United States Fourth Circuit - June 2004 Opinion Summaries

CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF MARYLAND v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUB. SCHS.

Constitutional Law, Education Law
Court improperly refused to issue a preliminary injunction requiring that plaintiff religious group be granted access to a public school's take-home...

ROCHE v. LINCOLN PROPERTY CO.

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case involving toxic mold and related damages, defendants failed to carry their burden of proof with respect to their diversity of citizenship...

US v. SMITH

Criminal Law & Procedure

LEWIS COAL CO. v. DOWCP

Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant coal mine's appeal of a benefits review board decision granting plaintiff benefits based on his showing that he was disabled due to his...

AW v. FAIRFAX COUNTY SCH. BD.

Civil Rights, Education Law
Court denied disabled student's request to be sent to a particular middle school, because the "stay put" provision in the Individuals with...

US v. KENNEDY

Constitutional Law, Evidence
Defendant unsuccessfully appealed his conviction for perjury on the grounds that evidence should have been suppressed based on of Fifth and Sixth...

WILLIAMS v. STAPLES, INC.

Civil Rights
Court overturned summary judgment for defendants in a civil rights case involving racial discrimination in the acceptance of personal checks, because...

COSTAR GROUP, INC. v. LOOPNET, INC.

Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property
Defendant ISP is not liable for the direct copyright infringement of its users because it was not a duplicator itself, but rather was simply the owner...

PARRISH v. CLEVELAND

Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death action alleging defendant officers' deliberate indifference for the decedent's safety while in their custody, the court found the...

US v. HUMPHRIES

Criminal Law & Procedure
Court overturned a suppression order, stating as a matter of law, there was probable cause for the defendant-s arrest which yielded the evidence in...