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People v. Lomax

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
On automatic appeal, defendant's conviction of two robberies, with a murder in the course of committing one of the robberies, and sentence to death,...

US v. Vasquez

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction of defendant for knowingly failing to register as a sex offender after traveling in interstate commerce is affirmed where: 1) the Sex...

US v. Apollo Energies, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law
Defendants' convictions under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) after dead migratory birds were discovered lodged in a piece of their oil drilling...

Morgan v. Swanson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In an action alleging that defendant elementary school officials banned the distribution of religious materials, resulting in "religious viewpoint...

College Std. Magazine v. Student Ass'n of the State Univ. of NY

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a facial challenge under the First Amendment to a policy pursuant to which defendant university distributed funds to student groups, defendants'...

People v. Jones

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
On remand of defendant's two drug cases, trial court's judgment finding no ineffective assistance of counsel is vacated as to the first case and...

Alviso v. Sonoma County Sheriff's Dep't

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In plaintiff's class action suit against a county and several defendants, mainly claiming that section 14602.6 violates the equal protection...

Mercado-Berrios v. Cancel-Alegria

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's political discrimination and speech retaliation suit, claiming that she was wrongly denied a permanent position with the Puerto Rican...

US v. Garcia-Cordero

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Defendant's alien smuggling convictions are affirmed where, as applied to a defendant smuggling aliens, the "bring and present" requirement of 8...

Randall v. Scott

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 First Amendment retaliation claim by a terminated law enforcement officer, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed in part...