The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) issued Hydro Resources, Inc. (“HRI”) a license to conduct in situ leach mining for uranium on four sites in northwest New Mexico. In this case, Petitioners—Eastern Diné Against Uranium Mining, a Navajo community organization, Southwest Research an...   MORE>>

Petitioner Lloyd Rhine (“Rhine”) seeks review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board (“BRB” or “Board”) under 33 U.S.C. § 921(c) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”). We review the Board’s decision for “errors of law and for adherence to the stat...   MORE>>

Wilhemenia Wildman appeals the decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration ("Commissioner") denying her applications for disability insurance benefits ("DIB") under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401 et. seq., and supplemental security income benefits ("SS...   MORE>>

This proceeding was commenced by the Potash Association of New Mexico (“PANM”) by filing suit in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico seeking review of an opinion of the Interior Board of Land Appeals (“IBLA”). Concluding that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction ...   MORE>>

The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA) amended the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) in part to create a new type of visa, known as a “U-Visa.” VTVPA, Pub. L. No. 106-386, 114 Stat. 1464 (Oct. 28, 2000). U-Visas can be granted to victims of certain listed crim...   MORE>>

Resolute Natural Resources Co. and Resolute Aneth, LLC (collectively “Resolute”) petition for review of certain orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission declining to investigate allegedly anticompetitive conduct by Western Refining Pipeline Co. involving oil pipelines in New Mexico; in...   MORE>>

Although set against the complicated regulatory framework of federal energy law, at the end of the day, this petition for review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) orders requires only our straightforward application of the plain terms of a written contract. The question is whether FERC ...   MORE>>

The Federal Aviation Administration revoked Fred Pasternack’s airman certificates on the ground that Pasternack refused to take a mandatory drug test. The National Transportation Safety Board upheld the revocation order. Because a key finding on which the Board relied was not supported by substant...   MORE>>

Alena Denton applied for disability benefits for the two-year period between April 2004 and March 2006, claiming that she could not work because of fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, and depression. According to Denton’s treating physician, Denton could not work because she could lift and carry less th...   MORE>>

Zhan Gao petitions for review of a final decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying her applications for withholding of removal and asylum. The BIA determined through adjudication that she was ineligible for these forms of relief because her conviction for unlawful export of milita...   MORE>>