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Nelson v County of Kern

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' suit under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) challenging the adequacy of the environmental analysis performed by the...

Envtl. Prot. Info. Ctr. v. California Dep't of Forestry & Fire Prot.

Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a long-running legal dispute involving the logging of 211,000 acres of timberland owned by Pacific Lumber Company, trial court's award of...

Loye v. County of Dakota

Civil Rights, Environmental Law, Government Law, Health Law
In an action claiming that defendants failed to provide American Sign Language interpreters for all of the services they were providing to the public...

EnergySolutions, LLC v. Utah

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Public Utilities
In an action claiming that the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste did not have statutory authority over plaintiff's facility,...

Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corp. v. Nuclear Reg. Comm'n

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) transfer of regulatory authority to New Jersey, arguing that New Jersey's...

W. Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Inc. v. Huffman

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
District court's grant of an environmental group's request for declaratory and injunctive relief requiring West Virginia Department of Environmental...

Earth Island Inst. v. Carlton

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In an appeal from the district court's order denying plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin the U.S. Forest Service from...

Severance v. Patterson

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
On certification from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for guidance in resolving plaintiff's Fourth Amendment unreasonable...

Akiak Native Comm. v. EPA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a petition for review of the approval by the EPA of the State of Alaska's application to assume responsibility for administration of portions of...

Montana v. BNSF Rwy. Co.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In defendant's appeal from the denial of its motion in federal court to enjoin a Montana state court action alleging contamination of private property...