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Adelman-Reyes v. Saint Xavier Univ.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that defendant-university denied plaintiff tenure because of her religion and that the head of her department tortiously interfered...

Taylor v. Michigan Dep't of Natural Res.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In civil rights action over a "property check" conducted by a conservation officer, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed over claims that the...

Chi Iota Colony of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity v. City Univ. of N.Y.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Preliminary injunction prohibiting the College of Staten Island from enforcing against a fraternity its policy of restricting official recognition and...

Nilsson v. City of Mesa

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging discrimination and violation of the Constitution and state laws relating to a denial of employment by a city police department,...

Burella v. City of Philadelphia

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In a due process and equal protection suit against police officers resulting from the shooting of a woman by her police-officer husband, summary...

Kay v. Bemis

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In civil rights action against correctional officials, dismissal of complaint under 28 U.S.C. section 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) is reversed as to: 1)...

Mecham v. Frazier

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In civil rights suit alleging excessive force in using pepper spray, denial of summary judgment on qualified immunity is reversed where the officers'...

Phillips v. City of Dawsonville

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In civil rights action against city, and current and former officials, alleging retaliatory discharge in violation of the First Amendment right to...

Robertson v. Las Animas County Sheriff's Dep't

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, arising out of plaintiff's arrest and detention for alleged...

Pierre v. Gonzales

Civil Rights, Immigration Law
Petition for review challenging denial of application for withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture is denied over claims that: 1)...