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Dermer v. Miami-Dade County

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Elections, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge to a county ordinance prohibiting any false statement concerning the contents or effect of any petition for initiative,...

News & Observer Publ'g. Co. v. Raleigh-Durham Airport Auth.

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
In newspaper publishers' First Amendment challenge to a public airport's total ban on newspaper racks inside its terminals, grant of summary judgment...

Stockwell v. City of Harvey

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In white firefighters' suit against a city claiming that it failed to promote them within its fire department because of their race, summary judgment...

Alexander v. Cahill

Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law
In a First Amendment challenge to attorney advertising rules issued by the New York Appellate Division barring, inter alia, testimonials from clients...

Morton v. Hall

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that prison officials' deliberate indifference contributed to a violent assault on plaintiff by inmates,...

Holschen v. Int'l. Union

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by a former union painter against the union alleging several violations of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), as...

Huth v. Haslun

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that defendants, who were employees of the New York State Thruway Authority, violated plaintiff's rights under the First...

Coyote Publishing, Inc. v. Miller

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a facial First Amendment challenge to restrictions on advertising by legal brothels, summary judgment for plaintiffs is reversed where the...

Newdow v. US Congress

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action claiming that the national motto of the United States, "In God We Trust," and its inscription on the Nation's coins and currency,...

Newdow v. Rio Linda Union Sch. Dist.

Constitutional Law, Education Law
In an Establishment Clause action by the atheist parent of a student challenging the recitation of the pledge of allegiance by other students in the...