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Gallagher v. Magner

Civil Rights, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In consolidated actions by several owners and former owners of rental properties in St. Paul, Minnesota, challenging the City of St. Paul's...

Warf v. Bd of Elections of Green County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections
In plaintiffs' 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming unconstitutional disenfranchisement against a county elections board and individuals, alleging...

Hollander v. Copacabana Nightclub

Civil Rights, Commercial Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought against several New York City nightclubs for discriminating against men on “Ladies’ Nights," dismissal of...

Wolfe v. Schaefer

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In an attorney's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against the State Attorney and others, arising from his failed 2008 bid for State's Attorney of...

Chism v. Curtner

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII racial discrimination action related to plaintiff's termination from employment as a firefighter for the city of Forrest City,...

Forrest v. Prine

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In plaintiff's excessive force claim against an officer under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) a reading...

Colenburg v. STARCON Int'l, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for race-based employment discrimination, reprisal, and hostile work environment under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), summary...

Hatmaker v. Mem'l Med. Ctr.

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against her formal employer for violating 42 U.S.C. section 2000e-3(a), claiming that she was fired as a part-time chaplain at the...

California State Foster Parents' Ass'n v. Wagner

Civil Rights, Government Benefits, Government Law
In an action against officials of the State of California under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claiming a violation of plaintiffs' federal right to payments...

Runyon v. Applied Extrusion Tech. Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act against his former employer, district court's grant of judgment as a matter of...