Plaintiff Mary Tyndall suffered from lupus erythematosus, an auto-immune system disorder that caused joint pain and inflammation, fatigue, and urinary and intestinal disorders. She had been hired as a part-time instructor in the medical assisting program...

On March 24, 1999, President Clinton announced the commencement of NATO air and cruise missile attacks on Yugoslav targets. Two days later, he submitted to Congress a report, "consistent with the War Powers Resolution," detailing the circumstances...

Five years after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved metoclopramide, a drug commonly used to treat digestive tract problems, under the brand name Reglan, generic manufacturers such as petitioners also began producing the drug. Because...

Appellants, insurance trade associations, filed an action against appellee Comptroller of the Currency, a federal agency, arguing that the Comptroller had exceeded its statutory authority in its interpretation of the National Bank Act (National Bank Act...

The owners held a defeasible term mineral interest on a portion of a tract of land. Pursuant to the Kansas Compulsory Unitization Act, Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 55-1301 et seq ., the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) ordered unitization of an area...

The joint resolution of Congress stated that it was unlawful to sell arms to countries engaged in war if the President of the United States found that such embargo promoted the reestablishment of peace after consultation with other governments. The President...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), based upon evidence indicating that alcohol and drug abuse by railroad employees posed a serious threat to public safety, promulgated regulations addressing that problem. Some railway employees' unions sought...

Catherine (Wife) and Peter (Husband) Mallen had lived together unmarried for about four years when Wife got pregnant in 1985. While she was at a clinic to terminate the pregnancy, Husband called to ask her not to have the abortion and to marry him; Wife...

To achieve the goal of reducing and eventually eliminating pollution, Congress prohibited the "discharge of any pollutant" from a "point source" into the waters of the United States, unless that discharge complied with the Clean Water...

Under the Clean Air Act, as amended, both modified and new stationary pollution sources were covered under two sets of provisions: (1) New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), which, in 42 U.S.C.S. § 7411(a)(4), defined "modification";...