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State Buliding and Construction Trades Council of California v. City of Vista

Construction, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute involving contracts for the construction of public buildings and whether a charter city must comply with California's prevailing wage law...

Press Democrat v. Sonoma Co. Herald Recorder

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Media Law
In a dispute contesting the adjudication that a newspaper met the requirements to post legal notices pursuant to Government Code section 6000, the...

City of San Diego v. Haas

Class Actions, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action pension case involving San Diego Ordinance No. 0-19567, which amended the San Diego Municipal Code (SDMC) to reflect that employees...

Roberts v. Paterson

Gaming Law, Government Benefits, Government Law
In a suit brought by the New York City Off-Track Betting Corp., a public benefit corporation, against the state and the governor, and the mayor and...

In re M.M.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Education Law, Government Law
A school security officer, as defined in Education Code section 38001.5(c), is a "public officer" for purposes of a misdemeanor charge of willfully...

Moss v. Spartanburg County Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a suit challenging a school policy that allows students to receive two academic credits for off-campus religious instruction offered by private...

US v. Danielczyk

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In the government's appeal of the dismissal of a count of an indictment, alleging that defendants conspired to and did facilitate direct contributions...

National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Tax Law
In a suit challenging the constitutionality of the individual mandate and the Medicaid expansion provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable...

In the Matter of Chinese Staff & Workers' Assoc.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In plaintiffs' suit against the Department of City Planning (DCP), seeking to annul the negative declaration on the ground that DCP's environmental...

Kensington Volunteer Fire v. Montgomery County, MD

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by volunteer fire and rescue departments against a county and its officials, contending that defendants eliminated part of...