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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES v. STATE BD. OF EQUALIZATION (CITY OF LONG BEACH)

Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law, Transportation, Government Law
The State Board of Equalization correctly determined that cities' interests in rail transportation corridor properties were not taxable when acquired,...

US v. SAYLOR

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Government Law
An action seeking to quiet title to a tract of land currently in possession of the United States is precluded by a prior final judgment, and the Quiet...

BRUGGER v. JOSEPH ACAD., INC.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Government Law
A private, not-for-profit corporation serving special education students pursuant to contracts with various local public school districts, was not...

DIRRANE v. THE BROOKLINE POLICE DEP'T

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Government Law
A police officer's claims of alleged retaliation against him, for reporting abuses in the police force, were properly dismissed against individual...

WILKINS v. ST. LOUIS HOUSING AUTH.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Government Law
For purposes of the anti-retaliation provisions of the False Claims Act, a housing authority was an employer and could be sued for damages. Sufficient...

RIM OF THE WORLD UNIFIED SCH. DIST. v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ( KOMAR)

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
Federal law clearly prohibits a school district from disclosing records of student expulsions to the public upon request, and the Family Educational...

MARINE FORESTS SOC'Y v. CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMM'N

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
The California Coastal Commission's interpretation and implementation of the California Coastal Act of 1976 is an executive function, and the Senate...

CITY OF SHREVEPORT v. SHREVE TOWN CORP.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Government Law
Entry of final judgment under FRCP 54(b), allowing a city to expropriate a corporation's property, is affirmed because the city possesses a...

SOUTHWEST CTR. FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY v. US DEP'T OF AGRIC.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
Section 207 of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act, creating a statutory exemption from the Freedom of Information Act, will apply to a case...

SHEPHERD v. WELLMAN

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions, Government Law
Dismissal of a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against a former police commissioner was proper, where the pleadings did not place him on notice that he...