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Max v. Republican Comm. of Lancaster County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against defendants claiming violation of her First Amendment rights of free speech and expression during...

Pichler v. Unite

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' class action suit against defendant-union for violating the Driver's Privacy Protection Act in obtaining their personal information in...

People v. Pakes

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sentencing
Trial court's sentencing of defendant to an indeterminate term of 25 years to life to run consecutive to a determinate term of four years for child...

Florida Bar v. D'Ambrosio

Administrative Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Sanctions
State Bar's petition for contempt of the plaintiff for violating a court suspension of one year and practicing law, is granted where: 1) the referee...

Berg v. Obama

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In one of the so-called "birther" suits challenging Barack Obama's eligibility to run for and serve as President of the United States based on claims...

In re: Madera

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In debtors' bankruptcy proceedings for defaulting on their loan, ruling upholding the bankruptcy court's grant of summary judgment to the creditors...

City of Los Angeles v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
City's petition for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) awarding the full $125,000 death benefit to the California...

State of Arizona v. Yuen

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement
Grant of defendant's motion to vacate a sister state judgment and denial of Arizona's motion for reconsideration, arising from defendant's...

South Bay Boston Mgmt., Inc. v. Unite Here, Local 26

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
District court's grant of defendant-union's motion to compel arbitration and denial of plaintiff's petition for declaratory judgment is affirmed...

Cabral v. US Dep't of Justice

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an appeal arising from an underlying action brought by a nurse practitioner claiming that defendant-sheriff barred plaintiff from a County House of...