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Boston & Maine Corp. v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
In a suit filed by a railroad operator (B&M) seeking to enjoin the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) from making its Chapter 21E...

North Carolina v. EPA

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
North Carolina's petition for review of a final rule of the EPA removing the northern part of the State of Georgia from EPA's regulations under its...

Hoffman St., LLC v. City of W. Hollywood

Constitutional Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs-developers' suit against the city challenging its extension of an interim ordinance restricting development in areas zoned for...

Nelson v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In plaintiff-trust's suit against defendant-Exxon claiming contamination of its water supply and other allegations, judgment of the trial court is...

Levine v. Vilsack

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
In an action challenging the USDA's enunciation of its position in the Federal Register that there was no specific federal humane handling and...

Sustainable Transp. Advocates of Santa Barbara v. Santa Barbara County Ass'n of Gov'ts

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Transportation
Denial of plaintiff's petition for writ of mandate seeking to vacate the approval of Measure A, which imposes a retail sales and use tax to fund...

Bus Riders Union v. Los Angeles County Metro. Transp. Agency

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Transportation
Denial of plaintiffs' petition for writ of mandate in their challenge of the use by defendant-Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) of a statutory...

US v. Albert Inv. Co.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
In an appeal from the district court's denial of appellant's motion to intervene in an action brought by the U.S. under the Comprehensive...

National Parks & Conservation Ass'n. v. Bureau of Land Mgmt.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a Federal Land and Policy Management Act challenge to the exchange of certain private lands for several parcels of land surrounding a mine site and...

Friends of Tims Ford v. Tennessee Valley Auth.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law
In plaintiff's suit against the defendant for violations of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) in land development near a reservoir...