Defenders of Wildlife v. United States Department of the Interior

Decided April 13, 2004. Ellen Segal Huvelle wrote the opinion for the court.

314 F. Supp. 2d 1 · Cited 106 times

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• Renegotiation Board v. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. · 421 U.S. 168
• Evans v. United States Office of Personnel Management · 276 F. Supp. 2d 34
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132
• Trans Union LLC v. Federal Trade Commission · 141 F. Supp. 2d 62
• Tarullo v. United States Department of Defense · 170 F. Supp. 2d 271
• Schrecker v. United States Department of Justice · 217 F. Supp. 2d 29
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice · 185 F. Supp. 2d 54
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Health & Human Services · 27 F. Supp. 2d 240
• Exxon Corp. v. Federal Trade Commission · 466 F. Supp. 1088

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