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";...

Plaintiffs, Larry Klayman and others, who were all subscribers, customers, or users of certain telecommunications and Internet service providers, filed two-related actions challenging the constitutionality and statutory authorization of' certain intelligence...

Defendant Samuel Blechman counseled another named George Polos to set fire to a certain dwelling house in the City of Hackensack, with intent to prejudice and defraud the insurers thereof against loss or damage by fire, in contravention of R.S. 2:109...

From May 1999 to September 2003, Kevin Gagnon was an at-will, independent contractor for Asset Marketing Systems, Inc. (AMS), hired to assist with its information technology needs. Subsequently, Gagnon was asked to develop custom software for AMS. Over...