated by the EPA, which deferred the National Pollution Discharge Elimination Systems permit...

Texas Independant Producers v. EPA

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
Plaintiffs' petition to review a final rule promulgated by the EPA, which deferred the National Pollution Discharge Elimination Systems permit...

White v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits
Denial of plaintiff's application for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act is affirmed where the Secretary of Veterans Affairs'...

Alternate Fuels, Inc. v. Dir. of the Illinois Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In the matter of an EPA violation notice for failure to obtain a proper permit and site approval, a declaratory judgement is affirmed where the...

Northeast Ohio Reg'l Sewer Dist. v. EPA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
Plaintiffs' petitions for review, challenging a final decision of the EPA regarding state regulatory schemes governing toxic discharges into the Great...