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Murray v. Bledsoe

Criminal Law & Procedure, Constitutional Law
In a petition for review of a decision by the Board of Prisons denying petitioner-inmate's request to choose his cellmate, judgment of the district...

Thalheimer v. City of San Diego

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Civil Procedure
In a First Amendment challenge to defendant-city's campaign finance laws, judgment of the district court upholding the defendant's pure contribution...

Franchise Tax Board v. Superior Court (Gonzales)

Constitutional Law, Tax Law, Constitutional Law
In a state action for income tax refund, Rev. and Tax. Code, section 19381 et seq., judgment of the court of appeals is reversed where Article I,...

US v. $79,650.00 Seized from BOA

Constitutional Law, Sanctions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Asset Forfeiture
In a currency structuring dispute, 31 U.S.C. section 5317(2), post-judgment order of the district court reducing the amount of forfeiture on Eight...

Noel v. Artson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a Section 1983 action arising from a fatal shooting following a no-knock entry into a residence by police officers, judgment of the district court...

Walsh v. Katz

Government Law, Constitutional Law, Elections
In a dispute involving the constitutionality of the residency requirement for the elected position of town justice, Election Law section 16-102, order...

Bronx Household of Faith v. Bd. of Educ. of the City of New York

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a constitutional challenge to defendants' prohibition against the after-hours use of school facilities for religious services, judgment of the...

McCollum v. CDCR

Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions
In a quasi-constitutional challenge to defendant's paid chaplaincy program by a group of Wiccan inmates involving a claim of remuneration by a...

Ashcroft v. al-Kidd

Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a dispute arising from a Bivens action against petitioner for allegedly abusing the federal material-witness statute, 18 U. S. C. section 3144,...

Jensen Family Farms, Inc. v. Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a dispute arising from the defendant's adoption and enforcement of emission rules that regulate diesel-powered engines, judgment on the pleadings...