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Phillips v. Mathews

Civil Rights, Gaming Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging interference and retaliation by a state-government employer in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), summary...

Stover v. Hattiesburg Pub. Sch. Dist.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Education Law, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employee's suit alleging race and sex discrimination, retaliation, and violation of the Equal Pay Act, judgment for defendant and denial of a...

Am. Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico v. Santillanes

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
Grant of declaratory and injunctive relief from a city amendment requiring voters in municipal elections to present photo identification at polling...

Alleyne v. American Airlines

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of discrimination claim brought pursuant to Title VII against defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff's claim of employment...

Engleman v. Murray

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim alleging Fourth Amendment violations by am Arkansas sheriff's deputy who arrested plaintiff in Oklahoma on an...

Cross v. Mokwa

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought by twenty-five protesters against St. Louis, its mayor, and various other officials and police officers,...

Montgomery v. Chao

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging employment discrimination and retaliation by his government employer, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where no...

Torres v. City of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law
In a civil rights action against the City of Los Angeles, the LAPD, and four detectives arising from plaintiff's arrest on murder charges and 162 days...

Muhammad v. Oliver

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Government Contracts
In a contract suit between companies who had jointly bid to install air conditioners in buildings owned by the Chicago Housing Authority, alleging...

Atkins v. City of Chicago

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In an action alleging constitutional violations when plaintiff was improperly detained by state authorities, in which action plaintiff's widow sought...