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Mead v. Independence Association

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against an assisted living facilities licensed by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS),...

Nelson v. City of Davis

Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a suit by a student who suffered permanent injury when he was shot in the eye by a pepperball projectile fired from the weapon of a U.C. Davis...

Reynolds v. Barrett

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Evidence
In a suit against individual state officials brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for intentional racial discrimination at Elmira Correctional...

Chin v. Port Authority of N.Y. and N.J.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by a group of Asian Americans currently or formerly employed as police officers by the Port Authority under Title VII of the Civil...

Brooks v. Arthur

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 brought by corrections officers at the Correctional Unit in Rustburg, Virginia, alleging that the defendants unlawfully...

US v. Moloney

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, International Law
In consolidated appeals are from the denial of the efforts of two academic researchers to prevent the execution of two sets of subpoenas issued to...

Woods v. Carey

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case alleging deliberate indifference to prisoner-plaintiff's medical needs due to the improper denial of two grievance...

Allgoewer v. City of Tracy

Civil Rights, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against the City of Tracy and two of its police officers for (among other things) using excessive force in arresting him, the trial court's...

Hoitt v. Dept. of Rehabilitation

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In an action by a disabled petitioner seeking full reimbursement of his tuition associated with pursuing a degree in video game art and design at a...

M.H. and E.K. v. New York City Dept. of Education

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a consolidated action by parents of disabled children who challenged the procedural and substantive adequacy of the Individualized Education Plans...