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Forrest v. Prine

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In plaintiff's excessive force claim against an officer under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) a reading...

State of Texas v. Brownlow

Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In property owners' suit against the state for inverse condemnation for removing dirt from their property after obtaining an easement to construct a...

Kirby Lake Dev., Ltd. v. Clear Lake City Water Auth.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Contracts, Government Law, Water Law
In developers' suit against a water authority for inverse condemnation, the judgment of the court of appeals in favor of the water authority is...

US v. Di Pietro

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Defendant's convictions for aiding and abetting four individuals in their violations of 8 U.S.C. section 1325(c), which imposes criminal liability on...

SKS & Assoc., Inc. v. Dart

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff-residential rental property owner's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a judge and a sheriff, claiming that the judge's general order...

Gross v. Town of Cicero

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for violations of equal protection and free speech under the First and Fourteenth Amendments against...

Tanen v. Southwest Airlines Co.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Government Law, Transportation
In plaintiff's suit against an airline for refusing to honor an expired $100 travel certificate, claiming that the expiration date violated Civil Code...

Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. v. St. Paul

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a First Amendment action against the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, after the St. Paul City Council enacted an ordinance prohibiting all billboard...

Daoud v. Davis

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In defendant's request for habeas relief from his conviction for the first degree murder of his mother, district court's denial of the petition...

Johnson v. City of Memphis

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's 28 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against defendant-city arising out of a home entry by police officers and the fatal shooting of plaintiff's...