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Davis v. Oregon County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action by a pretrial detainee at the Oregon County jail asserting that defendants violated his rights in failing to ensure his safety after a...

Startran, Inc. v. Occupational Safety & Health Comm.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for review of a determination by the Occupational Safety and Health Commission (the Commission) that petitioner was not exempt from the...

Porter Trust v. Rural Water Sewer & Solid Waste Mgmt. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In an action by landowners whose property was within the boundaries of the water and sewer district served by the defendant, seeking to de-annex the...

Comite de Jornaleros de Redondo Beach v. City of Redondo Beach

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
In a First Amendment challenge to Redondo Beach Municipal Code section 3-7.1601, which prohibits the act of standing on a street or highway and...

Danner Const. Co. v. Hillsborough Cty. Fla.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Government Law
In an antitrust action concerning Hillsborough County, Florida's establishment of a franchise system for waste collection, the district court's denial...

In re the City of New York

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a civil right action brought by protesters and others who were arrested at the 2004 Republican National Convention (RNC), the City of New York's...

Am. Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky v. McCreary County

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a highly publicized case involving the display of framed copies of the Ten Commandments in Kentucky county courthouses, judgment of the district...

People v. Wilkinson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Sentencing
Trial court's order to have petitioner committed to the California Department of Developmental Services for placement is reversed where the trial...

Am. Nurses Ass'n v. O'Connrell

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
In an action against the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the California Department of Education (CDE) challenging a portion of a legal...

Walgreen Co. v. City and County of San Francisco

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiff-Walgreen's challenge to a San Francisco ordinance banning the sale of tobacco products in certain retail establishments that contain a...