9th Circuit: Board of Immigration Appeals Erred in Construing Motion Based on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel as Motion to Reconsider Rather Than Motion to Reopen

5th Circuit: Eleventh Amendment Does Not Bar United States' Suit Against Mississippi Department of Public Safety For Individual Incident of Employment Discrimination Under ADA

4th Cir: Person with a Domestic Violence Conviction Forfeits Right to Possess Firm Arm under Gun Control Act

9th Cir: State Agency's Must-Bill Requirement Is Reasonable Implementation of the Medicaid Bill Payment Reimbursement System

8th Cir: ALJ's Denial of Disability Benefits Was Not Supported by Substantial Evidence

6th Cir: School District Provided Disabled Student Free and Appropriate Public Education as Required by Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

U.S. Attorney General: Release of Illegal Immigrant On Bond Pending Asylum Appeal Was Unwarranted under Section 236(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

9th Cir: In Abstentia Deportation Upheld Where Filing of INS Forms Unrelated to Deportation Proceeding Was Not Sufficient Notice of Change of Address

2nd Cir: Trial Court Need Not Inquire Sua Sponte into Pro Se Plaintiff's Mental Competence Under Federal Rules; Refusal to Appoint Counsel Is Not Abuse of Discretion in Title VII Case

10th Cir: Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act Entitles Center For Legal Advocacy Access to Peer Review and Quality Assurance Records and Preempts Colorado Law

3rd Cir: SSA Properly Deducted Lump-Sum Worker’s Compensation Settlement From Disability Insurance Benefits Using Pre-Settlement Pro-ration Rates

4th Cir: Black Lung Benefits Act Bars Claimant From Entering Into A Settlement Agreement With Former Employer

4th Cir: Bankruptcy Court Erred in Discharging Student Loan More Than Two Years Before Scheduled Completion of Chapter 13 Plan

11th Cir: Retiree Who Qualified for Social Security Disability Benefits December 31, 1985 Was ‘Eligible’ Prior to 1986 and Subject to SSA’s Windfall Elimination Provision

3rd Cir: Immigration Checkpoint at U.S. Virgin Island’s Airport Does Not Violate Fifth Amendment Equal Protection Right Nor Fourth Amendment Rights

7th Cir: Coal Miner May Recover Experts’ Fees for Medical Reports Supporting Finding of Pneumoconiosis and Attorney’s Fees in Black Lung Benefits Case