all - Opinion Summaries

Antilles Cement Corp. v. Fortuno

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a suit by an importer of foreign cement seeking a declaratory judgment that two statutes of Puerto Rico violate the dormant foreign commerce...

Jarrard v. DOJ

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In consolidated suits by a preference-eligible veteran who was passed over for hiring as an attorney at the Social Security Administration and the...

Lee-Thomas v. Prince George's County Public Schools

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court partially rejecting appellant's assertion of Eleventh Amendment immunity against plaintiff's...

New York Civil Liberties Union v. New York City Transit Authority

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Transportation
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 brought by organization that advocates for open governmental and judicial proceedings to enjoin a policy...

Lomando v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiff's complaint for medical malpractice and wrongful death under the Federal Tort...

Cal. Redevelopment Assn. v. Matosantos

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a writ challenge to two Assembly Measures intended to stabilize school funding by reducing or eliminating the diversion of property tax revenues...

In re: NSA Telecommunications Records Litigation

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In an appeal from the district court's dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint challenging Section 802 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)...

Jewel v. NSA

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiffs' complaint alleging that the government impermissibly engaged in warrantless...

Family PAC v. McKenna

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court preserving and stricking certain provisions of Washington State's election law as applied to PACs,...

Orange County Dept. of Education v. Cal. Dept. of Education

Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court granting respondent's motion for summary judgment in a dispute involving which of the parties bears...