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Grossmith v. Noonan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In plaintiff's civil rights suit against two police officers arising out of his arrest for shooting his neighbor's dog, judgment of the district court...

Duvall v. Georgia-Pac. Consumer Prods., L.P.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for failure to grant plaintiff a reasonable accommodation, summary judgment for defendant...

Prison Legal News v. Schwarzenegger

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action claiming that the California Department of Corrections violated a prison newspaper's First Amendment rights, the district court's award...

In re the City of New York

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a civil right action brought by protesters and others who were arrested at the 2004 Republican National Convention (RNC), the City of New York's...

Am. Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky v. McCreary County

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a highly publicized case involving the display of framed copies of the Ten Commandments in Kentucky county courthouses, judgment of the district...

People v. Wilkinson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Sentencing
Trial court's order to have petitioner committed to the California Department of Developmental Services for placement is reversed where the trial...

Yost v. Stout

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Elections, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 challenge to the "endorsement clause" of the Kansas Code of Judicial Conduct that generally prohibits a judge or judicial...

Little v. Jones

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) and several employees and officials at a prison...

Zuress v. Donley

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a Title VII action claiming sex discrimination by the Air Force, the dismissal of the action is affirmed where the intramilitary immunity doctrine,...

Brown v. City of Huntsville

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action bringing federal and state claims for false arrest and excessive force by the police, the district court's grant of summary judgment to...