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Johnson v. US

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) against the U.S. alleging a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) correctional officer and a tribal...

Fowler v. Crawford

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Indian Law
In an action arising from state prison officials' decision to deny plaintiff-inmate a sweat lodge in which to practice his Native American faith,...

Phillips v. Roane County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In estate representative's action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against various governmental officials alleging that they were deliberately...

Carney v. City & County of Denver

Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action raising claims of racial discrimination and retaliation under 42 U.S.C. section 1981 brought by plaintiff-black female who sought...

Collazo v. Nicholson

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought against defendant-employer alleging discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), summary judgment...

Caskey v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a discrimination suit brought by a terminated employee, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did not produce evidence...

Gonzalez v. Aurora

Civil Rights, Elections, Government Law
In a suit under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act seeking an injunction to redraw a city's ward boundaries, summary judgment for city is affirmed...

Heaton v. Weitz Co., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action alleging plaintiff was retaliated against by his employer in violation of Title VII, judgment and awards pursuant to a jury verdict in...

Howard v. Waide

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against several state correctional department employees alleging deliberate indifference in violation of his Eighth...

Garcia v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an engineer's Title VII suit alleging the termination of her employment was motivated by gender discrimination and not, as defendant-employer said,...