United States Law Week: Index-Summary

GAMBLING

– Internet, law barring businesses from processing payments for illegal transactions upheld (3d Cir.), 1137
– Sports, state law allowing wagers on results of professional and college games violates federal law (3d Cir.), 1139

GAS

See OIL AND GAS

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

– Affirmative action, DOL enforcement efforts, In Brief, 2016
– Aliens' eligibility to work, E-Verify system to check

– – DHS to implement rule mandating federal contractor usage of system, 2025; business groups seek emergency injunctive relief from rule (D. Md.), 2125; injunction denied (4th Cir.), In Brief, 2145
– – Legislation to make system permanent

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2892

– Background checks of NASA contract workers, privacy rights (9th Cir., rehear en banc den), In Brief, 1026
– Campaign finance, Conn. Atty. Gen. shielded from opponent's challenge to ban on accepting money from lawyers contracting with state (2d Cir.), 1080
– Defense contracts

See DEFENSE CONTRACTS

– Establishment Clause, contract postal unit operated by church (2d Cir.), In Brief, 1192
– False Claims Act, original source exception to public disclosure bar, whistleblower need not provide information to government before disclosure occurs (1st Cir.), 1126; circuit split roundup, 1192
– NLRA rights, DOL proposes rule requiring contractors to notify employees of, 2075
– Precontract award protest, standing requires prospective bidder to show nontrivial competitive injury able to be addressed by judicial relief (Fed. Cir.), 1107
– Small Bus. Admin., jurisdiction over grant dispute (Fed. Cir.), In Brief, 1243
– Subcontractor's collective bargaining agreement with union, contractor must arbitrate applicability to contractor (2d Cir.), 1221

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

– Armed services

See ARMED SERVICES

– Campaign finance, Conn. Atty. Gen. shielded from opponent's challenge to ban on accepting money from lawyers contracting with state (2d Cir.), 1080
– Congress

See CONGRESS, U.S.

– EPA employees, agency administrator reverses policy on cooperation with inspector general probes, 2094
– Honest services fraud, public official's nondisclosure of conflict of interest may justify conviction of private citizen (3d Cir.), 1051
– Job bias

See EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION

– Law enforcement

See LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL

– Lobbyist contacts with Obama administration about economic stimulus funds, OMB issues revised policy, 2064
– Prosecutors

See PROSECUTORS

– Qualified immunity from liability

See QUALIFIED IMMUNITY

– Schools

See generally SCHOOLS

GREENHOUSE GASES

– Federal agency reduction targets, executive order issued, In Brief, 2211
– Large sources

– – Prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) program, EPA proposes tailoring rule, 2189
– – Reporting requirements, EPA sends draft final rule to OMB, 2110; final rule released, 2175

– Legislation to limit emissions

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1733, HR 2454

– Motor vehicles

– – Endangerment from emissions

– – – Bush administration, 2007 EPA draft finding based on public welfare, 2220
– – – Industry opposes EPA proposed finding, 2011

– – Light-duty vehicles, proposed emission limits sent to OMB, In Brief, 2129; Obama administration releases proposal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, 2156
– – Waiver of Clean Air Act preemption, EPA grants Cal. request to implement state standards, 2010

– Navy official says compliance with potential emission rules may be difficult, 2240
– Stationary sources, EPA sends OMB proposed rule to limit carbon dioxide emissions from, 2125; OMB review completed, In Brief, 2179
– Tort claims

– – Electric power generators, states may proceed with public nuisance claims (2d Cir.), 1168
– – Energy companies, Hurricane Katrina victims may proceed with claims that emissions led to increased storm damage (5th Cir.), 1233

GUILTY PLEAS

– Post-conviction relief waivers, attorneys may not negotiate in plea bargains, Mo. ethics opinion, 2007

GUNS

See FIREARMS AND WEAPONS