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Hannon v. Beard

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit against defendants, most of whom were officials in the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, alleging federal and state constitutional...

Truth v. Kent Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In an action alleging Equal Access Act and constitutional violations brought against a school district and other defendants arising from plaintiff's...

Koger v. Bryan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit against prison officials claiming that failure to accommodate his religious-based dietary request was a violation of his rights under the...

Domka v. Portage County, Wisconsin

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a suit alleging plaintiff had constitutionally protected liberty interests in his Huber privileges and the Home Detention Program (HDP) and that he...

Mora v. People of the State of New York

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Remedies
A state-party's failure to fulfill its obligation to inform a detained alien of the prospect of consular notification and access, pursuant to Article...

Davignon v. Hodgson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action involving allegations that a sheriff's act of suspending several correctional officers from their jobs was in retaliation for First...

Nuxoll v. Indian Praire Sch. Dist. #204

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Remedies
In a case brought by a high school student alleging defendants-school district and officials violated his right to free speech by forbidding him to...

Matican v. City of New York

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case wherein a participant in a police sting was later assaulted by the target of the sting, summary judgment for defendants on claims under42...

Beyer v. County of Nassau

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
An employee has established an "adverse employment action" necessary to make out a prima facie case when she has proffered evidence from which a...

Milligan-Hitt v. Bd. of Trustees

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a discrimination action by plaintiff administrators against a school district, a decision to allow a jury to award damages for superintendent's...