The court held that the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) arbitrarily and capriciously transferred the functions performed by the Fish Passage Center—providing technical assistance and…

The court held that it lacked appellate jurisdiction over a lower court's partial grant of summary judgment in favor of the parent company of a chemical plant in Bhopal, India, that allegedly…

A California appellate court reversed state agency legislation implementing emergency regulations and imposing new annual fees on holders of water right permits and licenses under California Water…

The court modified a lower court order compelling arbitration, enjoining an action in Nigeria, and staying a company's admiralty and maritime law claims against various shipping entities for…

A district court stayed an automobile industry lawsuit over California's greenhouse gas rules for cars pending the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Massachusetts v. U.S.…

A California appellate court affirmed a lower court's denial of a petition for a writ of mandamus to reverse a public agency's sale of land to the Tuolumne Board of Me-Wuk Indians. The…

A California appellate court upheld a lower court order directing a town to set aside its issuance of a permit to Steve Jobs—co-founder and chief executive officer of Apple—to demolish a historic…

A California appellate court upheld a lower court decision denying a petition for writ of mandate challenging a city's approval of a school playground. School volunteers, unaware that local…

The court upheld a lower court decision dismissing residents' takings claim against a city for the dewatering of their water wells in the 1990s. Their takings claim based on past violations…

A district court denied a motion to preliminarily enjoin a city from filling 3.5 acres of wetlands to construct a road. Environmental groups and homeowners argued that the U.S. Army Corps of…