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Lacey v. Maricopa County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a section 1983 suit against government officials in the county sheriff's office and the county attorney's office, by owners of a local newspaper,...

Ayala v. Wong

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his murder and robbery-related convictions and a sentence of death, is reversed...

William Jefferson & Co., Inc. v. Bd. of Assessment & Appeals

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a suit challenging a county tax assessor's valuation of a parcel of real property, district court's judgment that the state administrative appeal...

Peter-Palican v. Gov't of the Commonwealth of the N. Mariana Islands

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, claiming wrongful termination without cause from her position as Special...

Robinson v. City & County of San Francisco

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In a petition for writ of mandate brought under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), seeking to overturn the decision of City and County...

Distiso v. Cook

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a plaintiff's suit, on behalf of her biracial son, against a town, its Board of Education, and various educators and administrators under 42 U.S.C....

Consejo De Salud De La Comunidad De La Playa De Ponce, Inc. v. Gonzalez-Feliciano

Health Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a dispute between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and several federally qualified health centers (FQHC) concerning the implementation of a...

Bryant v. New York State Educ. Dep't.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a suit brought by parents and/or legal guardians of children with disabilities, seeking equitable relief preventing the New York Board of Regents,...

Fabrikant v. French

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and others, alleging various federal constitutional violations, arising...

Vieira Enterprises, Inc. v. City of E. Palo Alto

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit against a city, the city's building department and others, by a seller and installer of manufactured homes, alleging that the issuance of...