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Darling v. State of Florida

Sentencing, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
Court of appeal's order denying the successive postconviction motion of an inmate under sentence of death is affirmed, but defendant is granted relief...

Lowe v. Hamilton County Dep't of Job & Family Serv.

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's employment discrimination suit against Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services (HCJFS), claiming race, age, and...

Holman v. Altana Pharma US, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Attorney's Fees
In plaintiff's suit against her former employer under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), trial court's grant of defendant's motion for...

Wooley v. N.Y. State Dept. of Corr. Servs.

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law
In an action by an inmate alleging that the denial of certain medical treatment to an inmate by the New York State Department of Correctional Services...

Hoffman v. Parade Pubs.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an age discrimination action asserting that plaintiff's termination violated the New York City Human Rights Law and the New York State Human Rights...

Morgan v. Swanson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In an action alleging that defendant elementary school officials banned the distribution of religious materials, resulting in "religious viewpoint...

College Std. Magazine v. Student Ass'n of the State Univ. of NY

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a facial challenge under the First Amendment to a policy pursuant to which defendant university distributed funds to student groups, defendants'...

Vivenzio v. City of Syracuse

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging racial discrimination by a city fire department, summary judgment for defendants is vacated where the record did not establish...

Alviso v. Sonoma County Sheriff's Dep't

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In plaintiff's class action suit against a county and several defendants, mainly claiming that section 14602.6 violates the equal protection...

Mercado-Berrios v. Cancel-Alegria

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's political discrimination and speech retaliation suit, claiming that she was wrongly denied a permanent position with the Puerto Rican...