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Rainey v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.

Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law
In an appeal brought by a government employee who was relieved of his duties as contracting officer representative after he refused his supervisor's...

US v. Thompson

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of defendants' motion for sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. section 3582(c)(2) is affirmed where although defendants' sentences were 'based...

Stacy v. Colvin

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Administrative Law
In an action for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, the district court's decision affirming the Commissioner of...

Protect Our Communities Foundation v. Jewell

Environmental Law
In an action challenging the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) decision to grant a right-of-way on federal lands in southeast San Diego County,...

McGowan v. US

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Constitutional Law, Media Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit arising out of the publication of an article authored by a prisoner, asserting claims for violation of his First Amendment rights under...

Brodeur v. Atlas Entertainment, Inc.

Entertainment Law, Media Law
In a defamation action involving California's anti-SLAPP statute, the trial court's denial of the motion to strike is reversed where defendant's 2013...

Kinda v. Carpenter

Property Law & Real Estate, Landlord Tenant Law, Commercial Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by commercial tenants seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against their landlord, alleging several...

Brown v. Superior Court

Juvenile Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action involving the validity of amendments to the Justice and Rehabilitation Act, a measure submitted for public comment, in light of Elections...

Baskin-Robbins Franchising LLC v. Alpenrose Dairy, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law
In a bi-coastal commercial dispute requires us to test the outer limits of a court's in personam jurisdiction, consistent with the constraints of the...

US v. Santiago-Gonzalez

Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence for conviction of bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. section 2113, and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, 18 U.S.C....