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TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Government Law
Plaintiff unsuccessfully challenges the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's determination to not allow pipelines to collect full reservation...

US TELECOM ASS'N v. FCC

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
An FCC order, which set forth the conditions under which wireline telecommunications carriers must transfer telephone numbers to wireless carriers, is...

CENTRAL TEXAS TEL. COOP. v. FCC

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Government Law
The district court's order, which authorized wireless-to-wireless number portability, was not arbitrary or capricious, and was properly adopted...

WHISNANT v. US

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's Federal Tort Claims Act(FTCA) suit, alleging negligence in the government's operation of a commissary on a naval base, is...

ATLAS TEL. CO. v. OKLAHOMA CORP. COMM'N

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission's orders, which established interconnection obligations under the federal Telecommunications Act between rural...

TOWN OF BELLEAIR v. FLA. POWER CORP.

Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities, Tax Law
While negotiating a new franchise agreement, a local government may continue to impose a franchise fee on an electric utility by maintaining the...

VINEYARD AREA CITIZENS v. CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA

Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiffs' challenge to the approval of a land-use project is dismissed where their California Environmental Quality Act arguments, along with their...

HONIG v. SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEP'T

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiff's petition, challenging the issuance of permit that allows her neighbors to expand their home, is dismissed since her appeal is barred by...

WALSH v. US DEP'T OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Administrative Law, Government Law
An individual making a Freedom of Information Act request is without recourse if an agency belatedly complies with that request.

CORNISH v. CORR. SERV. CORP.

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's section 1983 action, alleging retaliatory discharge, is affirmed where defendant is a private corporation and its employment...