Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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95-70525
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Gibson v. National Transportation Safety Board
Appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review National Transportation Safety Board decision denying pilot's petition for reconsideration. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
96-10240
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U.S. v. Watson
Cellular telephone cloning falls under pre-October 1994 version of statute prohibiting possession of counterfeit access devices. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
96-35287
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Wolfard Glassblowing Co. v. Vanbragt
Visual inspection can support contempt finding of prior judgment prohibiting sale of imitations of competitor's goods. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
96-70223
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Sierra Club v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Agency can't promulgate rule allowing chemical importation for disposal without required exemption findings under statute. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
94-17022, 94-17031, 95-15015, 94-17032 and 95-15029
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Masayesva v. Hale
Partition of reservation land under Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act doesn't violate Navajo Tribe's due process rights. |
Native American Affairs |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
94-55542
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Texaco Inc. v. Hatch & Parent
Claims priority to res in interpleader action is determined at filing and unaltered after fund's viability. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
95-16476
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Cabral v. Healy Tibbits Builders Inc.
Crane operator driving piles from barge at ferry mooring doesn't qualify as 'seaman' under Jones Act. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
95-35041 and 95-35185
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Peterson v. Minidoka County School District No. 331
Principal's reassignment based on decision to home school children is violation of free exercise of religion. |
Civil Rights |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
F024911
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People v. Aguirre
Murderer is entitled to no more than 15 percent credit for presentence custodial time. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
A058400
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People v. Hickles
Failure to instruct on predicate or target offense aided and abetted is prejudicial error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
92-36703
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Aripa v. State of Idaho
Order |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | ||
A073708
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Citizens for Responsible Government v. City of Albany (Ladbroke Racing California Inc.)
Submission of development agreement to voters constitutes conditional approval of project subject to environmental review. |
Government |
|
Jun. 17, 1999 | |
B088292
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South Bay Senior Housing Corp. v. City of Hawthorne
City is liable if contract conforms to statutory procedures and is signed by mayor. |
Government |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
92-70783
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Rambo v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Order |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | ||
95-50079
|
U.S. v. Artero
Picking grand jurors from voter lists from counties bordering Mexico doesn't violate community cross-section right. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
96-16154
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Rea v. Matteucci
State can reclassify a position from permanent to at-will employment. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
96-70974
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Disimone v. Browner
No reconsideration of decision EPA cannot replace court-ordered pollution control provisions with state provisions. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
96-99011
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Amaya-Ruiz v. Stewart
Defendant's statements during trial of not understanding proceedings do not require new competency evaluation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
95-17196
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Vignolo v. Miller
Not having employment right doesn't bar inmate's action challenging dismissal for failure to relinquish other rights. |
Prisoners Rights |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
96-35195
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Higgins v. Port of Newport
Owner's due process rights aren't violated by port foreclosing vessel's moorage lien through nonjudicial foreclosure. |
Maritime Law |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
96-55605
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Kim v. United States
Market is permanently disqualified from food stamp program after employee's illegal trafficking without owner's knowledge. |
Government |
|
Jun. 17, 1999 | |
95-35408
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Gete v. INS
Owners' administrative choice of seeking vehicle return from INS doesn't bar challenging forfeiture procedures' constitutionality. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
97-70719
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Torres-Ruiz v. U.S. District Court (United States of America)
Undocumented aliens detained as material witnesses are entitled to have testimony videotaped for trial. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
97-0544
|
U.S. v. Soares
Accrued contractual interest is part of actual loss for guidelines sentencing purposes. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
97-15493
|
California First Amendment Coalition v. Calderon
State prison regulation that limits media viewing of execution procedures doesn't violate First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
B111335
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Veterans of Foreign Wars v. City of El Paso de Robles
When city elects to purchase dedicated veterans' building, mandatory duty to maintain is assumed. |
Government |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
96-8732
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Edwards v. United States
Sentencing judge, not jury, must determine type and quantity of drugs involved in conspiracy. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
96-15577
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Contreras v. Schiltgen
Alien can't collaterally attack conviction providing basis for deportability after sentence has been completed. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
97-215
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Calderon v. Thompson
Court of appeals abuses discretion by recalling mandate to revisit denial of habeas relief. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
96-1613
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U.S. v. Estate of Romani
Federal tax claim isn't entitled to priority over judgment creditor's perfected lien on real property. |
Taxation |
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Jun. 17, 1999 |