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Serna v. Goodno

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prisoner civil rights action, district court judgment is affirmed where the searches made by the treatment facility staff were not unreasonable,...

People v. James

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for unlawful possession of an assault weapon is affirmed where Penal Code sec. 12280 (b) and (c) prohibiting possession of an assault...

Nat'l Rifle Ass'n of Am. v. City of Chicago

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a Second Amendment action involving a handgun ban, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the Second Amendment applies only to the federal...

Busch v. Marple Newtown Sch. Dist.

Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a free speech, establishment, and equal protection action, district court judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where: 1) the school's...

In re Request of the Governor for an Advisory Opinion

Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Sports Law
In an advisory opinion on whether Delaware's proposed sports lottery constitutes a permissible lottery under Article II, Section 17 of the Delaware...

Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Co. v. Bridgeport Port Auth.

Constitutional Law
District court judgment declaring a fee imposed on ferry passengers unconstitutional and enjoining collection of the fee until revised is affirmed...

Corder v. Lewis Palmer Sch. Dist. No. 38

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a First Amendment challenge to Defendant school district's discipline of Plaintiff based on religious-themed remarks she made in a graduation...

Tibbetts v. Kulongoski

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that Defendant-Governor violated the Due Process Clause by making negative statements about former...

Nat'l Assoc. of Optometrists & Opticians v. Brown

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
In a dormant Commerce Clause challenge to state laws preventing opticians from having specified business relationships with or offering services in...

Am. Atheists, Inc. v. Detroit

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an Establishment Clause challenge to a city's building refurbishment program in which religious organizations were allowed to participate, judgment...