all - Opinion Summaries

OWSLEY v. BOWERSOX

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Trial court's refusal to appoint substitute counsel in capital case did not violate petitioner's Sixth Amendment rights where he did not show any...

GARCIA v. MEZA

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Asset Forfeiture
District court had subject matter jurisdiction over administrative forfeiture proceedings where the government's single, undeliverable forfeiture...

SIMMONS-HARRIS v. ZELMAN

Constitutional Law, Education Law
Ohio Pilot Scholarship Program school voucher program violates the Establishment Clause because it does not permit private citizens to direct...

US v. FLOWAL

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Search of defendant's luggage was lawful where defendant matched drug courier profile, but the district court erred by not allowing the jury to...

DELEON v. STRACK

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Because the U.S. Supreme Court has permitted the use of restraints as a last resort, state courts have the discretion to determine that a defendant...

WOODS v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Criminal complaint filed by assault victim with police alleging plaintiff committed assault gave police probable cause to arrest plaintiff, and act...

KIEL v. CITY OF KENOSHA

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
City's residency requirement for firefighters did not warrant issuance of a preliminary injunction enjoining defendants from enforcing the...

MCNAIR v. COFFEY

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Once a jury determined that defendant police officer's conduct was objectively unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment for using excessive force,...

KIA v. MCINTYRE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
Hospital was acting primarily as a health care provider, and not a state actor, by refusing to release newborn to parents when initial urine tests...

US v. ROSARIO

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Government had probable cause to arrest defendant indicted on narcotics charges under 21 USC 846 where informant, though previously untested, provided...