all - Opinion Summaries

Fox Tel. Stations, Inc. v. FCC

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Government Law, Media Law
In a petition for review of the indecency policy of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), commonly referred to as the "fleeting expletive"...

Carey v. Wolnitzek

Constitutional Law, Elections, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Judges & Judiciary
In plaintiff's suit challenging certain clauses in the Kentucky Supreme Court's judicial canon related to judicial elections, claiming that the party...

Treesh v. Bagley

Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief for his capital murder conviction is affirmed where: 1) it was not unreasonable for...

Green Pty. of Conn. v. Garfield

Government Law, Constitutional Law, Elections
In a First Amendment challenge to Connecticut's Campaign Finance Reform Act (CFRA), summary judgment for defendants is affirmed in part where the...

In re: Anonymous Online Speakers

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by the successor to the well-known Amway Corp., claiming that defendant orchestrated an Internet smear campaign via anonymous...

Pharmaceutical Care Mgmt. Corp. v. Dist. of Colum.

Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action seeking a declaration that Title II of the District of Columbia's Access Rx Act of 2004 was preempted by ERISA and various constitutional...

Sweeney v. Bartow

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's petition for a certificate of appealability challenging state court proceedings to commit him civilly as a sexually violent person,...

US v. Faulds

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's convictions for distributing and possessing child pornography are affirmed where no double jeopardy violation has been shown as the...

Toribo-Chavez v. Holder

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
A Mexican citizen's petition for review of the BIA's affirmance of an IJ's order of removal and a denial of his request for cancellation of removal is...

Ruston v. Town Bd.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In a "class of one" equal protection action by property owners, who were denied sewer hookups for their proposed subdivision, against a village, the...