Civil Procedure

The court holds that a district court properly ordered the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Department of Commerce to disclose documents that the agencies argued were protected…

The court preliminarily enjoins the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) from proceeding with a highway project that involves road construction and expansion through parkland. DOT prepared an…

The court holds that an electric utility need not reveal to the federal government calculations and analyses of the utility's emissions that its scientist and attorneys prepared in response…

The court holds that an individual's claims of inverse condemnation and negligence arising from leachate and methane gas contamination of the individual's property from a neighboring…

The court certifies to the Florida Supreme Court the question of whether an insured is entitled under state law to an award of attorney fees incurred in enforcing a settlement agreement against an…

The court holds that an association of churches has standing to bring a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) citizen suit against the owner of a site contaminated with chromium, but that…

The court affirms a district court dismissal of a manufacturer's state-law claims against the United States alleging contamination of its property by U.S. Air Force landfills, but reverses…

The court denies an electric utility and trade association coalition's motion to intervene in mediation leading to and subsequent enforcement of an amended consent decree between the U.S.…

The court affirms a district court's denial of attorney fees to an individual who prevailed in his challenge to the U.S. Forest Service's decision to expand a ski area in a national…

The court reverses a district court decision and holds that a group of developers may intervene as of right in a suit brought by environmental groups against a city and against local, state, and…