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Stein v. Disciplinary Bd. of the State of New Mexico

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In a dispute between plaintiffs, attorney and law firm, and the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of New Mexico, dismissal of plaintiffs' claims...

Holcomb v. Iona College

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
An employer may violate Title VII if it takes action against an employee because of the employee's association with a person of another race. In a...

Maclin v. SBC-Ameritech

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against an employer alleging discrimination on the basis of disability, race and gender, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where:...

Shipman v. Hamilton

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that a police officer violated plaintiff's rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments by...

Soto v. Core-Mark Int-l, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against an employer alleging a violation of Title VII and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, summary judgment for employer is affirmed over...

Yeschick v. Mineta

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that the FAA failed to rehire him due to his age in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), summary...

Cline v. BWXT Y-12, LLC

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action raising state-law age discrimination claims, a decision rejecting such claims as a matter of law is affirmed in part as to...

Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n v. Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by the EEOC alleging discrimination in the workplace on the basis of religion, summary judgment for defendant-employer is reversed where the...

Charles v. Grief

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 racial discrimination and employment retaliation suit brought by plaintiff whose job as a systems analyst with the Texas...

Hernandez v. Velasquez

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prisoner's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against defendants alleging violations of his Eighth Amendment and due process rights arising from his...