The court holds that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) did not violate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) when it authorized and issued a finding of no significant impact for the taking of land into trust for a California Native American t...

The court affirms a district court holding that a city's denial of a company's application to develop shoreline property did not violate the company's state or federal due process rights and did not result in a taking. The court first holds that the company's federal due process claim was properly d...

The court holds that intervenors in an environmental group's Endangered Species Act (ESA) suit lacked standing to appeal a district court's decision upholding a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) biological opinion (BO) for the endangered silvery minnow. The group alleged that the BO was lacking b...

The court holds that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS') final supplemental environmental impact statement (FSEIS) for its program to control the population of sea lampreys in Lake Champlain and its tributaries was adequate. In addition to employing physical barriers and trapping to reduce a...

The court upholds the dismissal of a subcontractor's Contract Disputes Act and Tucker Act claims against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that arose in connection with the cleanup of a nuclear waste site at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratories complex near Idaho Falls, Id...

The court affirms a district court dismissal of a property rights group's complaint challenging six national monument designations by President William J. Clinton under the Antiquities Act. The group claimed that President Clinton acted unconstitutionally and ultra vires under the Property Clause of...

The court affirms a district court decision that a company is collaterally estopped from seeking indemnity from its insurer in a hazardous waste contamination case due to a prior state court ruling. The company was sued for trespass and negligence by its neighbor in state court when an underground s...

The court affirms the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency's (FSA's) decision to deny a New Mexico farm's application for enrollment in the conservation reserve program (CRP). The farm was purchased by a husband and wife who formed a joint venture to run the farm and whose sons opera...

The court affirms a district court dismissal of a county's complaint alleging that the designation of the Sequoia National Monument by President William J. Clinton violated the Antiquities Act, the U.S. Constitution, and several other laws. The court first holds that contrary to the county's argumen...

A court granted the government's transfer of venue motion in a case brought by aviation groups challenging the government's decision designating a Marine Corps air station in California for a park with mixed use development. The groups brought the case challenging the government's compliance with th...