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R.R. COMM'N OF TEXAS v. WBD OIL & GAS CO.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
Railroad Commission of Texas orders, issued with detailed regulations for a specific field of oil and gas production, are not subject to judicial...

LORILLARD TOBACCO CO. v. ROTH

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Tax Law
The Department of Taxation and Finance properly found that certain cigarette manufacturers' promotions may be presumed to create a kind of price...

FREUDENTHAL v. COUNTY OF NASSAU

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A discriminatory termination claimant was not required to file a notice of claim as a condition precedent to administrative review of her complaint by...

US v. THOMAS

Administrative Law, Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
The DEA properly exercised in rem jurisdiction over a seized sum of cash, and an administrative forfeiture of that cash was valid.

OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERS., L.P. v. ZONING HEARING BD. OF EASTTOWN TOWNSHIP

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
The proper test for determining whether a gap exists, in the ability of remote users to access the national telecommunications network under the...

DAHL v. US

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a Federal Tort Claims Act suit for purported wrongful destruction of a stockpile of mineral ore on a mining claim, the limitations period commenced...

HARTMAN v. KICKAPOO TRIBE GAMING COMM'N

Administrative Law, Indian Law
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act contains no implied private right of action in favor of an individual seeking to enforce compliance with the...

LUCAS v. TOWNSHIP OF BETHEL

Administrative Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
The Interstate Commerce Commission's (ICC) unconditional authorization of abandonment was sufficient to end its jurisdiction over a section of...

LOPEZ v. FED. AVIATION ADMIN.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
A Designated Engineering Representative (DER) failed to show prejudice from any failure by the Federal Aviation Administration to follow its own...

GOLDEN SPREAD ELEC. COOP., INC. v. FED. ENERGY REGULATORY COMM'N

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
The FERC did not adequately explain its reasons for rejecting petitioner's protest to a tariff, where petitioner contended that a power company's...