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Marcavage v. National Park Service

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action by an abortion protester under 42 USC Section 1983 against the National Park Service, the United States Department of the Interior, and...

Lazaro v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs

Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, Administrative Law, Government Law
On appeal of a final order of the Merit Systems Protection Board that denied the plaintiff's claim for relief under the Veterans Employment...

Lore v. City of Syracuse

Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a case alleging illegal retaliation against a city police officer under Title VII and the New York State Human Rights Law (HRL) because of her...

Gallop v. Cheney

Government Law, Judges & Judiciary, Sanctions
On an order to show cause why an attorney should not be separately sanctioned for his self-proclaimed lead role in drafting a frivolous and vexatious...

Southerland v. City of New York

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law, Juvenile Law
In a suit under 42 USC Section 1983 asserting that a New York City children's services caseworker entered the plaintiffs' home unlawfully and effected...

McBurney v. Young

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a case brought by non-Virginia residents seeking declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 USC section 1983 against Virginia officials because of...

Haybarger v. Lawrence County Adult Probation and Parole

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employee's suit under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the district court's summary judgment in favor of the employee's supervisor is...

Bernard v. City of Oakland

Evidence, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case in which retired firefighters or their surviving spouses contended that the City of Oakland and Union City were required to make additional...

Vandermost v. Bowen

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In writ petition proceedings concerning California state senate electoral maps, the requested writ of mandate is denied, where: 1) the court concluded...

Fortin v. Titcomb

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a case in which a federal jury awarded the appellant $125,000 in damages against a police officer after finding that the officer negligently used...