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Haynes v. Stephenson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action by a prisoner alleging that he was unlawfully disciplined for filing a grievance, judgment for plaintiff is...

Act Now To Stop the War and End Racism Coalition v. Dist. of Colum.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action claiming that certain regulations of the District of Columbia Department of Transportation governing the placement of posters in the...

Herrera v. City of Albuquerque

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging a false arrest, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where an officer in defendant's position could...

Rederford v. US Airways, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought against an airline by a former employee alleging that the termination of her employment violated her rights under the ADA...

Yant v. US

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by thirty-five current and former nurse practitioners employed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in the Tennessee Valley...

Alvarado v. Cajun Operating Co.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) action alleging that defendant retaliated against plaintiff for complaining that his manager had...

Nolan v. Memphis City Sch.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a high school student's civil rights action against his school, high school basketball coaches, and others alleging that defendants violated his...

Lynch v. N.Y.

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action challenging the constitutionality of a New York Police Department (NYPD) policy that required that a breathalyzer test be administered to...

Mayfield v. US

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In an action brought by a former suspect in the 2004 Madrid train bombings and his family claiming that several provisions of the Foreign Intelligence...

Greene v. Camreta

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Education Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging a student was unlawfully searched and seized, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed in part where:...