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JSJ Limited Partnership v. Mehrban

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Sanctions
In a suit by a restaurant for abuse of process and malicious prosecution against a patron who had sued it for ADA violations, the trial court's denial...

Ridley School District v. M.R.

Civil Rights, Education Law
In a suit by parents of a learning-disabled child, seeking compensatory education from a school district for violations of the Individuals with...

Fitzsimons v. California Emergency Physicians Medical Group

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) brought by a physician against a medical group of which she was a partner,...

Johnson v. Killian

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a suit asserting Bivens claims for violation of the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) against prison officials for a...

Asociacion de Periodistas de Puerto Rico v. Mueller

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Media Law
In a suit by several journalists against FBI agents, who the journalists alleged used excessive force against them during the execution of a search...

Lopez v. Brewer

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 asserting that Arizona's lethal injection protocol violated the Eighth Amendment, the district court's denial...

C.O. v. Portland Public Schools

Civil Rights, Education Law
In a suit stemming from alleged inadequacies in a disabled child's individualized education program, the Ninth Circuit: 1) reverses a finding that the...

Southerland v. City of New York

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Juvenile Law
In a suit by a father and his children under 42 USC section 1983 asserting that a children's services caseworker employed by the City of New York...

Couch v. Jabe

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit by a Sunni Muslim incarcerated in a state correctional facility, alleging that prison officials violated the Religious Land Use and...

Jones v. Walgreen Co.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a case in which a former employee asserted claims of disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, unlawful...