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BROOKOVER v. BODENSTEIN

Bankruptcy Law, Government Law
The United States Trustee has congressionally conferred authority, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 586(b), to accept the voluntary resignation of a...

US v. ALPINE INDUS., INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
District court properly imposed a permanent injunction and penalty against defendant for violations of an FTC Consent Order forbidding it from making...

PRIMECO PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, L.P. v. CITY OF MEQUON

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Planning commission violated the Telecommunications Act section 332(c)(7)(B)(iii) by failing to support with "substantial evidence" its decision to...

PAULEY v. HLUDZINSKI

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case arising from an auto accident involving a State Police vehicle, plaintiffs' recovery is limited to the State's insurance coverage. The...

STATE OF NEW YORK v. NAT'L SERVS. INDUS., INC.

Environmental Law, Government Law
Because the substantial continuity test departs from the federal common law rules of successor liability, it cannot be applied to determine whether a...

PROVIDENCE HEALTH SYS.-WASHINGTON v. THOMPSON

Government Law, Health Law
The exemption of 42 C.F.R. section 413.30(e), entitling skilled nursing facilities that qualify as "new providers" to full reimbursement, is...

THE LAKIN LAW FIRM, P.C. v. FED. TRADE COMM'N

Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
Defendant properly refused to release names and addresses of consumers who complained about "cramming" on their monthly bills, because this...

CORUS GROUP PLC v. INT'L TRADE COMM'N

Government Law, International Trade
President Bush had authority under the Trade Act of 1974 to impose an ad valorem duty on imported tin mill products because the International Trade...

MCCONNELL v. FED. ELECTION COMM'N

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002's two principal, complementary features - Congress's effort to plug the soft-money loophole and its...

CALIFORNIA STATE PERSONNEL BD. v. CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES ASS'N

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In collective bargaining agreements, known as memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for state civil service employees, the post and bid provisions of the...