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Stansbury v. Wertman

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a 1983 action alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution, the district court's denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment is reversed...

US v. Windsor

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Tax Law
In a tax refund suit, in which plaintiff challenged the determination that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) barred her from claiming the federal...

Shelby County v. Holder

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, which provides the "coverage formula," defining the "covered jurisdictions" as States or political subdivisions...

Leos v. Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
The trial court erred in denying defendant-employer's motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff-employees' claims, where although the arbitration...

Vance v. Ball State University

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
An employee is a "supervisor" for purposes of vicarious liability under Title VII only if he or she is empowered by the employer to take tangible...

Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit did not hold defendant-University to the demanding burden of strict scrutiny articulated in...

Sanders County Republican Central Committee v. Fox

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Elections, Government Law, Judges & Judiciary
The district court's permanent injunction enjoining defendants, Montana's Attorney General and Commissioner of Political Practices, from enforcing in...

Spavone v. N.Y. State Department of Correctional Services

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
The district court improperly denied the individual defendants' motion for summary judgment in action for money damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section...

Gwynn v. City of Philadelphia

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-officers and defendant-city on plaintiff-officers' constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, statutory claims...

Grullon v. City of New Haven

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Judgment dismissing, without leave to amend, pro se plaintiff's civil rights complaint complaining of jail conditions is vacated in part and remanded,...