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Stilp v. Contino

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In a government watchdog's section 1983 suit, challenging the constitutionality of a statute mandating confidentiality in proceedings before the State...

Brandt v. Winnetka

Elections, Government Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 seeking a declaratory judgment that a village ordinance violated the First Amendment by "chilling"...

McGowan v. Hulick

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action by a prisoner claiming that a dentist who extracted his molar, the prison's dental director, the regular prison...

S. Carolina Green Party v. S. Carolina State Election Comm'n

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action by an individual and the South Carolina Green Party challenging the constitutionality of South Carolina's "sore-loser" statute, as...

Brown v. N. Carolina Dep't of Corr.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that defendants-correctional officers were deliberately indifferent to the serious harm he suffered at...

Melrose, Inc. v. City of Pittsburgh

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a company's action challenging the Pittsburgh Zoning Board's rejection of its applications to change the "Identification Signs" on five Pittsburgh...

In re Orlando C.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Juvenile Law
In defendant-juvenile's appeal from an order declaring him a ward of the juvenile court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 6021 by...

Langford v. Norris

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action by inmates under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against various defendants, including several current and former Arkansas Department of...

Ferriell v. Comm'r Soc. Sec.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a social security case, a ruling upholding the Appeals Council's decision finding that plaintiff is not entitled to receive disability benefits is...

Ralphs Grocery Co. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 8

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a grocery store's request for injunctive relief against the picketing by a union in front of the store, trial court's denial of the relief is...