Under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. and other statutes, the Secretary of the Interior leases federal and Indian lands for development of oil and gas resources. Brief for Respondents at 2. Petitioner BP America Production Co. ("...
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The Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”) imposes a fifteen–year mandatory minimum imprisonment term when a defendant violates the Gun Control Act, codified under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (“GCA”), and also has at least three prior federal or state convictions...
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Moris Campos-Chaves (“Campos-Chaves”) is a citizen of El Salvador who entered the United States without authorization on January 24, 2005. Campos-Chaves v. Garland at 1-2. On February 10, 2005, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS” or “government...
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The core banking powers of federally chartered banks such as the power to lend come from the National Bank Act (“NBA”). Brief for Respondent, Bank of America at 1. Under the NBA, chartering, regulation, and supervision of national banks are overseen by...
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The Hatch-Waxman Act expedites the process by which generic drug manufacturers can obtain approval from the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to market generic drugs, and allows generic drug manufacturers to produce and market brand-name drugs for...
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This case is the culmination of litigation between the Rhode Island and the Narragansett Indian Tribe that began in 1975, when the Narragansett filed suit to recover tribal lands in Rhode Island. See Narragansett Tribe of Indians v. Southern Rhode...
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Herndrick Humphries, an African American, worked as an associate manager in a Cracker Barrel restaurant owned by CBOCS West, Inc. ("Cracker Barrel") for three years, until Cracker Barrel terminated his employment on December 5, 2001 for violation of...
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In 2004, Coeur Alaska sought a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers ("Army Corps") to open the Kensington Gold Mine in southeast Alaska. See Southeast Alaska Conservation Council v. Army Corps of Engineers, 486 F. 3d 638, 641 (9th Cir. 2007). Coeur...
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In 1972, Congress passed 33 U.S.C. § 1251, or the Clean Water Act (“CWA” or “Act”), to preserve the “Nation’s waters” by prohibiting the “discharge of any pollutant” unless certain requirements in the Act are met. Hawai'i Wildlife Fund v. Maui (...
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Facts
From 1959 to 1985, Petitioner CTS Corporation (“CTS”) operated a fifty-four acre facility in Asheville, North Carolina, where notable quantities of chemicals were stored. Waldburger v. CTS Corp. 723 F.3d 434, 440 (4th Cir. 2013). In 1987, CTS sold...