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Cobell v. Norton

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Government Law, Indian Law, Remedies
In a class action regarding agency management of the government's Individual Indian Money trust fund, the district court abused its discretion when it...

Good Low v. US

Government Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment in favor of defendant-government in a suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act is affirmed where there was no clear error in finding that...

Wilson v. Flynn

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment based on qualified immunity for defendants on claims they used excessive force during an arrest is affirmed where the "totality of...

Augustine v. Dep't of Veteran Affairs

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law
The purposes of the fee-shifting statute in the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act can be served only by allowing attorneys' fees for...

Disability Law Ctr. v. Millcreek Health Ctr.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In a case seeking declaratory relief regarding plaintiff's right to access the records of a disabled patient under the care of a public guardian, the...

Coburn v. Sievert

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for damages incurred following plaintiff's release from an involuntary 72-hour detention imposed under Welfare and Institutions Code section...

First Aid v. Cal. Employment Dev. Dep't

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Courts in California lack jurisdiction to entertain suits against the State that challenge an administrative decision that an individual is an...

Fligiel v. Samson

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of summary judgment for defendant-Veterans Administration is vacated and the case remanded for dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction...

Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians v. Utah

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Grant of summary judgment for plaintiffs affirmed where defendant-State lacked authority to regulate billboard advertising displays erected by...

Fla. Dep't of State v. Martin

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
Florida Statutes section 101.253(2) violates the separation of powers of the Florida constitution where the Legislature has impermissibly delegated to...