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March 22, 2013 | The Associated Press

11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hears appeal of Cuba contracts law

The state of Florida on Thursday urged a panel of skeptical federal appeals judges to allow enforcement of a law that prohibits companies from bidding on state and local government contracts

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March 22, 2013 | The Associated Press

Eleventh Circuit Hears Fla. Appeal of Cuba Contracts Law

The state of Florida on Thursday urged a panel of skeptical federal appeals judges to allow enforcement of a law that prohibits companies from bidding on state and local government contracts

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California Correctional Peace Officers Association v. Schwarzenegger

Publication Date: 2008-06-04
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Date Filed: 2008-06-04
Court: C.A. 3rd
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul E. Harris III and Anne M. Giese for Plaintiff and Respondent Service Employees International Union, Local 1000.
for defendant: Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor, Steven A. Merksamer, Richard D. Martland and Kurt R. Oneto for George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson and Gray Davis as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.
Case Number: C055327

Cite as 08 C.D.O.S. 6779CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents,v.ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, as Governor, etc., et al., Defendants an

The Wilderness Society v. United States Forest Service

Publication Date: 2011-01-14
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Date Filed: 2011-01-14
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Edward J. Lodge, District Judge, Presiding Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Mary M. Schroeder, Harry Pregerson, Stephen Reinhardt, Pamela Ann Rymer, Barry G. Silverman, Susan P. Graber, M. Margaret McKeown, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Johnnie B. Rawlinson and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: David A. Bahr, Megan O?Reilly (argued), and Erik Schlenker-Goodrich of Western Environmental Law Center (Taos, New Mexico and Eugene, Oregon), and Scott W. Reed (Coeur d?Alene, Idaho) for the appellees.
for defendant: Paul A. Turcke (argued) of Moore Smith Buxton & Turcke (Boise, Idaho), for the appellants. Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General, Aaron Avila, and Katherine W. Hazard of the U.S. Department of Justice (Washington, D.C.) for amicus United States. Paul L. Gale (argued), Erik M. Pritchard, and Jacqueline S. Treu of Troutman Sanders LLP (Irvine, California) for amici Motorcycle Industry Council and Specialty Vehicle Institute of America. Jeffrey W. Leppo and Jason T. Morgan of Stoel Rives LLP (Seattle, Washington) for amicus The Alaska Oil and Gas Association. Ronald S. Yockim (Roseburg, Oregon) for amici Coos County, Grant County, Harney County, and Wallowa County. Roger R. Martella, Jr., Peter R. Steeland, Jr., and Matthew D. Krueger of Sidley Austin LLP (Washington, D.C.), for amici American Petroleum Institute, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Croplife America, National Association of Manufacturers, and National Petrochemical and Refiners Association. Michael B. Wigmore and Sandra P. Franco of Bingham McCutchen LLP (Washington, D.C.), for amicus Western States Petroleum Association. Elizabeth E. Howard and Dominic M. Carollo of Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue LLP (Portland, Oregon) for amici Steens Mountain Landowner Group, Oregon Cattlemen?s Association, Oregon Cattlemen?s Public Lands Committee, Oregon Farm Bureau Federation, Public Lands Council, and National Cattlemen?s Beef Association. Anna M. Seidman and Douglas S. Burdin of Safari Club International (Washington, D.C.), for amicus Safari Club International. Murray D. Feldman and William G. Myers III of Holland & Hart LLP (Boise, Idaho) and Dana R. Walsh of Southern Nevada Water Authority (Las Vegas, Nevada), for amicus Southern Nevada Water Authority. Albert M. Ferlo, Donald C. Baur, and Guy R. Martin of Perkins Coie LLP (Washington, D.C.), for amicus Western Urban Water Coalition. Julie A. Weis and Christopher Lundberg of Haglund Kelly Horngren Jones & Wilder LLP (Portland, Oregon), William K. Barquin, Attorney General of Kootenai Tribe of Idaho (Bonners Ferry, Idaho), Stuart M. Levit and John Harrison of Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (Pablo, Montana), Brett Kenney of Coquille Indian Tribe (North Bend, Oregon), David C. Bonga of Kalispel Tribe (Airway Heights, Washington), William Bacon of Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Fort Hall, Idaho), and Catherine Tufts of Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (Siletz, Oregon), for amici Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Coquille Indian Tribe, Kalispel Tribe, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and Metlakatla Indian Community. David F. Hensley, Counsel to the Governor (Boise, Idaho) and Thomas C. Perry of Idaho Governor?s Office of Species Conservation (Boise, Idaho), and L. Michael Bogert and Amy B. Chasanov of Crowell & Moring LLP (Washington, D.C.), for amici C.L. ?Butch? Otter, Governor of Idaho and Idaho Governor?s Office of Species Conservation. Daniel S. Sullivan, Attorney General of State of Alaska, and Lance B. Nelson of Office of the Alaska Attorney General (Anchorage, Alaska), for amicus State of Alaska. Scott W. Horngren of American Forest Resource Council (Portland, Oregon), for amici Alaska Forest Association and Douglas Timber Operators. Mark C. Rutzick of Mark C. Rutzick, Inc. (Oak Hill, Virginia), for amicus American Forest Resource Council.
Case Number: No. 09-35200

Cite as 11 C.D.O.S. 591THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY; PRAIRIE FALCON AUDUBON, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v.UNITED STAT

August 30, 2004 | New York Law Journal

United States ex rel. Michael Lissack v. Sakura Global Capital Markets Inc.

Decided August 3, 2004 Before Feinberg, Cabranes C.JJ. and Kravitz, D.J. Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Barbara S

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April 26, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

State Initiatives May Fall Short for Sandy Flood Victims

Since the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, many state and local government initiatives have been announced or proposed to help property and business owners recover under their insurance polic

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Matter of Concern Inc. v. Pataki

Publication Date: 2005-06-09
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ERIE COUNTY Supreme Court Justice Makowski Since 1972, New York has lead the nation in recognizing that the actions of government can damage the environment. With the

City of Huntington Beach v. Public Utilities Commission(Crown Castle NG West, Inc.)

Publication Date: 2013-03-15
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Date Filed: 2013-03-14
Court: C.A. 4th
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Office of the City Attorney, Jennifer McGrath, City Attorney, and Scott F. Field, Assistant City Attorney for Petitioner.
for defendant: Frank R. Lindh, Helen W. Yee, Dale Holzschuh, and Hien C. Vo Winter for Respondent. Davis Wright Tremaine, T. Scott Thompson, Daniel P. Reing, Martin L. Fineman, and Suzanne K. Toller for Real Party in Interest.
Case Number: No. G044796

Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 2880CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, Petitioner,v.PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF

City of Auburn v. Qwest Corporation

Publication Date: 2001-04-25
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Date Filed: 2001-04-24
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Pamela Ann Rymer, Sidney R. Thomas, and M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judges
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick Lynch, et al.
for defendant: Carol S. Arnold
Case Number: Nos. 99-36173, 9

The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. McKEOWN, Circuit Judge: This case presents issues of first impression concerning the relationship between vario

January 23, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Environmental Law

The new Obama administration is reversing eight years of federal refusal to take mandatory action to address climate change. However, the lower levels of government will continue to play

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