all - Opinion Summaries

National Organization for Marriage, Inc. v. McKee

Constitutional Law, Elections
In a suit challenging the constitutionality of a Maine law applicable to ballot question committees, the district court's grant of summary judgment to...

People v. Johnson

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
On appeal of a judgment of conviction entered after the trial court revoked the defendant's self-representation status on mental competency grounds,...

Sennett v. US

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a suit by a photojournalist seeking money damages against the federal government for FBI agents' alleged violations of the Privacy Protection Act...

US v. Gaines

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in which the defendant moved to suppress--as "fruit of the poisonous tree"--a...

Lee v. Glunt

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
The district court's denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings, where the district...

Vandermost v. Bowen

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In writ petition proceedings concerning California state senate electoral maps, the requested writ of mandate is denied, where: 1) the court concluded...

US v. McGowan

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a former state prison guard's appeal of his conviction and sentence stemming from his assault on two inmates, the district court's denial of the...

Oshodi v. Holder

Constitutional Law, Evidence, Immigration Law, Administrative Law
On a petition seeking review of the BIA's denial of a request for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT)...

Kenney v. Head

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence
In a case under 42 USC section 1983 alleging that the events surrounding the plaintiff's arrest constituted a deprivation of his constitutional...

Flores v. Kmart Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death action brought against a corporation that had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy pursuant to which a bankruptcy court had entered an...