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Maraschiello v. City of Buffalo Police Department

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants on plaintiff's racial discrimination suit claiming plaintiff, though eligible, was not promoted to inspector after the...

Casitas Municipal Water District v. US

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
The Court of Federal Claim properly concluded that plaintiff's Fifth Amendment Takings claim was not ripe, where: 1) beneficial use is the proper...

Gabelli v. SEC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
The five-year statute of limitations in 28 U.S.C. section 2462, the general statute of limitations for civil penalty actions, including an SEC...

Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
Although required to prevail on the merits, proof of materiality is not a prerequisite to certification of a securities-fraud class action seeking...

Moore-King v. County of Chesterfield

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
Summary judgment for defendant-county on challenge to application of regulations affecting fortune tellers is affirmed, where: 1) the First Amendment...

Moss v. US Secret Service

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit stemming from a protest demonstration against President Bush during the 2004 presidential campaign: 1) the district court's ruling denying...

Clapper v. Amnesty International USA

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, International Law
Plaintiffs do not have Article III standing to challenge 50 U.S.C. section 1881a of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which permits the...

Marx v. General Revenue Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
A district court may award costs to prevailing defendants in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) cases without finding that the plaintiff...

Smith v. US

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Judges & Judiciary
Judgment dismissing plaintiff's Fifth Amendment takings claim against government when his license to practice law was revoked by the Tenth Circuit and...

Clatterbuck v. City of Charlottesville

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In 1983 action challenging the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance, which prohibits individuals from soliciting immediate donations near two...