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Hodak v. City of St. Peters

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought against city and mayor for allegedly increasing police presence around a bar owned by plaintiff and...

Dougherty v. Haag

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving a procedural fairness inquiry by plaintiff expert witness brought to overturn his censure by a gatekeeper organization (AFTE)...

Vann v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Indian Law
In a suit by descendants of Cherokee-owned slaves alleging that the Secretary of the Interior violated numerous laws and constitutional provisions by...

Parra v. Bashas', Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action brought by current and former employees of defendant alleging that they had been discriminated against based upon their national...

US v. Missouri

Civil Rights, Elections, Government Law
In a suit brought by the government alleging Missouri was in violation of its obligations under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA),...

Bryson v. Gonzales

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit brought by an exonerated former inmate against a city and officials alleging that they falsely procured his original conviction and...

Moreno v. City of Sacramento

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In a suit alleging that defendants violated plaintiff's civil rights by seizing and destroying his property without due process, an award of...

Johnson v. Riverside Healthcare Sys., LP

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action raising civil rights claims under federal and state law brought by a physician asserting that he was discriminated against based on his...

Peals v. Terre Haute Police Dept.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging unlawful search, false arrest, excessive force, and retaliatory prosecution, partial summary judgment for...

Wilson v. Johnson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claiming that plaintiff was entitled to monetary damages for unconstitutional imprisonment because Virginia improperly...