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Tennant v. W. Virginia Sec'y of State

Government Law, Constitutional Law, Elections
In a challenge to the West Virginia's 2011 congressional redistricting plan as violating the "one person, one vote" principle, district court's...

Maine Educ. Ass'n Benefits Trust v. Cioppa

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a suit seeking to permanently enjoin a law entitled "An Act to Allow School Administrative Units to Seek Less Expensive Health Insurance...

Hall v. City of Los Angeles

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a plaintiff's section 1983 suit against the City of Los Angeles and other individuals, arising from a false murder conviction based on documents...

Bistrian v. Levi

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an inmate's suit against multiple prison officials, claiming that defendants failed to protect him after other inmates discovered that the prison...

Fortress Bible Church v. Feiner

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax-exempt Organizations
In plaintiffs' suit alleging violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) over a longstanding land-use...

Albino v. Baca

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an inmate's suit against prison officials and others, claiming constitutional violations related to his classification into the general population,...

R.E. v. New York City Dept. of Educ.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a consolidated appeal of three lawsuits brought by parents of autistic children, claiming due process violations against the New York City...

Council of San Benito County Governments v. Hollister Inn, Inc.

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In an eminent domain action to acquire property for a highway bypass project, the judgment of the trial court is vacated where the court erred in: 1)...

Stratton v. Buck

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Administrative Law
In an inmate's suit alleging constitutional violations against a registered nurse employed by the corrections center, the district court's judgment in...

Brennan Ctr. for Justice at New York Univ. Sch. of Law v. U.S. Dept. of Justice

Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In plaintiff's Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ), the United States Department of Health and Human Services...