all - Opinion Summaries

Smith v. Gilchrist

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-district attorney in plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that he was fired for exercising his...

Disabled in Action v. Board of Elections in the City of New York

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections
The district court's final order requiring defendants to comply with a comprehensive remedial plan to address barriers to access for people with...

People v. Golb

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law
Defendant's multiple convictions arising out of his internet campaign to attack the integrity and harm the reputation of other Dead Sea Scrolls...

Green v. City and County of San Francisco

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging wrongful detention, false arrest and excessive force following a traffic stop by defendant-officers who...

Lopez-Munoz v. Triple-S Salud, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of an action asserting local law claims for damages arising out of defendant-health insurer's refusal to cover plaintiff's lap band medical...

CTIA - The Wireless Association v. Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law
In a challenge to Puerto Rico's "Registry Act," which requires telephone companies and other sellers of prepaid phones to provide information about...

Wolfson v. Concannon

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Judges & Judiciary
In an action brought by plaintiff, an unsuccessful candidate for judicial office in Arizona, challenging several provisions of the Arizona Code of...

Horne v. US Dept. of Agriculture

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Following a reversal and remand from the United States Supreme Court, the district court's summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Secretary of...

California Crane School, Inc. v. National Commission for Certification of Crane Operators

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for defendants on plaintiffs' claims for Cartwright Antitrust Act violations, unfair competition and related business torts is: 1) reversed...

Jones v. City of Boston

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendants in an action challenging the Boston Police Department's drug testing program, which plaintiffs allege caused a...