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US v. Cortes-Caban

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Convictions of several police officers on charges of conspiring to injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate persons in the free exercise or enjoyment...

Bucalo v. Shelter Island Union Free Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for age discrimination and retaliation against a school district, district court's judgment in favor of the school district is affirmed, as...

Durham v. Horner

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against a police officer and others, alleging a Fourth Amendment claim under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and a state law claim for malicious...

Dahlia v. Rodriguez

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit filed by a detective against his employer, the police department and others, claiming that his placement on...

Biediger v. Quinnipiac Univ.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Sports Law
In a suit against a university by female volleyball players and their coach, alleging violation of Title IX for denying women equal varsity athletic...

McGarry v. Pallito

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In plaintiff's suit brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, alleging that the defendants violated his Thirteenth Amendment right to be free from...

Mongols Nation Motorcycle Club, Inc. v. City of Lancaster

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a motorcycle club's suit against a city and its officials, alleging, inter alia, interference with exercise of civil rights, the defendants' appeal...

Marcavage v. The City of New York

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In plaintiffs' suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, arising from their arrest while protesting at the 2004 Republican National Convention at Madison...

Jones v. Town of East Haven

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In plaintiff's suit against a town brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, for the killing of her son by a police officer, alleging numerous claims,...

Wobel v. City of Erie

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit for retaliation against his former employer and certain employees under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, district court's grant of summary...