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Barnes v. State of Florida

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Convictions of defendant for first degree murder and related crimes and sentnece of death are affirmed where: 1) defendant's plea was knowing,...

Estrada v. State of Rhode Island

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law
In plaintiffs' action challenging the constitutionality of the actions of a police officer during a traffic stop, summary judgment in favor of...

Snyder v. Blue Mountain Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Education Law
In plaintiffs' action against the school district for punishing their daughter for creating a internet profile of her high school principal on...

Layshock v. Hermitage Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Education Law
In plaintiffs' 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action arising after defendant-school district punished their son for creating a fake internet "profile" of his...

Olson v. Brown

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a putative class action lawsuit filed by an inmate against a county sheriff alleging several First Amendment violations and violations of Indianan...

Jefferson v. Lewis

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's action against a police officer under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state tort law for being shot by the officer on New Year's Eve while...

Clyma v. Sunoco, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Media Law
In a non-party's appeal from the district court's denial of an "Application for Permission to Interview Jurors for Instructional Purposes" pursuant to...

Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. v. City of N.Y.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a group of billboard owners' First Amendment challenge to provisions of New York City's Zoning Resolution, summary judgment for defendants is...

Abrante v. St. Amand

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief following conviction of armed robbery and related crimes is affirmed where: 1) defendant has not...

Janosky v. St. Amand

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief in a case arising out of an armed robbery gone awry is affirmed where: 1) defendant...