National Whistleblower Center v. Department of Health and Human Services

Decided March 28, 2012. James Emanuel Boasberg wrote the opinion for the court.

849 F. Supp. 2d 13 · Cited 59 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Cuban v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 744 F. Supp. 2d 60
• Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · 762 F. Supp. 2d 123
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132
• National Archives & Records Administration v. Favish · 541 U.S. 157
• United States v. Weber Aircraft Corp. · 465 U.S. 792
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Commerce · 337 F. Supp. 2d 146
• Defenders of Wildlife v. United States Border Patrol · 623 F. Supp. 2d 83
• Bigwood v. United States Agency for International Development · 484 F. Supp. 2d 68
• Albuquerque Publishing Co. v. United States Department of Justice · 726 F. Supp. 851
• Smith v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms · 977 F. Supp. 496

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• Hardy v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives · 243 F. Supp. 3d 155
• Mobley v. Central Intelligence Agency · 924 F. Supp. 2d 24
• National Whistleblower Center v. Department of Health and Human Services · 903 F. Supp. 2d 59
• Dugan v. Department of Justice · 82 F. Supp. 3d 485
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Defense · 963 F. Supp. 2d 6
• Electronic Frontier Foundation v. United States Department of Justice · 890 F. Supp. 2d 35
• Rodriguez v. U.S. Department of Army · 31 F. Supp. 3d 218
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Department of the Navy · 971 F. Supp. 2d 1
• ['AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'] · 30 F. Supp. 3d 67
• Bayala v. United States Department of Homeland Security · 246 F. Supp. 3d 16
• Freedom Watch, Inc. v. National Security Agency · 49 F. Supp. 3d 1
• American Immigration Lawyers Association v. Executive Office for Immigration Review · 76 F. Supp. 3d 184
• Lockett v. Comey · 271 F. Supp. 3d 205
• Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Department of Justice · 949 F. Supp. 2d 225
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