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Helcher v. Dearborn County

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit against a county by a wireless communications services provider for violation of various provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996...

Electronic Frontier Found. v. Office of the Dir. of Nat'l Intelligence

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Government Law
In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action involving information on discussions between telecommunications carriers and the government over the...

Bull v. San Francisco

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action making a Fourth Amendment facial challenge to San Francisco's policy requiring a strip search of all arrestees who...

Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc. v. County of San Mateo

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In plaintiff's challenge to a county's assessment of ad valorem property taxes on certain areas leased in common by plaintiff within a rental car...

Bardales v. Duarte

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law, International Law
In a mother's petition seeking return of her children under the Hague Convention alleging that the father wrongfully retained the two older children...

In re Rebecca S.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law, Juvenile Law
Juvenile court's visitation order is reversed where it was an abuse of discretion to delegate to the children's legal guardian the determination of...

In re Stephon L.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Juvenile Law
Juvenile court's order finding a minor in violation of probation in connection with a sustained petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section...

Ward v. Dixie Nat'l Life Ins. Co.

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a class action lawsuit against multiple insurance companies alleging that defendants violated a contractual promise under insurance policies to pay...

Reget v. City of La Crosse

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's constitutional challenge to defendant-city's junk-dealer ordinance requiring him to comply with certain building and safety-code...

Bolmer v. Oliveira

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on plaintiff's involuntary commitment, denial of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the...