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Summit Bank v. Rogers

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law
In a suit by a bank against a former employee for posting allegedly defamatory messages on craigslist, the trial court's denial of an anti-SLAPP...

Marsh v. County of San Diego

Media Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a mother's suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against a retired police officer and his county employer, alleging that the officer's copying and...

Snow v. McDaniel

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
In a prisoner's suit under 42 USC section 1983 alleging that the doctors and wardens in the Nevada Department of Corrections were deliberately...

Wilhelm v. Rotman

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
In a suit under 42 USC section 1983 against two prison doctors, alleging that their delay in treating the plaintiff's hernia amounted to deliberate...

Wag More Dogs, LLC v. Cozart

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case challenging the constitutionality of a city's sign ordinance, the district court's dismissal of the complaint is affirmed, where: 1) the...

ACLU v. Dep’t of Justice

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
A district court judgment with respect to government decisions to withhold certain information from FOIA request responses is: 1) reversed in part, as...

JSJ Limited Partnership v. Mehrban

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Sanctions
In a suit by a restaurant for abuse of process and malicious prosecution against a patron who had sued it for ADA violations, the trial court's denial...

Galloway v. Town of Greece

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit asserting that aspects of a town's practice of beginning town board meetings with a prayer violated the Establishment Clause, summary...

People ex rel. Harris v. Sunset Car Wash, LLC

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a state action against a car wash, seeking to recover unpaid wages and penalties owed by a company that had operated a car wash at the same...

Johnson v. Killian

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a suit asserting Bivens claims for violation of the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) against prison officials for a...