Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America

Holding that absent a reservation of jurisdiction in the stipulated dismissal order, federal courts lack jurisdiction to consider enforcement of a settlement agreement

Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation

Holding the district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to admit affidavits in support of standing when filed after summary judgment briefing and hearing were complete

Bennett v. Spear

Holding that a Final Biological Opinion has "legal consequences," even though the action agency is not legally obligated to accept the opinion's recommendations or conclusions, because the opinion "alter the legal regime to which the action agency is subject"

Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner

Holding that plaintiffs subject to a regulation had standing to challenge it even though the Attorney General had yet to "authorize criminal and seizure actions for violations of the statute"

Safe Air for Everyone v. Meyer

Holding residue generated from the cultivation of bluegrass was not discarded because, among other things, it was reused "in a continuous process of growing and harvesting Kentucky bluegrass seeds, the generating industry"

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Holding that FOIA does not compel agencies to write or create material to explain disclosed documents

Bowen v. Massachusetts

Holding that monetary relief was equitable because it sought reimbursement to which the State was allegedly already entitled, rather than money in compensation for losses suffered

Kissinger v. Reporters Committee

Holding that in the Freedom of Information Act, the term " ‘Executive Office’ does not include the Office of the President"

Zixiang Li v. Kerry

Stating that dismissal is appropriate when "it is clear that the complaint could not be saved by amendment"

Digimarc Corp. Deri. Liti. v. Davis

Holding that antagonism must exist at the time suit was filed

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Section 706 - Scope of review

Granting courts jurisdiction to "compel agency action unlawfully held or unreasonably delayed"

Section 552 - Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings

Holding that the Court's entering of a “Stipulation and Order” approving the parties' terms of dismissal did not amount to a “court-ordered consent decree” that would render the plaintiff the prevailing party

Section 704 - Actions reviewable

Granting judicial review over " final agency action"

Section 2131 - Congressional statement of policy

Stating that one purpose of the AWA is "to assure the humane treatment of animals"

Section 1.8 - Requirements for processing records requests seeking business information