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>>

Jane Doe, a minor child, and her adoptive parents, Gregory and Michelle Johnson, brought this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 2003), against Debby Thompson ("Thompson"), an Adoption Specialist with the South Carolina Department of Social Services ("SCDSS"), alleging violations of their substa...   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>>

Unity08 is a kind of would-be post-partisan political party, aiming to mobilize what it believes to be a vital and viable center in American politics. Its plan has been to facilitate an online nominating process to choose a mixed ticket of one Republican and one Democrat for president and vice presi...   MORE>>

This is the latest installment in a long-running series of cases concerning an incentive that Congress established for companies to bring “generic” versions of branded drugs to market faster than they otherwise might. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., a manufacturer of generics, has received tenta...   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>>

Appellant brought suit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the United States Department of Agriculture to disclose blueprints to buildings located on an agricultural research campus. Concluding that the requested blueprints fall within FOIA Exemption 2, which exempts from disclosur...   MORE>>

While incarcerated at the St. Joseph County Jail, Gregory Zick, an inmate with a history of suicidal tendencies, took his own life. Zick’s mother, Cathy Minix, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several jail officials for their alleged deliberate indifference to Zick’s suicide risk. Th...   MORE>>

In this extensive litigation, American Trucking Associations, Inc. (“ATA”) seeks preliminary injunctive relief against certain regulations imposed by the Port of Los Angeles, a local governing body, upon motor carriers entering the Port premises. ATA contends these regulations are preempted by f...   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>>