Search : U.S. Supreme Court : Government Law : From 10/01/03 To 07/01/04
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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law |
| Title: | CHENEY v. U.S. DIST. COURT FOR DIST. OF COLUMBIA |
| Date: | 06/24/04 |
| Case Number: | 03-475 |
| Summary: | In a case concerning the National Energy Policy Development Group's alleged failure to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act's open meeting and disclosure requirements, the Court declined to compel the Vice President to comply with discovery requests, but remanded to the court below for further consideration. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law |
| Title: | SCARBOROUGH v. PRINCIPI |
| Date: | 05/03/04 |
| Case Number: | 02-1657 |
| Summary: | A timely application for attorney's fees per 28 U.S.C. section 2412(d)may be amended after the 30-day filing period has run to cure an initial failure to allege that the Government's position in the underlying litigation lacked substantial justification. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Government Law, Injury And Tort Law |
| Title: | NAT'L ARCHIVES & RECORDS ADMIN. v. FAVISH |
| Date: | 03/30/04 |
| Case Number: | 02-954 |
| Summary: | The FOIA recognizes surviving family members' right to personal privacy with respect to their close relative's death-scene images. The privacy interest of Vincent Foster's family is protected by Exemption 7(C), and outweighs the public interest in disclosure; the requester failed to produce evidence warranting a belief that responsible officials might have acted negligently or otherwise improperly in performing their duties. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Government Law |
| Title: | USPS v. FLAMINGO INDUS. (USA) LTD. |
| Date: | 02/25/04 |
| Case Number: | 02-1290 |
| Summary: | Plaintiff is not subject to antitrust liability. In both form and function, it is not a separate antitrust person from the US but is part of the Government, and so is not controlled by the antitrust laws. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Government Law, Injury And Tort Law |
| Title: | DOE v. CHAO |
| Date: | 02/24/04 |
| Case Number: | 02-1377 |
| Summary: | Plaintiff must prove some actual damages to qualify for the minimum statutory award under the Privacy Act of 1974. His uncorroborated claim of emotional distress, on learning of defendant's improper disclosure of his Social Security number in connection with his black lung benefits claim, is not compensable. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law |
| Title: | MCCONNELL v. FED. ELECTION COMM'N |
| Date: | 12/10/03 |
| Case Number: | 02-1674 |
| Summary: | The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002's two principal, complementary features - Congress's effort to plug the soft-money loophole and its regulation of electioneering communications - must be upheld in the main. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law |
| Title: | VIRGINIA v. MARYLAND |
| Date: | 12/09/03 |
| Case Number: | 129 |
| Summary: | The Black-Jenkins Award, which established the boundaries of control of the Potomac River, gives Virginia sovereign authority, free from regulation by Maryland, to build improvements appurtenant to her shore and to withdraw water from the River, subject to the constraints of federal common law and the Award. Virginia did not lose her sovereign riparian rights by acquiescing in Maryland's regulation of her water withdrawal and waterway construction activities. |