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Harris v. Sch. Bd. of Duval County

Contracts, Education Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Transportation
Summary judgment for defendant, school board, on claims brought by former school transportation contractors seeking to recover damages as partial...

Western States Petroleum Ass'n v. S. Coast Air Quality Mgmt. Dist.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law, Oil and Gas Law
Denial of a writ of mandate challenging a rule adopted by defendant, an air quality management district, requiring the oil refineries in its...

Pierce v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Orders denying plaintiffs' applications for attorney-s fees under 42 U.S.C. section 406(b) are reversed in a Social Security disability benefits case...

Schwier v. Cox

Civil Rights, Elections, Government Law
A judgment that: (1) Georgia violated the Privacy Act when it required plaintiffs to disclose their social security numbers (SSNs) on their voter...

US v. Devegter

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sentencing
Defendants' sentences for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving a bribery scheme are vacated due to Booker sentencing error, error...

Baltimore Sun Co. v. Ehrlich

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
Dismissal of an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions against enforcement of a directive from a governor's...

May v. Franklin County Comm'rs

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants, county and employees, on a claim under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 involving the handling of a decedent's 911 calls,...

Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness v. Bosworth

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
Summary judgment for plaintiffs in a ruling involving agency-forest service's regulatory authority over motorboat use in certain lake areas is...

Dotzel v. Ashbridge

Civil Rights, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of summary judgment for defendants, a board of supervisors, in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case involving a decision to deny plaintiffs'...

Hall v. Central Intelligence Agency

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Military Law
Orders involving a denial of plaintiff's motion for reconsideration involving his requests for fee waivers in connection with Freedom of Information...