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LIPSCOMB v. FED. LABOR RELATIONS AUTH.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Military Law
Mississippi Army National Guard civilian technicians are clearly federal employees by virtue of the National Guard Technicians Act, 32 U.S.C. section...

WEST v. SCHWEBKE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
State treatment center defendants were not entitled to qualified immunity to due process claims in a section 1983 suit by detainees deemed "sexually...

PUB. CITIZEN, INC. v. US DEP'T OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVS.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
The Peer Review Improvement Act's command to inform a Medicare beneficiary complainant of the "final disposition" of a complaint requires more than...

HOLY LAND FOUND. FOR RELIEF & DEV. v. ASHCROFT

Asset Forfeiture, Government Law, International Law
The Office of Foreign Asset Control's designation of an organization as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist", pursuant to an Executive Order...

OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASS'N INC. v. KAUFFMAN

Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A preliminary injunction forbidding government officials from taking further action to widen a municipal street is vacated, where no formal proposal...

CITY OF MARINA v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIV.

Environmental Law, Government Law
Where a university under the law cannot pay for services required to mitigate environmental impacts of traffic and fire improvements because they were...

CTR. FOR NAT'L SECURITY STUDIES v. US DEP'T OF JUSTICE

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Exemption 7(A) of the Freedom of Information Act justifies the government's withholding the names of persons detained in the wake of the September 11,...

SARATOGA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC. v. PATAKI

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Indian Law
The governor's entering into agreements with Indian tribes to permit casino gaming on Indian reservations, without legislative approval, was...

STOCKBERGER v. US

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act arising from decedent federal prison employee's automobile accident while driving in a hypoglycemic...

IN RE: INDIAN GAMING RELATED CASES

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law
The state of California acted in good faith, both procedurally and substantively, in negotiating a Tribal-State compact with an Indian tribe, under...