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Adams v. The Trustees of UNCW

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action alleging retaliation, religious and speech-based discrimination in relation to the decision not to promote plaintiff to the...

A. D. v. State of California Highway Patrol

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 dispute arising out of a fatal shooting following a high-speed chase, denial of qualified immunity upon a Rule 50(a)...

Lopera v. Town of Coventry

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Sports Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 dispute arising from a police search of team members after a heated match and with the consent of team coach, summary...

Rios-Colon v. Toledo

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII dispute alleging racial discrimination during the course of employment, Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal by district court on the grounds that...

Islamic Shura Council v. FBI

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a dispute arising out of the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. section 552, district court's sealed, ex parte order containing the district court's decision to make...

Schmidt v. Creedon

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Due Process challenge to the suspension of appellant from a police department, judgment of the district court in favor of defendants is affirmed...

Connick v. Thompson

Sentencing, Evidence, Government Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a dispute involving the scope of section 1983 liability, judgment of the appeals court is reversed where the office of the district attorney may...

Harvey v. Plains Twp. Pol. Dep't

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Judges & Judiciary
In a Section 1983 dispute alleging an unconstitutional search of plaintiff's apartment, judgment of the trial court issued on a single factual...

Bardzik v. County of Orange

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a Section 1983 dispute alleging retaliation through adverse employment action, district court's denial of qualified immunity defense is affirmed in...

FleetBoston Financial Corp. v. Alt

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In an employment dispute arising out of an arbitral award, summary in favor of defendant based on the recognition and entry of award by district court...