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US v. O'Donnell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Elections, Government Law
In a prosecution for violating federal campaign finance laws, dismissal of the charges of contributing in the names of others in violation of 2 U.S.C....

Waffle House, Inc. v. Williams

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for sexual harassment against an employer under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA) and common law negligent supervision and...

City of San Jose v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In a city's suit against a railroad company to condemn roadway easements over railroad tracks to widen an already existing road, trial court's...

Khan v. Holder

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law
Pakistani citizens' petition for review from a removal order and a motion to stay removal pending resolution of the petition is denied and the...

Advanced Magnetic Closures, Inc. v. Rome Fastener Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In a patent infringement suit, related to patents for disclosing a magnetic snap fastener commonly used in women's handbags, judgment of the district...

Stobie Creek Inv. LLC. v. US

Administrative Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Government Law, Tax Law
In a tax refund suit involving the "Son of BOSS" tax shelter, Court of Federal Claims' decision upholding the Notices of Final Partnership...

Benoit v. USDA

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action by Fourteen African American farmers alleging that the U.S. Department of Agriculture discriminated against them on the basis of race...

Homebuilders Ass'n of Tulare/Kings Counties, Inc. v. City of Lemoore

Administrative Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a challenge to a city's development impact fees as being invalid under the Mitigation Fee Act, the trial court's judgment is affirmed for the most...

Gonzalez-Fuentes v. Molina

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought by former inmates and a petition for habeas relief by inmates, re-imprisoned after being admitted into an...

Morris v. Office of Compliance

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal by an officer of the United States Capitol Police under the Congressional Accountability Act arising from his termination, challenging...