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20 opinions for “Field v. Whaling”
Whaling v. Joycepublic domain
BY JUDGE JOHN W. SCOTT, JR. This matter came before the Court on February 13, 1997, for the presentation of oral argument on the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. This litigation involves an allegation by the Plaintiff that the Defendant, a psychiatrist, was negligent in failing to diagnose that the Plaintiff was suffering from “Graves Disease” and in hospitalizing the Plaintiff for depression and anxiety.
Japan Whaling Ass'n v. American Cetacean Societypublic domain
Justice White delivered the opinion of the Court. In these cases, we address the question whether, under what are referred to in these cases as the Pelly and Packwood Amendments, 85 Stat. 786, as amended, 22 U. S. C. § 1978; 90 Stat. 337, as amended, 16 U. S. C. § 1821 (1982 ed. and Supp. Ill), the Secretary of Commerce is required to certify that Japan’s whaling practices “diminish the effectiveness” of the In
SHACKELFORD MILLER, JR., Circuit Judge. The respondent, Spermacet Whaling & Shipping Co., is a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of Panama. During the period of April, 1947, through the latter part of January, 1948, it participated in a fishing expedition for sperm whales and the production of sperm oil off the western coast of South America. It received f
Field v. Schieffelinpublic domain
The Chancellor. The bond and mortgage which the plaintiff claims, were taken by William James Steivart, in his character of guardian of the person and estate of Hopkins, the infant, and to which trust he had been duly appointed by this court That he had a legal control over that bond and mortgage, and a right to collect and receive the money due thereon, and a legal right to sell and assign the same, in the due
Grell v. Trumppublic domain
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge As the nation ponders current political controversies, this case evokes one from the past: the Reagan Administration's covert effort to undermine Nicaragua's Sandinista government in the 1980s. Pro se *314plaintiff Richard Grell is a U.S. Army veteran who was deployed to Central Ameri
Center for Biological Diversity v. Rosspublic domain
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 18-112 (JEB) GINA RAIMONDO, in her official capacity as Secretary of Commerce, et al., Defendants, and MASSACHUSETTS LOBSTERMEN’S ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Defendant-Intervenors.
Htet v. Bidenpublic domain
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THEINT WIN HTET, : : Plaintiff, : Civil Action No.: 24-1446 (RC) : v. : Re Document Nos.: 5, 6 : DONAL
Sai v. Trumppublic domain
TANYA S. CHUTKAN, United States District Judge Before the court is David Keanu Sai's pro se Petition against Donald J. Trump, *71President of the United States of America; Philip S. Davidson, Commander of the Indo-Pacific Command of the United States Navy; and David Ige, Governor of the State of Hawaii. Sai describes himself as the "Chai
Sai v. Trumppublic domain
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) DAVID KEANU SAI, Ph.D., pro se ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 18-cv-1500 (TSC)
Georgia Aquarium, Inc. v. Pritzkerpublic domain
ORDER AMY TOTENBERG, District Judge. “The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something *1286before you can care about it, ” This quotation from Dr. Sylvia Earle,1 the former chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is inscribed on the
Animal Protection Institute of America v. Mosbacherpublic domain
799 F.Supp. 173 (1992) ANIMAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, et al., Petitioners, v. Robert A. MOSBACHER, et al., Respondents, and John G. Shedd Aquarium, and American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, Intervenor-Respondents. INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE COALITION, et al., Petitioners, v. Barbara H. FRANKLIN, and William W. Fox, Jr., Respondents, and John G. Shedd Aquarium, Intervenor-Respondent.
United States v. Averypublic domain
This opinion is subject to revision before publication UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES _______________ UNITED STATES Appellee v. Robert S. AVERY, Specialist United States Army, Appellant No. 19-0259 Crim. App. No. 20140202 January 15, 2020, Argued—D
Vassiliades v. Blinkenpublic domain
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ANNA MARIA VASSILIADES et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 24-1952 (TJK) MARCO RUBIO et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION By enacting the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Congress provided the President with significant authorities to
Grell v. Trumppublic domain
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RICHARD GRELL, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 17-cv-939 (CRC) DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION As the nation ponders current political controversies, this case evokes one from the past: the Reagan Administration’s covert ef
Georgia Aquarium, Inc. v. Pritzkerpublic domain
ORDER AMY TOTENBERG, District Judge. This matter is before the Court on the Motion to Intervene [Doc. 19] of Animal Welfare Institute, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Inc. (North America), Cetacean Society International, and Earth Island Institute (collectively “Movants”). I. Factual and Legal Background Plaintiff Georgia Aquarium,
State v. Dorffpublic domain
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 48119 STATE OF IDAHO, ) ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) Boise, November 2022 Term ) v. ) Opinion filed: March 20, 2023
Ahmed v. Cissnapublic domain
KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge: Plaintiffs mount various statutory and constitutional challenges to the filing and adjudication procedures for Form I-130 petitions, which permit United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to petition on behalf of immediate relatives wishing to immigrate to the United States.1 They seek to file petitions on behalf of family members who are presently resid
FF Cosmetics FL, Inc. v. City of Miami Beachpublic domain
*1294 DUBINA', Circuit Judge: In this consolidated interlocutory appeal, Appellant City of Miami Beach (“City”) challenges the district court’s order granting Appellees FF Cosmetics FL Inc., Timeless Cosmetics FL Inc., Brilliance New York LLC, and Oceane FL Cosmetics Inc.’s (“Retailers”) renewed motion
Reed v. Statepublic domain
COCHRAN, J., filed a concurring opinion in which WOMACK, J., joined. Didn’t Richard III cry out, while he was at, on, or in Bosworth Field, “My kingdom for a proper preposition!” Well, perhaps it was a horse, but in this case the State’s prosecution fails for want of a proper preposition. And it must, given both the vagaries of the English language and the sense of the penal statute. The
Center for Bio Diversity v. TRANpublic domain
Case: 25-60282 Document: 106-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/07/2026 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED July 7, 2026 No. 25