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Thayer v. City of Worcester

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
The district court's denial of a preliminary injunction against enforcing two city ordinances prohibiting coercive or risky behavior by panhandlers,...

Reyes-Perez v. State Insurance Fund Corp.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendants in plaintiff's action alleging that his public career position with Puerto Rico's State Insurance Fund...

Hardin v. PDX, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action alleging that defendant PDX intentionally modified its software to allow defendant Safeway to distribute abbreviated drug monographs that...

US v. Richardson

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for violating the registration requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) is affirmed, where:...

Cheyenne Desertrain v. City of Los Angeles

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-city in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action challenging the constitutionality of Los Angeles Municipal Code Section...

US v. Clarke

Constitutional Law, Tax Law
A taxpayer has a right to conduct an examination of IRS officials regarding their reasons for issuing a summons when he points to specific facts or...

Lane v. Franks

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U. S. C. section 1983 action alleging that defendants had violated the First Amendment by firing plaintiff-public employee in retaliation for...

Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l

Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
The patents in suit that disclose a computer implemented scheme for mitigating "settlement risk" by using a third-party intermediary, and claim a...

Southern California Edison Co. v. PUC

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Public Utilities, Tax Law
A petition for a writ of mandate challenging the Public Utilities Commission's (PUC) implementation of the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC),...

Gonzalez v. Waterfront Commission of the NY Harbor

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against the defendant-former employer seeking to enjoin disciplinary proceedings initiated by the defendant as a violation of plaintiff's...