Search : U.S. Supreme Court : Administrative Law : From 10/01/04 To 07/01/05
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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Administrative Law, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law |
| Title: | Nat'l Cable & Telecomm. Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Serv. |
| Date: | 06/27/05 |
| Case Number: | 04-277 |
| Summary: | The FCC's conclusion, finding that broadband cable modem companies are exempt from mandatory common-carrier regulation, is a lawful construction of the Communications Act under Chevron v. NRDC, 467 U.S. 837 (1984), and the Administrative Procedure Act. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Law, Military Law |
| Title: | TENET v. DOE |
| Date: | 03/02/05 |
| Case Number: | 03-1395 |
| Summary: | Plaintiffs' suit, asserting estoppel and due process claims for the CIA's alleged failure to provide them with financial assistance it had promised in return for their espionage services during the Cold War, is barred by Totten v. US, 92 U.S. 105 (1876), which prohibits suits against the Government based on covert espionage agreements. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Indian Law |
| Title: | CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLA. v. LEAVITT |
| Date: | 03/01/05 |
| Case Number: | 02-1472 |
| Summary: | The government's promise to pay "contract support costs" that two Indian Tribes incurred for health services that a government agency, the Indian Health Service, would otherwise have provided, is legally binding. |