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Lefemine v. Wideman

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a case under 42 USC section 1983 in which it was accepted for purposes of appeal that the actions of government officials were an impermissible...

Hayes v. State of New York Attorney Grievance Committee

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Media Law
In a challenge to a New York regulation requiring a prescribed disclaimer statement to be made by attorneys who state that they are certified as a...

Fuller v. Bowen

Elections, Constitutional Law
In a case in which a candidate for state senator in the 14th Senate district asked the superior court to issue orders that would prevent a rival...

City of Lake Forest v. Evergreen Holistic Collective

Constitutional Law, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a nuisance abatement proceeding for a preliminary injunction shutting down a medical marijuana dispensary based on a citywide ban against...

US v. Kearney

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution for transportation, distribution, and possession of child pornography, which the defendant did through use of the Internet, the...

Pimentel v. Dreyfus

Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Immigration Law
In a class action by lawful permanent resident aliens residing in Washington state challenging the state's elimination of food assistance to class...

Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp.

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Transportation
In a design-defect and failure-to-warn suit by the estate of a man who had mesothelioma allegedly from his exposure to asbestos in locomotives and...

US v. Bolivar

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon on probation, the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress the...

Towery v. Brewer

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a challenge under 42 USC section 1983 to Arizona’s execution protocol on Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment grounds, the district court's denial of a...

Moormann v. Schriro

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
On application for a stay of execution and permission to file a second habeas petition in federal district court, all relief is denied, where: 1) even...