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US v. Heyer

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
The district court's order of civil commitment following an evidentiary hearing finding defendant to be a "sexually dangerous person" is affirmed,...

Obsidian Finance Group v. Cox

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
Liability for a defamatory blog post involving a matter of public concern cannot be imposed without proof of fault and actual damages.

The Evergreen Association, Inc. v. City of New York

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, False Advertising, Health Law
The district court's order granting plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction enjoining Local Law No. 17, which requires pregnancy services...

Kosilek v. Spencer

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
The district court's order requiring the defendant, the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction, to provide plaintiff-inmate with a...

Powell v. County of Humboldt

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-county in a challenge to the constitutionality of a county general plan requirement that plaintiffs provide an...

Grenning v. Miller-Stout

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a Washington state prisoner who alleged that the continuous...

Poventud v. City of New York

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an en banc opinion, summary judgment to defendants on plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims alleging that he was denied access to evidence in...

Gonzales v. California Department of Corrections

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a California state prisoner who challenged his validation as a gang member and his transfer to...

Ray Haluch Gravel Co. v. Central Pension Fund of Operating Engineers and Participating Employers

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by various union-affiliated benefit funds to collect benefits contributions required to be paid under federal law, and for...

Cano v. Taylor

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
In a 1983 action brought by plaintiff-former prison inmate alleging deliberate indifference to his mental health needs, and violations of his right to...