all - Opinion Summaries

Casey v. City of Fed. Heights

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action claiming excessive force under the Fourth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. section 1983, summary judgment dismissal of the claims is reversed...

Humanitarian Law Project v. Mukasey

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a suit challenging the constitutionality of portions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) and its 2004 amendment, a partial...

Xia v. Mukasey

Civil Rights, Immigration Law
Petition for review challenging denial of an application for asylum and related relief is denied over a claim that, since petitioner arranged to have...

Morley v. CIA

Civil Rights, Government Law
In case involving request under the Freedom of Information Act for documents pertaining to a deceased CIA officer, summary judgment for the CIA is...

Polanco v. Hopkins

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
28 U.S.C. section 1915(g), which denies in forma pauperis status to an incarcerated person who has filed three or more previous actions deemed to be...

Williams v. Rodriguez

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging false arrest and deliberate indifference to medical needs, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed...

Phelps-Roper v. Nixon

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
In an action brought challenging a Missouri statute which criminalizes picketing in front of a funeral location or procession, denial of a preliminary...

Rask v. Fresenius Med. Care N. Am.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action raising claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and state law, brought after...

Perez v. Uline, Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Judgment against defendants for wrongful termination, breach of oral contract, failure to pay overtime wages, and defamation is reversed in part where...

Perez v. Uline, Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Judgment against defendants for wrongful termination, breach of oral contract, failure to pay overtime wages, and defamation is reversed in part where...